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Hi beams dont work in my hids!!! HELP

Old Jan 12, 2010 | 03:04 AM
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Hi beams dont work in my hids!!! HELP

so i ordered my kit from DDMtuning

i got 55 W ballast with 8000k 9007 hi/low kit with relay harness
everything seems to be hooked up correctly.. but my hi's will not turn on.. it just stays on the low beams.. i hear a clicking noise and thats about it... any help would be appreciated
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 03:16 AM
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uhh didnt know HIDs existed that could switch from hi and low without it being a bi xenon... where its actually parts inside the projector moving to let more light out... u sure its not just a different type of harness that allows you to flick your car into highbeam mode and not have your lights turn off???
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 03:20 AM
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my lights turn off when i go to high beams, kinda lame but i love the 5000k light the hids put out
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 03:22 AM
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ya thats what i was thinking... im pretty sure its just like an upgraded harness that keeps the lights on when your switch it into highbeam mode..
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 10:42 AM
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well... it is a h i/low kit so im guessing it would have a high beam wouldnt it?
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 04:18 PM
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Sounds to me like hi low would be Bixenon just worded diffently..
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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Ok here's what I had to do:

There are 3 wires that are inserted into the blue socket for your lights. Let say the colors are Red White and Blue. Switch the wires around in different orders:

Red White Blue
White Blue Red
Blue Red White
Red Blue White
White Red Blue
Blue White Red


One of these is the correct combination. When I hit my Hi Beams, my "Bi-Xenon" HID bulbs actually retract back into the bulb housing itself, therefore causing the light to shine upward. It's pretty cool.
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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 12:51 AM
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thanks guys 06G85.. thats what i had to do... but i got it working now thanks for ur help!
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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 06:44 AM
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Not a problem! I had to CALL the company that made my hid kit cause no one could give me an answer about this. But that was like 4 1/2 years ago.
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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 03:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 06G85
Ok here's what I had to do:

There are 3 wires that are inserted into the blue socket for your lights. Let say the colors are Red White and Blue. Switch the wires around in different orders:

Red White Blue
White Blue Red
Blue Red White
Red Blue White
White Red Blue
Blue White Red


One of these is the correct combination. When I hit my Hi Beams, my "Bi-Xenon" HID bulbs actually retract back into the bulb housing itself, therefore causing the light to shine upward. It's pretty cool.
so which wires should I switch around I have the exact same problem.

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Old Mar 7, 2010 | 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by sundevil07
my lights turn off when i go to high beams, kinda lame but i love the 5000k light the hids put out
ya mine do too..but ppl tell me its not possible to have high low on 1 bulb for HID's but clearly it must be true if its a bixenon kit since the stock bulbs can go high low....im gonna see if anything works for the switching of the wires cause i hate having a "bixenon" kit and only having low beams doesn' tmake sense to me how the stock bulbs can do it
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