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Old 01-04-2009 | 02:15 PM
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HIDS dont light up. HELPPP


Azine i need your help desperately.

I just installed my dual beam HID headlights and they wont light up

when i switch fron low to high beam they move like they are supposed to but nothing lights up.

can someone help.

have any ideas. Its gunna get dark soon so i need some help fasttttt
Old 01-04-2009 | 03:01 PM
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What do you mean they "move" when switched from low to high?

Does your low beams work? Check the ground first of all and make sure its connected.
Old 01-04-2009 | 03:25 PM
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i checked all my grounds and connections.

low and high beams both dont work

its a dual beam (9007) and what i mean by move is like when u click on the high beams the bulbs push backwards literally. but no light watsover


im at a loss

got my silverstars in til the morning

then hopefully figure something out
Old 01-04-2009 | 03:30 PM
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What kinda kit are you using? Make sure none of the connections are plugged in backwards, I've seen that happen plenty of times.
Old 01-04-2009 | 04:46 PM
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i am using this kit
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...:X:AAQ:US:1123

i reconnected everything twice.
still nothing
Old 01-04-2009 | 05:30 PM
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my kit looks exactly the same as yours, except mines only lowbeam. i had mine wrong the first time i plugged them in and all i did was flip the connector going into the ballast the other way, so what side i thought should be power(the red wire) and the side i thought to be ground (the black wire) just flipped the postion of those parts going into the ballast. if it all makes sense and you've tried connecting it in different ways then it might be a bad kit
Old 01-04-2009 | 05:31 PM
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Did it come with a relay wiring harness? If so I'd check the fuse in the relay and see if it's blown or bad.
Old 01-04-2009 | 08:34 PM
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reverse polarity
Old 01-05-2009 | 12:01 AM
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i have had a lot of people tellin me to check and see if hte plug into the ballast is backwards. so ill check tomorrow and then update you peeps

thanks for all the help thus far =P


-Kyle
Old 01-05-2009 | 07:31 AM
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^ I'm pretty sure thats it, i did the same thing when i installed mine the first time, drove me crazy.
Old 01-05-2009 | 09:53 AM
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Shwinggg.it worked haha.

and im with you fiftyfive. I was PISSED yesterday lmao
o well cant wait to see them at night now.
Old 01-05-2009 | 09:55 AM
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glad to hear that.
Old 01-05-2009 | 10:17 AM
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glad to hear they work, you'll love them at night
Old 01-05-2009 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by swiftt5389
Shwinggg.it worked haha.

and im with you fiftyfive. I was PISSED yesterday lmao
o well cant wait to see them at night now.
I did the exact same thing when i first got my kit. I was pissed and emailed the company, figured it out about 15 minutes later.
Old 01-05-2009 | 11:50 AM
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haha I emailed the guy too lol.

thanks for all the help. cant wait for nightime.

jsut got done organizing the wires with a buttload of zipties.

get this, my relay and ballasts are mounted with zipties haha
Old 01-05-2009 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by swiftt5389
haha I emailed the guy too lol.

thanks for all the help. cant wait for nightime.

jsut got done organizing the wires with a buttload of zipties.

get this, my relay and ballasts are mounted with zipties haha
My HID fogs were mounted with zipties too.

Worked for me.
Old 01-05-2009 | 12:14 PM
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As long as they are thick enough you should be fine.
Old 01-05-2009 | 12:27 PM
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yea they are pretty thick.
should hold up pretty well.
Old 01-05-2009 | 12:32 PM
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i still need to ziptie my wires, i'm so damn lazy
i mounted my ballasts using 3M double sided tape and it's held up good so far, plus mine's a cheap kit so i don't care if it bounces around in my engine bay, aslong as it doesn't damage something else
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