Reverse/ back up lights hid kit help
08-05-2009, 03:21 PM
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Rodney is the man.. I hounded him when i did my project .. LOL. I ran into problems because of the stupid DEI 528T relay I decided to use which was defective. Anyways you should buy the timer delay relay to make ur life easier and just wire it in that way.
I also like RODNEY wired it up to the cup holder for a tailgater switch. RODNEY really deserves credit for this mod.
And those of you who dont get the power of HID.. watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvjx4dxfOzU
And this is a video of ABP04TL hitting the tailgater switch.. BACK OFF!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK345...eature=related
I also like RODNEY wired it up to the cup holder for a tailgater switch. RODNEY really deserves credit for this mod.
And those of you who dont get the power of HID.. watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvjx4dxfOzU
And this is a video of ABP04TL hitting the tailgater switch.. BACK OFF!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK345...eature=related
do you have a different switch for this second video? for the back up light?
how's the power working? is this will not drain your battery if you have too much HID?
thanks...
08-05-2009, 03:54 PM
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I would be leery about mounting the ballasts in the trunk and putting the liner back in over top of them. I'm guessing that you used some sort of double sided adhesive to mount them since they are on the underside of the trunk sheet metal. My concern is the heat from the ballasts, the sun heating up a dark color car over time and the vibration will eventually bring the ballast down on the underside of the felt trunk lining.
08-05-2009, 05:58 PM
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I would be leery about mounting the ballasts in the trunk and putting the liner back in over top of them. I'm guessing that you used some sort of double sided adhesive to mount them since they are on the underside of the trunk sheet metal. My concern is the heat from the ballasts, the sun heating up a dark color car over time and the vibration will eventually bring the ballast down on the underside of the felt trunk lining.
08-06-2009, 01:05 AM
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I would be leery about mounting the ballasts in the trunk and putting the liner back in over top of them. I'm guessing that you used some sort of double sided adhesive to mount them since they are on the underside of the trunk sheet metal. My concern is the heat from the ballasts, the sun heating up a dark color car over time and the vibration will eventually bring the ballast down on the underside of the felt trunk lining.
08-06-2009, 01:10 AM
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WIRED IT UP USING THIS RELAY KIT FROM EBAY Item number: 320395282848 IT WAS EASY AND IT DOES NOT FLICKER, AS SOON AS CAR GOES IN REVERSE MY HID KIT TURNS ON BOTH BULBS WORK AND IT IS BRIGHT, I LOVE IT. I DO NOT SEE THE NEED FOR A DELAY IN IT BUT THAT IS JUST MY PREFERENCE. I ALSO HAVE A SWITCH MOUNTED IN THE CUP HOLDER TO BE ABLE TO TURN THEM ON WHILE THE CAR IS ROLLING TO BLIND THE COPS WHEN THEY TRY TO CATCH ME....HEHEHE I DON'T DRIVE SLOW SO I NEVER WORRY ABOUT TAILGATERS...
I think the delay timer is an absolute must because you do not want to cause the flicker effect every time you go from Park to Drive or Drive to Park .. because this is just a big no no for HID's. This wouldn't be a problem for LED's or halogens.
The 2 second timer, prevents exactly this. I wouldn't recommend doing it any other way. Without the timer.. you aren't going to cause any serious damage, only thing that will fry is your ballasts or bulbs prematurely. So you'll end up replacing your equipment sooner then expected. The delay timers are about 10 bux I think.. very cheap.
I just rewired my crap again after I installed a new backup camera last week... very easy. I'm tempted to go near the airport and pop my trunk open and see if I can land some airplanes..
08-07-2009, 12:22 AM
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Sorry guys I can't provide wiring diagrams for atleast 2 weeks.. I'm slammed with work and in between the moving process. I can try my best to answer questions whenever I can.
As far as running a power wire from the battery, I did that for my amp, so I was able to grab power from my distribution block in the back. I would highly recommend grabing power from the battery or else you will fry your stock wiring cuz the current draw on start up is a lot for those little wires to handle.
As far as running a power wire from the battery, I did that for my amp, so I was able to grab power from my distribution block in the back. I would highly recommend grabing power from the battery or else you will fry your stock wiring cuz the current draw on start up is a lot for those little wires to handle.
05-11-2010, 11:34 AM
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05-26-2010, 04:48 PM
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You should only need one.
The wiring diagram they ship with the unit is so tiny it is unreadable. Here it is in PDF:
http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/...&term=DEi+528t
There is another diagram PDF showing the remote start delay wiring.
I have not begun this project yet, but I believe we need to use the instructions for the Remote Start Delay. So you would connect the OEM green reverse light wire to the black w/stripe trigger input and the brown to the trigger input of the HID relay.
Please, someone who knows something about this check out the diagram above and correct me if I'm wrong.
The wiring diagram they ship with the unit is so tiny it is unreadable. Here it is in PDF:
http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/...&term=DEi+528t
There is another diagram PDF showing the remote start delay wiring.
I have not begun this project yet, but I believe we need to use the instructions for the Remote Start Delay. So you would connect the OEM green reverse light wire to the black w/stripe trigger input and the brown to the trigger input of the HID relay.
Please, someone who knows something about this check out the diagram above and correct me if I'm wrong.
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