killatc171

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well i have searched and read alot of post, and ready the hid for noobs post. and learned alot from them. but i have one question that i need everyones opinion on. i want to pick up a set for my 06, basically im picking up a 9006 6k kit for low beam only. but my question is i have heard people telling me i dont need a relay harness and some have told me i do need one. im confused on what i do need. basically im wondering if im hooking up the 9006 6k with low beam only do i need a relay harness?. thanks in advance for answers.

juzlookzfazt

You don't NEED it but you can if you'd like. I bought one mostly because I didn't want to take a chance no matter how low it may be.

jnaval

You don't need one, from my understanding, it's only needed when using more than one set or if the set is rated at 55W.

killatc171

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yea thats exactly what i have been told by some if you are only doing low beam, i dont need one unless doing both high and low. so this actually helps. thanks alot for the answer will be ordering a set in a couple of weeks.

tCtCtC

I run one anyways just to prevent the risk of the OEM harness burning.

07specTC

^^^Agreed!
I would use a relay harness as a preventive measure.
I'd rather deal with a blown fuse than a fried stock harness.
The HID market is flooded with so many cheap no name kits so I'd be cautious even if a certain kit has no history of failures.

Yanki01

better safe than sorry

killatc171

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yea thats true. im thinking about going with the hidextra kit so. reason i was asking. i mean is the relay harness hard to hook up?

tCtCtC

Not hard at all. I installed my HID's and injen CAI in about 1.5 hours.

killatc171

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i mean i know the hids wont take long at all, just curious if the harness is hard to hook up at all.

dqlostsoulz

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I just brought a set from hidextra and he even said one is not needed unless you are installing more than one set. So I skipped it.

DJ08tC

Been running without a relay for almost a year now, but I guess it is better to be safe than sorry. But every company told me that I really didnt need one.

dqlostsoulz

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..yeh and I figured why would they lie...I mean they could easily say yes you need one just to make a little more money off you.

jnaval

The kits from HIDXtra run at 35W anyway, I'm not too worried about it, they don't even run warm.

killatc171

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alright thanks for the answers. all really helped. thanks

07specTC

It's the spike in power when you first turn them on that will possibly cause damage.
Keeping them running over long periods of time will not cause overheating to the stock harness.

09crimsontc

ya i can deffently recomend the hidextra kit. no problems so far had it for about 2 months. not one problem whatsoever. mad easy to install.