never thought id have to ask - Page 2

Unibomber · 02-15-2008, 06:33 PM

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wanna300 · 02-15-2008, 07:25 PM

i just had a pro check it out.. everything is wired correctly.. i had 2 kits, tried both of them, everything is DOA... gotta email and get a new set

todd0218 · 02-16-2008, 12:19 AM

this is weird you could flip the capacitor 180 degrees and plug it where it needs to be. It definetely sounds like the cap was reversed and the neg went into the positive, positive into negative that is the only way to blow the caps unless the caps where to small. like if you reversed the clips to make the hids work to start you would have to flip the capacitor as well. if you smoked the caps you can still try to use the hids just to check they still work they will prob flicker. if your hids dont come on you def need to flip the plug from the ballast to the stock harness 180 degrees and then the hids should come on or at least one without the caps.

wanna300 · 02-16-2008, 06:45 PM

ok update: i tried all sorts of configurations, flips and flops.. and all the capacitors blew. so i threw them away, used regular harnesses, and they work nicely, no flicker no capacitor needed. the only diff is that i used a high guage wire (ie: thicker wire) so i guess electricity flows better through that

golden300 · 02-19-2008, 02:33 AM

i just ordered an hid kit from hidgate also. is there a right way to install this? should i use a test light? im kinda getting worried that i would blow my up the ballast or something. im getting confused on the right way to install this. someone please help

wanna300 · 02-19-2008, 03:03 AM

i think i just had a bad batch.. cuz no one else has had problems pluggin n playing these

jt321 · 02-19-2008, 11:23 PM

The harness doesnt need to be flipped on the low beams. Only the fog lights needs to be flipped.

golden300 · 02-20-2008, 01:47 AM

Thanx Everybody

golden300 · 02-25-2008, 11:10 PM

I just got my hid kit from hidgate and when i installed it, the lights did not turn on. so then i reversed the plug from the factory plug into the harness and it turned on for 5 seconds then turned off. so then i turned off the light switch and turned it back on and it turned on for like 5 seconds and went off again. what am i doing wrong? im getting frustrated

todd0218 · 02-25-2008, 11:17 PM

did you install your antiflicker capacitors or specify to hidgate that you needed these? that seems to be your problem our cars flicker with aftermarket hids, thats why most people go with hidgate because they provide them free of charge.