HID issue...

Wow if someone can explain this it would be a lot of help to some of us, because I have that same issue now. Someone told about changing the fuse of the hid's, for example if it came with a 10 changing it to 20 should solve the problem. But don't try this until someone confirms it.

 

it could be the alternator. when i turn my lights on, my radio reception, turns to absolute crap. the older lancers used a 90 amp. but im pretty sure this is why. i have a system along with hids. i think it might just be too much for the alt. to handle.

 

Please use the search button this has been answered before.

 

i had this problem luckily i had an extra balast, so just check and double check your connections!

 

I thought that HIDS actually use less voltage? Yeah it also said to install a 20 amp fuse. i think thats what ill try next.

 

i didnt get that either, but both of my hids came with a 20amp fuse. i think they do, but to get the electrical discharge, the ballasts use alot of electricity. i mean when you have the hid bulb outside the headlight and u turn it on, inside that small sphere in the bulb, it looks like there's a tiny lightning storm going on inside your bulb 8O

 

*cracks knuckles* My area of expertise... or at least just one of them

First off, check all your connections and make sure everything is set up properly. All aftermarket HID kits should have a separate wiring harness that lets you draw power directly from the battery to power your HIDs. This is because in order to ignite the xenon gas inside HID bulbs, you need a single charge of about 25,000 volts (which explains the tiny lightning storm joberk3 ). Pulling this strong of a current through the stock wiring system over time will cause burned wires... which will void your warranty.

Furthermore, that buzzing sound you hear is usually caused by the DRL signal kicking in. Try this for a temporary solution. Park your car with the e-brake up and turn it off. Then start up the car and turn on your HIDs WITH THE E-BRAKE UP and see if you still get the buzzing sound. If the car is turned on with the e-brake up, the DRLs will not activate. Once you release the e-brake, the DRLs will kick in.

 

I just installed my HID's yesterday and they were working GREAT,........ and just today MY PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT JUST BLEW..... only one side works now and I don't know wut the hell to do. I'm not sure if i need a new bulb or ballast? I'm gonna try changin the fuse but i'm not sure how that could be it if one of my sides is still working. THIS SUX

 

Sorry to hear that Sabates....

Listen, send me a PM and ill send ya to a good placedown here thatll hook you up real good, and probably replace that head light.... or if you can, AIM me

 

That sucks but the place that Carlos (thedude) is talking about is the same place that did ours and so far no problems yet.

 

Thx. My Aim s/n is JustSabz55...... alright so i discovered that my fuse (No. 19, Capacity 10A, left low beam) was fried..... I changed the fuse with a spare 10A and it still was not working.

So now i checked if it was the bulb that was fried, by swapping the bulb to the left side that i knew was working......and the bulb was working great. So it's not the bulb that is the problem.

That leaves me thinking if it is a cable or BALLAST that is busted.

So I got three clues..... High beams work great on both sides, it's not the bulb thats broken, and there was a blown fuse that i swapped but still not working.

Any suggestions?

 

There is a place in miami that will hook you up if anything needs to be done, if you plan on doing it all on your own, then i cant help ya, since idont know much about instalation, however, if you wanna take it some where, holla at me

 

thx i'll keep that in mind.....

 

same exact thing happend to mine and i bought the same ballast as you the cheap ones from japan, sometimes one of mine doesnt turn on and i have to turn my car on and off a couple of times.. yha annoying but both the ballast work and the bulbs its somehting ellse and i need to fix it too

 

this all sounds familiar, might right one went out too, and then might left stop coming on too, i believe it was because of the drls. the reason why i think this is because everytime i turned on the car, and put down the e brake my drls would come one but the hids wouldnt, all they would do is flicker constantly, so i think i fried something, but i got them replaced for free, but i am afriad to put them back in. lol

 

Where did you guys get your kits from? If you are using the stock wiring to power your ballasts, this may be the reason why. You should have a wiring harness like the kind MobileHID.com sells so your ballasts and bulbs get power from the battery, not your car's electrical system.