HID's Installation Problem

[savegoodautonfg]

They were working for 3 different 5 minutes drive in my car 2nite and on the 4th try i turned my car on and one of the bulb was flickering bright and dim flickering on and off then after like 20 seconds it just turned off. If i would turn the headlights off and then on again the same exact thing would happen. I checked the connections and they look perfect.

Any ideas?

 

[Black1987Stang]

did u buy them new or used? you could put a voltmeter at where it plugs into the harness for the ballast? whatever its called (or the last place it has 12v then goes into the box then changes to like 15k volts or w/e). Make sure it's getting 12 volts while jiggling around wires besides the obvious, checking for good ground with a multimeter, I don't know what else to say.

 

[BigHairyMonkey]

sounds like the ballasts you bought were cheap knockoffs, the number 1 problem with cheap HID kits. HID's are definetly "you get what you pay for" type of product.

 

[4G-KDMP]

how did you hook things up?

 

[savegoodautonfg]

I hooked up everythign the way my instructions said too. I am going to try the voltmeter thing and also try switching ballasts to see if the one bulb works with the other ballast.

Any other ideas?

 

[savegoodautonfg]

did u buy them new or used? you could put a voltmeter at where it plugs into the harness for the ballast? whatever its called (or the last place it has 12v then goes into the box then changes to like 15k volts or w/e). Make sure it's getting 12 volts while jiggling around wires besides the obvious, checking for good ground with a multimeter, I don't know what else to say.

Your saying the harness that goes from the Relay that came with mine into the ballast or the wires coming off the ballast into the actual HID Bulb?

Also how many volts and everything is it suppose to be?

 

[4G-KDMP]

i know someone did a write up on HID's install, i'll try to find it for you .

 

[savegoodautonfg]

i know someone did a write up on HID's install, i'll try to find it for you .

Ok thanks

 

[savegoodautonfg]

It was my ballast.

Anyone have any ballasts for sale for a really good price?

Very broke right now

Thanks in advance all.

 

[Black1987Stang]

The ones I've seen didn't have a relay, but in your case I meant the main power source coming out of the relay going to the ballasts. but you figured out the problem anyways.


I have some HID's I'm about to put up for sale, they're 12k, includes everything, asking $75 bucks for them, I got some pics of them in my car if interested.....

 

[savegoodautonfg]

The ones I've seen didn't have a relay, but in your case I meant the main power source coming out of the relay going to the ballasts. but you figured out the problem anyways.


I have some HID's I'm about to put up for sale, they're 12k, includes everything, asking $75 bucks for them, I got some pics of them in my car if interested.....

9004 and are they bixenon with high and lo beam. I really just need the ballast thats it.

 

[Black1987Stang]

can't help you there

 

[savegoodautonfg]

thanks anyways. Anyone else?

 

[smr]

hit me up..im getting you a price on just ballast..dude you bought them from shoudl replace them though...

 

[4G-KDMP]

It was my ballast.

Anyone have any ballasts for sale for a really good price?

Very broke right now

Thanks in advance all.

good to hear you found the problem.

 

[Nibbie]

how much is a realy good HID kit??