3800 HID's arent working! son of a.....

[imported_GraFFix]

My HID's went out yesterday..I dont know why. but they wont turn on now. and I dont think it could be the ballast because their both out. I might have to dig into it and check the grounds or something i dont know what else to check any ideas?

I had to buy plain old 9007 bulbs so i could at least have headlights. got to change them out before i leave work...i know this is going to suck. Im so used to the HID's..arrgh.

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[alexgtp]

check the main fuse for the HID's. If both went out ..Also dont you have the upgraded harness? Doesnt that also have its own fuse?

 

[LeeGTP]

Oh no Joe, thats not good we have the same HID Kit. ILQUIKGTP installed my back in April. How long have you had yours installed? My is still working strong... knock on Wood.

Lee

 

[imported_GraFFix]

Lee, i think i had mine 2-3 months before you got yours...so your good for a few more months...LOL J/K hopefully you wont have the same probem.

Alex, the upgraded harness just has 2 relays...

what happened is i was driving home they were working fine. stopped at the store, and when i came out they wouldnt go on. after flipping them on and off for a minute or so one went on..well that isnt good either lol so i started flipping them on and off again. after a few minutes i decided to just drive home with the fogs on.

this morning they wouldnt go on and same at lunch...ill have to take the headlights off tonight and check the grounds and wiring. and if all else fails..ill have to go back to normal bulbs for the time being...

Ohh the HORROR!!

 

[DaytonaPrixMI]

I don't mean to intrude on the thread here but what is this upgraded wireing harness you guys are talking about? I have an HID kit on my car as well so I am curious.

I would also check all the fuses and connections since both aren't working, that seems a little odd for both to stop working at the same time, do the normal headlight bulbs work?

 

[imported_GraFFix]

Im not sure if the normal headlight bulbs work untill tonight when i swap. the corners are lighting up..and its all wired together so i dont know what the deal is.

The upgraded headlight harness just increases the voltage to the bulbs..works for both regular halogen bulbs or HID's

I did notice brighter lights when i had normal halogen bulbs but once i went to HID i couldnt tell if they helped or not since i had no way of compairing before and after...

the best place to get it is from www.suvlights.com but i just went to check the site and it looks like their redoing it and also on vacation..lol

here is another website that shows what it is..it kind of seems that their the same..i dont know what the deal is though..

heres the link. http://suvlights.tripod.com/suvlightscom/h...ire-harness.htm

 

[DaytonaPrixMI]

Thanks, Yeah my HIDs suck a lot of power when they turn on. MY DIC and Climate Control will dim at start up, kinda annoying, plus sometimes one doesn't turn on till I flip them off and on. I think it needs the boost in voltage. Was the it hard to install?

 

[imported_GraFFix]

Not at all...just 2 ground wires, a place for 2 relays (i put mine behind the battery) and then 2 wires go to the positive post on your battery.

you do have to take a few things off around the hood latch if you want to run the wires accross neatly but its not to bad.

 

[DaytonaPrixMI]

yeah I will be ordering that for sure than, hope you get the HIDs working!

 

[rjaz gtp]

I know a lot of people are interested in the harness, but Joe where did you get the HID upgrade? Is this a kit you purchased from somewhere? Or this a "home-made" setup? Let me know cause this is something I will be interested in doing come spring time.

 

[mybluegtp]

I like the bulbs I have, so does this harness increase the brightness of them?

Also who here knows how to align headlights?

 

[alexgtp]

it is supposed to increase the brightness of your bulbs.. because you are now using thicker gauge wiring thus increasing voltage to your bulbs.


ALfredo you need to park on a flat curface.. approx 20 feet from a wall..you can than align your headlamps to your liking.

on top of the healamp housing you will se a inverted torx bit E-8? you can align your housing up/down on the side inner most side you will see another inverted torx bit E-8 this adjusts your housing inward/outwards..

With your bulbs you can pretty much aim the straight ..

WIth HID you need to aim them out and down..as not to blind ppl.

ALso if your car has a lot of years on it.. spray the bolts with some PB blaster..because they will strip at the drop of a hat..

 

[mybluegtp]

Damn, I wonder were we can find a flat surface in chicago...

 

[LeeGTP]

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WIth HID you need to aim them out and down..as not to blind ppl.

ALso if your car has a lot of years on it.. spray the bolts with some PB blaster..because they will strip at the drop of a hat..

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Alfredo I agreed wth Alex I had broke one of mine adjuster using the star key that would not turn. So I bought new brackets with adjuster real cheap off ebay. And sprayed them and had them aim perfectly now.) Now I'm not blinding anyone, no flashes and the ground lights up like daylight

 

[DaytonaPrixMI]

graffix, you ever figure out what happen with your HIDs?

 

[I-Dom-In-8]

Joe check the starter relay that came with the kit. I bet thats what blew. Im almost positve its that.