HID install problem PLEASE HELP
I had my other roommate who is an EE take a look at the Lights and he said that i may need a bigger fuse coming from the factory headlamp connector. Also I looked at my fuse box and my car does not have fuses in the RH HDLP DR and LH HDLP DR slots. Is this only for TA with the pop up leadlamps.
I took pics of the wires and connectors how i have been putting them in the car. The only way that i have even gotten a flicker is by turning the first connector a half turn from where they are supposed to be (180*), prohibiting the two from clipping together. The light would not stay on however.
Here are the pics on how I have connected the lights so far.
Connection from factory power to ballast:
The connector itself:
The ballast and ignitor unit:
Connection from ballast to the bulb:
The 9006 bulb itself: (was in place during installation)
I am stuck and frustrated beyond belief. Who ever would have thought that several well educated people could spend so long (hours) on a simple plug and play kit.
Thanks in advance for any insights, or recommendations.
Josh
I took pics of the wires and connectors how i have been putting them in the car. The only way that i have even gotten a flicker is by turning the first connector a half turn from where they are supposed to be (180*), prohibiting the two from clipping together. The light would not stay on however.
Here are the pics on how I have connected the lights so far.
Connection from factory power to ballast:
The connector itself:
The ballast and ignitor unit:
Connection from ballast to the bulb:
The 9006 bulb itself: (was in place during installation)
I am stuck and frustrated beyond belief. Who ever would have thought that several well educated people could spend so long (hours) on a simple plug and play kit.
Thanks in advance for any insights, or recommendations.
Josh
At no point did you have to wire up a positive and a ground? I have a hella kit, and they required me to have a separate power source to the ballasts. THis is odd, maybe I have an old kit?
heres what my harness looked like, keep in mind this is for the high beam and the low beam. But you see the power wires on the right that go to the battery.
Your kit sounds like it is different though. Good luck.
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1118...53436727efpwcx
Your kit sounds like it is different though. Good luck.
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1118...53436727efpwcx
I have the McCulloch plug and play kit and did not have any problems with it. My setup looks just like yours. It is strange that if you turn it it goes on. Good luck getting them to work. Hopefully it is something simple and not a faulty unit!
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HIDs may take less power to keep running, but the in-rush current to ignite them is considerably more than halogens, which is precisely why kits ship with ballasts.
I don't understand all this talk about swapping out fuses. If the fuse link isn't blown then thats obviously not the problem, so going to a higher rated fuse will do exactly nothing.
It sounds to me like you have a bad component, particularly the ballast. I'd suggest investing in a multimeter.
I don't understand all this talk about swapping out fuses. If the fuse link isn't blown then thats obviously not the problem, so going to a higher rated fuse will do exactly nothing.
It sounds to me like you have a bad component, particularly the ballast. I'd suggest investing in a multimeter.
