Well I got a decent HID kit installed. After I hooked it up one light flickers so I ordered a wiring harness from 3bsec and installed and still having the same prob. I switched the bulbs and it still happens on the driver side. The hearness has a 20 amp. Maybe put a 30 in. Please help.

 

u might need to replace ur relays

i have HIDs but hardly any harness is used. direct grounds and such for better connections. i wouldnt trust tht thin wire

 

Check your ground first. If that is good try switching the ballasts if the problem follows the driverside ballast you have a bad ballast. If not it is a bad connection somewhere between the ballast and the bulb. It could also be a bad relay, but I doubt it because you would most likely be having problems with boths sides since they are connected to the same relay.

 

pull the DRL fuse

 

yes, but this is only for extra protection so ur HIDS dont turn on and off randomly and screw them up.

 

its also so that the drivers side doesnt flicker

 

Good idea, I didnt think of that.

 

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? hmmm... i had mine in for a long time... why would it cause an HID to flicker????

 

The flicker could be from the ballast as well....

 

i have no idea why it causes it not to flicker but ive searched through alot of threads and it works

 

bad ballast gets my vote

 

DRLs run on 7 volts not the normal 12.6-13.8V that low voltage causes the ballasts output voltage to drop that is why they flicker.

X2. Try switching the ballasts like I suggested and see if the problem follows the ballast from the driver side. If it does bad ballast if not check wiring.

 

So pull the drl fuse first? Yeah i switched ballasts but it still coming from the driver side. Imma go pull that fuse.

 

yeah that should fix it

 

Glen....MIGHT know something?

 

I use 30amp 12v relays for the HID kits I install. No flickering and they fire up everytime.

 

My ballast used to do that a long time ago on my lancer. It used to get on my nerves. But it only happened once or twice every time I drove. So I got used to it.

 

so wht fuse is the DRL fuse?

theres not one marked DRL

 

El click for future reference

 

Should be in the middle of the fuse box under the hood. It is a 10A RED colored fuse.

 

ill go look one sec. ill bring my fuse box cover bak so i can tell u wht i see lol

no drl fuse

i have a 10 amp park/nutral fuse

tht it?

 

Nope.

 

here i can list every 10amp fuse in my engine fuse box theres not that many

10amp onstar
10a cnstr vent
a/c clutch
abs2
prk/neut
back up
inj
horn
r hi
l hi
r lo
l lo
emisn

 

Well isn't that just fun. Is there possibly a relay that is marked DRL?