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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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So i put my new HID kit on that i bought from LEDvault, the fogs work just fine, and look good, the headlights dont work though, what should i check? I check the connections and made sure they were all in and tight.

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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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try taking the male end and flip 180 deg. that was the problem for me in the same situation.
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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The male end of which part? The little shinny chrome box?
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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I just went and played with all the wires and connections again, and nothing.
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 12:03 AM
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He is talking about the male end on the factory harness that plugs into the ballast (Shiney chrome box)
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 12:25 AM
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 09:39 AM
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Check the colors of the wires, make sure when you connect them the red wires connect to the red wires. They plug in both ways, so just keep flipping the connections. Is your HID ballast not marked + or - ? Make sure the red go on the plus side. Mine did the same thing, then I just flipped the connection. When in doubt just take the kit out and start over
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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have you rotated the plug that plugs directly into the stock wire harness. Mine didnt work because I had it the wrong way. Try rotating it 180 degrees and see what happens.
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Check the colors of the wires, make sure when you connect them the red wires connect to the red wires. They plug in both ways, so just keep flipping the connections. Is your HID ballast not marked + or - ? Make sure the red go on the plus side. Mine did the same thing, then I just flipped the connection. When in doubt just take the kit out and start over
I took it out and started over, still no luck, and pretty sure they are connected right.

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have you rotated the plug that plugs directly into the stock wire harness. Mine didnt work because I had it the wrong way. Try rotating it 180 degrees and see what happens.
I will go try that.

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So i checked the connections, they are all plugged in right, red to red, plugged in the only way they could be.
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There is a plug from the stock harness that plugs into the ballast and clips on. There is one side of the ballast with a "ramp" type thing so the clip will slide up and over it easily, you DO NOT want to plug it in that way, you need to turn it so the stock harness clips over the part that looks like a raised square that isn't "ramped" or angled. It's the best way i can explain it, hope it helped or i can g take some pictures for you.
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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Oh, well that could be my problem right there then. Thanks, ill go check that out real quick.
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by MjMaro
There is a plug from the stock harness that plugs into the ballast and clips on. There is one side of the ballast with a "ramp" type thing so the clip will slide up and over it easily, you DO NOT want to plug it in that way, you need to turn it so the stock harness clips over the part that looks like a raised square that isn't "ramped" or angled. It's the best way i can explain it, hope it helped or i can g take some pictures for you.
Your a genious, that fixed my problem, they are up and good, will have pics and video posted up soon with the HIDs and switchbacks, thanks!
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Old Oct 2, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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Happy to help glad it worked out for you
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Ya, thanks, me too!
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When did you buy these from ledvault?
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Like over a week ago, probably like 2 weeks ago.
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Old Oct 3, 2008 | 09:17 AM
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everyone that replied bascially told you the same thing.

flip it 180 and reconnect...
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Originally Posted by HIPER-Z
Like over a week ago, probably like 2 weeks ago.
I ordered leds from that ******* about 2 weeks ago and he never shipped me them. I sent him three emails asking when he was going to ship and he never responded to any of them. Now Im waiting on a paypal dispute to get my money back.
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Originally Posted by Havok2
everyone that replied bascially told you the same thing.

flip it 180 and reconnect...
Then i apologize, thanks to you all!

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I ordered leds from that ******* about 2 weeks ago and he never shipped me them. I sent him three emails asking when he was going to ship and he never responded to any of them. Now Im waiting on a paypal dispute to get my money back.
Oh, ya, i had to wait a little while for them to get to me, and many e-mails, but i e-mailed straight to the link e-mail thats posted on it, and got through, got my things, so for me, it all turned out well.
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