Problems with HID's Kit Flickering? Possible Solution

Discussion in '8G Lancer - Customization' started by kinkbmxrydr, Nov 15, 2007.

  1. kinkbmxrydr

    kinkbmxrydr Guest

    Alright guys so i had an HID kit like a month ago installed but i noticed that when i had the lights off it would start flickering. I was doing some research and here are a couple methods that might work. I never tried them but i will do it soon.

    1. Getting a HID relay harness

    http://www.hidlook.com/catalog/conversion-wire-relay-harness-p-344.html

    2. Getting this Strobe Elminator Cable

    http://www.hidlook.com/catalog/strobe-eliminator-cables-p-345.html

    I will try this as soon as i get money but if you guys want to try it and give us some feedback if this works
     
  2. RALLIART

    RALLIART Well-Known Member

    that might work...
     
  3. resolutionny7

    resolutionny7 Well-Known Member

    its possible also note that with that relay you can use any hid kit and bypass the drl's so they work with the parking lights
     
  4. magicman

    magicman Active Member

    do you guys have daytime running light if you do that the reason your hid do that we have the same problem with the 04-06 lancers. they just turn on there light when the drive in the day
     
  5. 5th

    5th Well-Known Member

    some people forget and then they start flickering

    then you get pulled over and a big fine

    i know i would like to aviod that situation
     
  6. thetaxguy

    thetaxguy Well-Known Member

    I just called Joe @ HIDlook.com. He said that if we buy the HID conversion kit AND the wiring harness he will only charge $10 for the harness.

    I also talked to him regarding the issue of bypassing the DRLs all together. He said that he will look into it as he has had great success on prior models.
     
  7. kinkbmxrydr

    kinkbmxrydr Guest

    Nice! are you going to try this?

    if you do, update us
     
  8. thetaxguy

    thetaxguy Well-Known Member

    Yes sir. I am going to pick up the relay wire harness. Now I just have to wait on UPS/FedEx.
     
  9. jRox

    jRox Well-Known Member

    ^nice! :D
     
  10. BLACK-GTS

    BLACK-GTS Member

    HEY GUYS I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE HID I JUST INSTALLED BUT I DIDNT KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IF YOU FIND ANY SOLUTION PLEASE LET US KNOW, I READ SOMETHING ABOUT TAKE OUT THR FUSE I DONT NO IF IT GONA WORK....
     
  11. kinkbmxrydr

    kinkbmxrydr Guest

    i put up 2 solutions up there. please read the first post
     
  12. BLACK-GTS

    BLACK-GTS Member

    OK THANKS BUT WHIST ONE DO YOU THING THAT IS GONNA WORD BETTER #1 OR #2 AND MORE EASY TO INSTALL I REALLY NEED IT OK THANKS...
     
  13. BLACK-GTS

    BLACK-GTS Member

    HEY I JUST ORDER THE RELAY HARNES . SOMEBODY KNOW HOW INSTALL IT IS EASY ?
     
  14. thetaxguy

    thetaxguy Well-Known Member

    As soon as I get it AND install it I'll let you know. :wink:
     
  15. tatsujo

    tatsujo Well-Known Member

    taxguy, keep us posted. :D

    Black gts, CAPS is unnecessary and comes off really annoying. :wink:
     
  16. thetaxguy

    thetaxguy Well-Known Member

    Yes sir. The package has not been shipped yet. Being that it's coming from the Midwest, I prolly will not get it until after Thanksgiving.
     
  17. thetaxguy

    thetaxguy Well-Known Member

    Ok. Bad news. The relay harness does not work probably due to the fail safe system inherently build into our cars. I will contact Joe at HIDlook.com to brainstorm possible alternate solutions.

    *sigh* back to the drawing board. :(
     
  18. Conduct

    Conduct Well-Known Member

    the relay that I have makes the lights not flicker anymore, but sometimes only one light will turn on, and the other wont. another problem is they don't turn on at all, but mainly they don't flicker anymore. but you just cannot turn them off ever -.-

    Start your car, take the e-brake off, the lights are on even when you don't turn them on. but there is no flickering.

    The relay I have is a 30 amp relay. ( or thats what they told me )

    Once I get back into the contry I'll take some pictures and such of the setup and hope it will help some of you, if this is the only fix they have.
     
  19. BLACK-GTS

    BLACK-GTS Member

    hey guys i just got my relay wires but i'm confuse because they didn't send the instruction for install it and i don't know if i was suppost to order two one for each side or only kit cuz the tha i have look like is only for one side i paid $25 can somebody help me this,, also i read that it didn't work so i going to return it...
     
  20. chetman7

    chetman7 Well-Known Member

    I'm not sure who deleted my post ...because it was very informative

    I have a 40 amp relay....in order to by pass the DRL you have to splice the harness into the parking lights....usually if u plug the relay into the OEM headlight plug...it will get power from the DRL's and trip the relay and send power to the headlights causing it to flicker. What u have to do is splice the relay into the parking lights so that it only gets power wen u turn on ur parking lights...so technically ur whole OEM headlight harness will be unplugged which means.....NO DRL's