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Frustrated with HIDs

3K views 15 replies 8 participants last post by  JMLoughrey 
#1 ·
So I just bought a new set of hid's cause my last ones were acting up. Now I am having the same problem with these and they have been in since last night. At first i installed them without a relay and they worked but flickered a lot and when i turn the lights off they would strobe like police light for approx. 30 seconds then shut off. Today i installed a relay to them and they turned on and off just fine when i first tested them. I just got to work and went to turn them off and they wouldn't turn off so the only thing I could do until tomorrow is unplug the relay. I also noticed they were still flickering a little bit even with the relay. Any suggestions on what I should do.
 
#2 ·
Well while we wait for Rob to get in here and fix this, just be aware that strobbing like that is VERY bad for the HID system, they dont like being turned on and off like that.
 
#4 ·
Gotta be a relay issue my man.
 
#12 ·
I got a 55w kit from DDM tuning for cheap and it works great...
 
#13 · (Edited)
i have been looking into that kit, I think im gonna pull the trigger this week. Did u get the 5 or 6k? Also how do u know what bulb type to get? Is the 9006/HB4 the bulb you bought?
 
#14 ·
its a Kensun HID kit and the relay harness is 1 harness for 2 ballasts meaning I only have 1 relay pack and one power and ground for both sides. I got the lights to shut off and I have tested them numerous times. I bought another new relay and that fixed that problem. Now I just have a noticeable flicker and I think thats just from the cheap quality ballasts.
 
#15 ·
I got the H10 for my fogs bro... 3K, nice and yellow, I made at thread about it at the time...
 
#16 ·
my guess would be the kit. since you mentioned kensun. I'm guessing you got it off amazon.com?

I had a customer bring me one to install, did the same thing you described, flickered constantly, woulnd't shut off. just did strange stuff. Returned it, got a better kit, all was well.
 
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