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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 03:45 AM
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Looks great wicked!

dill recheck your connections and make sure the red and black wires are hooked up.
Ah, I thought those were only for the ccfl and I let those off. Still, I could hear a clicking but didn't see a change. Ill try that tomorrow.

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By off I meant unconnected
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 05:54 AM
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the two cables i circled where exactly do they go?
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 09:15 AM
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Guys PLEASE read the instructions...BUY HID's Click DIY retrofits. Those need to be a switched power course.
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 09:41 AM
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How "Not waterproof" are they.... my hood is vented above the blower and water does get in the engine bay..
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 09:51 AM
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Its electrical so really no water should get to them. Below is the install link and at the end it shows you where i mounted mine. They go nicely inside the frame infront of the engine above the rad fans.

http://www.buyhids.com/pdf/install_retrofits.pdf
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 01:41 PM
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Also guys, I will update the guide but the 9007 connector on both harness need the wires swapped around. Blue/white wires need to be swapped on the blue 9007 connector on the retrofit harness's.

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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by mkulrey13
Also guys, I will update the guide but the 9007 connector on both harness need the wires swapped around. Blue/white or brown/blue. Without it in front of me i cannot be sure which wires. But one of the 2 combos need to be done. Just the way the factory makes the connectors. Not sure why
Would this be why I only have lows then? Everything is powered and grounded but nothing. I'm going to tinker more when I'm out of work in 5 hours
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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Yes thats why there is no high beams.
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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I am also having problems with the high beams. Everything is hooked up and everything works except the switch between high and lows. The right light is stuck on high beam and will not go to low. The left light will switch between high and low, but will only switch to high beam once out of like 10 clicks on the high beam selector. When it does switch to high beam, it goes back to low beam after like 1 second on its own. There is only one way all of these wires and plugs go together, so I don't know how it could be wired wrong. Any suggestions? The car will not even be drivable at night with the right light stuck on high beam. The halos are spliced into the side marker light and are working correctly.
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by jacobpaschall
I am also having problems with the high beams. Everything is hooked up and everything works except the switch between high and lows. The right light is stuck on high beam and will not go to low. The left light will switch between high and low, but will only switch to high beam once out of like 10 clicks on the high beam selector. When it does switch to high beam, it goes back to low beam after like 1 second on its own. There is only one way all of these wires and plugs go together, so I don't know how it could be wired wrong. Any suggestions? The car will not even be drivable at night with the right light stuck on high beam. The halos are spliced into the side marker light and are working correctly.
..Please read what is above your post. In order for them to work correctly with 9007 cars the wires mentioned above need to be swapped around.

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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 08:07 PM
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For the life of me I cant figure out or even see in your directions where those red and black wires go. Sorry but the mosquitoes are bad.
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 08:10 PM
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Its clear as day

http://buyhids.com/pdf/install_retrofits.pdf

Once you build them you follow that how-to on installing them.
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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can you post some close up shots of your lights?
More pics of my lights, here they are. Thanks Mike and Kidcrash (w/e you name is, never seen it posted)

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/appe...7/#post5226211
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 11:55 PM
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The name is Steve.

Glad to help!


Originally Posted by WickedSS2005
More pics of my lights, here they are. Thanks Mike and Kidcrash (w/e you name is, never seen it posted)

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/appe...7/#post5226211
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 11:57 PM
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Hi Steve. Any relation to Scuba Steve?
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 11:58 PM
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Hi Steve. Any relation to Scuba Steve?
He's my cousin. He likes to tell people about taking baths...
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by mkulrey13
Also guys, I will update the guide but the 9007 connector on both harness need the wires swapped around. Blue/white wires need to be swapped on the blue 9007 connector on the retrofit harness's.
...thats why my dims are my brights and my brights are my dims...
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 12:42 AM
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Got them wired up and functional =D the blue and white thing was my only stumbling point. And somehow between aiming and putting my lenses on my cutoffs got messed up which is my fault. Great sell guys, thanks again!
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 10:48 AM
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Everything is woking good with mine too. I have the same problem, cutoff is all jacked up, but it will work for now. I would recommend that people mount the headlights and adjust the cutoff before you re-seal the lights. If that step is in the instructions, I forgot to do it, but it would be worth the extra time. Thanks for the help and patience with us first timers.
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by skatin_boarding
For the life of me I cant figure out or even see in your directions where those red and black wires go. Sorry but the mosquitoes are bad.
I spliced the hot wire into the small side marker light and grounded the black wire to the same spot as the other ground wire.
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jacobpaschall
I spliced the hot wire into the small side marker light and grounded the black wire to the same spot as the other ground wire.
Yeah, the brown wire (should be) coming from the marker light (NOT the running lamp/turn signal unless you get the constant wire which I have no clue on) should connect into the + for the halo for whoever was confused
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 03:31 PM
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Glad you guys enjoy them!, Im sure once the word is out, i will be able to do another GB but i think i sold it to everyone this time
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 10:33 PM
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GOt mine all finished up. Only question now is, how would you guys go about getting the tint off the head light plastic? I had mine tinted lightly for when I had hids in the stockers before, now I dont want it. I just dont want to deal with messing up the clear plastic.
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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I've switched the white and blue wires on the blue connectors... Now my lights will actually switch from high to low.

Only problem is my lights are opposite... passenger is stuck on high beam during low beam and switches to low beam when i turn on my high beams....
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 11:37 PM
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I've switched the white and blue wires on the blue connectors... Now my lights will actually switch from high to low.

Only problem is my lights are opposite... passenger is stuck on high beam during low beam and switches to low beam when i turn on my high beams....
you have to switch the wires on the other connector as well
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