NEED HELP ASAP!
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NEED HELP ASAP!
Okay, so I am trying to install my relay harness for my hids. The harness has a total of 4 headlight plugs and two terminal spades.
For each headlight I plugged the male end of the relay into the female end of the ballast. Then I plugged the female end into the wires leading to the bulb. I then put the terminals on the correct terminal of the battery.
I turned my headlights on and they didnt light up. I unplugged them and plugged the HIDs directly into the ballast and the passenger side works, but the dirvers didnt. Then when I touched/moved the drivers side ballast my high beam on my dirvers side came on. What the heck?
PLEASE HELP
For each headlight I plugged the male end of the relay into the female end of the ballast. Then I plugged the female end into the wires leading to the bulb. I then put the terminals on the correct terminal of the battery.
I turned my headlights on and they didnt light up. I unplugged them and plugged the HIDs directly into the ballast and the passenger side works, but the dirvers didnt. Then when I touched/moved the drivers side ballast my high beam on my dirvers side came on. What the heck?
PLEASE HELP
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UPDATE: The passenger side is fine (w/o the relay). But when I touch the drivers side ballast to the metal frame by halogen drivers side light comes on. When I turn the lights on the drivers side flashes on but only for a second and then shuts off.
HELP
HELP
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I didnt have to ground anything. It was plug and play. Though I did switch the wires....if the positive and negative wires going into the ballast were touching, would that make the high beam come on?
How am I supposed to hook up the relay? lol Am I not supposed to put the grounding wire on the battery?
How am I supposed to hook up the relay? lol Am I not supposed to put the grounding wire on the battery?
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The relay has 2 lines, a control and a power. The control line has a coil for resistance so it pulls less than 0.5A in most cases. The control line goes from the OEM headlight lead through the relay, to ground. The power side gets +12V on one side and the ballast on the other. Tough to diagnose electronics without seeing the car.
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Alright, I think the wires may have been touching. I am going to dab some hot glue between the bare wires so they stay apart, then wrap them up again.
As far as the relay goes.... it looks like this assuming I can upload a pic.
As far as the relay goes.... it looks like this assuming I can upload a pic.
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Well the drawing seems simple enough. The fused wire is definately +12V, the female pulgs are to the OEM connectors and the male is to the ballast ..... that only leaves ground.
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Hmmm....alright, ill try to clean it off and see if that helps.
Falkore, thanks for your help!
I still cant get the drivers side ballast to keep the HID on. I had to swith the + and - wire leading into the ballast. I even put hot glue between the two wires. It ignites but instantly goes off right after. In about a 1 second span. The solder joints look really good, and I cant see any wires touching.
Falkore, thanks for your help!
I still cant get the drivers side ballast to keep the HID on. I had to swith the + and - wire leading into the ballast. I even put hot glue between the two wires. It ignites but instantly goes off right after. In about a 1 second span. The solder joints look really good, and I cant see any wires touching.