Smoothie97

I just installed HIDextra.com slim ballast H11 fog light kit. The light output is great. However, both passenger and driver side bulbs flicker! This is ironic, because HIDextra.com has a YouTube video showing how "stable" their kits are compared to "cheap" HID kits. I bought from HIDextra.com because I watched this YouTube video and thought that I would be getting a flicker-free kit. I was wrong.

Keep in mind that my installation was done with a relay harness also bought from HIDextra.com. The installation should have been done by my local shop as follows:



What is causing this flickering? I am not running any other electrical components (i.e. no after-market amp)...just the two HID ballasts.

Also, I got the 6000K kit (see picture below)...which in my opinion is way too blue. I just ordered 5000K bulbs.

Smoothie97

Low Beam: Philips D2S Flash Star 6000K 85122WX

Fog: HIDextra.com H11 6000K

TinyRK

Did you swap the Low-Beams as well? Or a the Philips the standard-bulbs?

koren

what you need to do is, to take trigger wire to relay from factory plug, a conect main power for relay to the main battery . this way yor relay will have a strong output without using a factory power output

Smoothie97

Factory low beams come as Osram Xenarc 4300K. The Philips bulbs are after market.

Smoothie97

Could you clarify what you are saying using the terminology from my diagram above? Right now the relay red wire is connected directly to the + of the battery and the black ground is connected to the - of the battery. So the ballast should be powered from the battery.

koren

ok i see,on the pic, tell me do they flicker with engine on or off?mines never flicker and i install them same way. i thing maYBE YOU SHOULD GET THEM REPLACED.. just get new kit .

HIDXTRA

iTrader: (1)

Hello Smoothie97, you got PM. We can process it as a warranty for you after our team troubleshoot the problem. Thanks.

Smoothie97

They flicker with engine on and engine off.

TLsMD

not to bring this thread back from so long ago lol..
but what was the issue? was it corrected?