xezerax

ok i just installed my HIDs. i try to turn them on and nothing, just my DRLs. i double checked all my connections, i checked all 3 fuses on the wiring harness. i thought maybe i didnt have a good ground so i grounded to the battery and still nothing. also when grounding the to battery, when rubbing the ground against the battery should i get sparks? cuz there were none. anyone have any ideas?

TurboC

hmmm...... good luck. bulbs?

fox

did you plug the HID harness into the factory harness?

xezerax

yes it is plugged into the harness i heard it click so i know its in all the way

xezerax

if i rub the power connection and the ground connection on the two battery terminals shouldnt i get a little sparkage? if not could it be the wiring harness?

Stealth_Fighter_tC

Dumb question, but did you happen to buy them new off a known website, or ebay, or a friend or something? Reason im asking is because a friend of mine bought a pair for a diffrent car, and was having the same problem, come to find out both bulbs were shot, replaced them and they worked fine! Might have blown during shipping or something! Just a thought.

xezerax

i got them from the sponsered sales section here, they have all good reviews so far and nothing bad, is there a way to tell if the bulbs are bad?

gcxandy

you should double check your connections again, the ones that connect the ballast to the bulbs, make sure each plug goes with the rigfht ones.

xezerax

before i installed these my driver side headlight was out. since that side is the one my wiring harness goes into im thinking maybe it is the fuse. does anyone know where the drivers side headlight fuse is located?

Stealth_Fighter_tC

Im not a 100% sure, the only way we could tell is buying a new pair of bulbs, sorta like process of elimination, and if that didnt work we were going to take them back. But I would think by looking at the bulb, sorta like a light bulb for a house or something, one of the prongs would be broke or something. I might be wrong, but im sure if I am, ill hear it in a few minutes Good Luck Let me know what you find out, incase I run into the same problem!

TurboC

its the bulbs......... i said that like 30 min ago.

HeirAutomotive

This is most likely the problems... Although I am unsure which fuse is for the headlight, You should spend some time pulling out each fuse to check if any fuse has blown. Also check the fuse that is located on the harness itself if it came with one.

If it turns out to be an issue with the stock wiring harness or bulb connector, get it fixed under warranty. Make sure you have the stock bulbs in when you bring it in. They probably will not warrenty it if they see bulbs other than stock installed.

Stealth_Fighter_tC

Yeah I was actually backing you up, I just forgot to add your quote.

SSQ

what HID did you buy by the way?

xezerax

yea so its not the fuse...is there any way to tell if its the bulb by looking at it or maybe shaking it? dont really wanna buy two new bulbs for nothing..

Stealth_Fighter_tC

thats actually a good question!

xezerax

got it from https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=157333

im not bad mouthing their products at all the shipping was extremly fast and customer service was good so far... ill play with it more tommorow when its light out hopefully i wont have to order new bulbs...

SSQ

I see.

I ask because I also recently bought a set from this site.

This is a very very stupid question. Don't throw rocks at me. Have you flipped the socket from the original bulb to the power to ballast?

xezerax

yes i have... ok so i just went out in the dark and unplugged everything and plugged it all back in and now it works. something was prolly not in all the way and now i feel like a jerk. anyway the lights look great and i deff recomend this kit. i will be taking some pics later in the night.

scionboi06

this should help reverse the pularuty swap the wires some tc headlights are reversed! it happen to me and i switched the wires and bingo!