Problem with HID's I just installed.
 

They worked fine for the first day, but now when I turn turn the key on the wiper motor is humming even though I have the wipers off. But when I turn the wipers on, the humming in the wiper motor goes away. :bang:

I unplugged the hid's and it quit doing it.

Any ideas on what the problem is???

How did you mount the ballasts?
I remember reading a thread about a ground loop issue.
Try mounting them with zip ties to something plastic.

Check your ground connection. It may not be making a clean connection.

I drilled and mounted the to the metal bumper reinforcement under the bumper cover.
I may try this. Thanks.

It's a p-n-p kit. There is no other ground wire other than throught the factory harness.

I turn the lights on the wiper motor hums. I turn the head lights off and it quits. So I know it's the hid's causing it. But why the wiper motor??? :bang:

I forgot you don't have a high wattage harness. I have one that goes to the battery and has a separate ground that I just put to the frame.

-Mike

I have heard of this before, but I don't 100% remember the solution. It may have been the ground loop issue to which I alluded in my previous post.

So what is the fix for this? I will try un bolting them from the metal bumper ref. And mounting to something insulated. :(

I had the Exact same problem when I installed Mine. I also bolted mine down to metal, which was causing it to ground out. Ended up frying my wipermotor. Mount your ballasts against some plastic with some double sided tape and your problem will be solved.

Right on man. I will do this this weekend. Sorry to hear about your wiper motor. I would think the people that sell them should inform customers of this problem. :eyes:

You were right my man. I insulated them from the steel bumper support and problem solved.

You guys thinking about getting these, keep this in mind. :chug: