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Old 07-29-2007, 12:50 PM
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Well before i traded in my teg, i had a 6k HID kit on it, it was the 9006 bulb type, well when i put them on the camaro the other day, they didnt work ? they worked fine when i pulled them off, everything is just plug and play, what could be wrong, i tried both ballasts, but nothing im stumped


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when i hooked mine up the ballast was touching metal in the engine bay and wouldnt work. but i double sided taped them by the air lid but closer to the latch in the engine and they worked fine
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hmm i think mine were, but i dont see how that would be a problem, its a McCullugh 6k kit, i guess ill try again after i get home and see if that works
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Some people have also said that the positive and negative to the headlights on the f-body are reversed. Try swapping the pins in the stock connector and see if that works.
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Some people have also said that the positive and negative to the headlights on the f-body are reversed. Try swapping the pins in the stock connector and see if that works.

Yep, thats what i had to do with mine
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yup, i had to as well, backwards.
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had to on my silverado but not my firebird.



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