acekid7

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In need of some help fellas. i installed a HID kit about 2 days ago and everything was working just fine when i finished they looked great. 2 days later i go and try to turn on my head lights and i get nothing at all. I took out my volt meter and checked all connections and it was fine but no lights so i took off one kit and connected directly to the car battery and the light goes on. What the hell is it. to add more to the frustration i tried the stock lamp and it worked fine also. so what could it be i feel like i tried everything, i even checked the fuse box and they are all okay. what can it be.?????

thunkrd

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you hooked the ballast straight to the battery?

acekid7

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yeah and it works but when i connect it to the headlight socket its doesnt, and when i put on the old lamp it turns on fine. kinda like the car doesn't like the HID you know!

Sgt Fox

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Smart car. Other motorists don't like your HID's either.

acekid7

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i figured it out haha... i need a HID relay kit bought one off of ebay. Works nice now.

RX7redlinez

Nice man, I was going to tell you it was the relay.

Jeff20B

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HIDs need a lot of juice to kick them on. You never want to extend the wires, and it's a good idea to use a relay, as you found out.