ihatemyxa

i got an hid kit, one that connects to the battery with fuses and all that jazz. when turned on it flickers and stays on for a second then turns off.

any ideas?

Murphys_Law

iTrader: (3)

bad ground?

ihatemyxa

Tried probably 6 differnt ground possibilities

Murphys_Law

iTrader: (3)

what voltage is the kit rated for? remove the extra wiring and jump it right off the battery and eliminate all the extra stuff done to wire it, then if it works alone slowly add the fuses and asst stuff till it cuts out then you can eliminate issues

ihatemyxa

8000k kit. H4. And I tried everything but running it from the battery. I doubt that it'll help. Any known issues with scions and hids?

Murphys_Law

iTrader: (3)

not that i know off, maybe factory wiring dosent provide enough voltage?

ihatemyxa

wouldnt everyone have that problem?

jpn6438

can you post picture of the kit that you have?

ihatemyxa

thats the closest thing i could find. its a hi lo kit with 2 fuses that connects to the battery with a little relay type thing on it.

jpn6438

what you can try is:

1) connect the ballast to the stock plug. the plug is different but try and get some 16 or 14 gauge wire and connect positive to positive low and negative to negative. try that for both bulbs and ballasts. if that doesn't work you have a bad ballast or bulb.

2)connect it with the wire harness from the battery. check all the grounds and fuses, if both are good then you have a bad relay in that harness.


hope this help!

ihatemyxa

Ill try that soon. But I got my battery tested and the thing says that its almost at the end of its life. Its the original battery from 05. So I'm changing that then ill try it

ihatemyxa

k well still nothing works. wired it directly to the battery, it stayed on a little longer then flickered and cut off.

comedykills

where did you get the kit?.... sounds like your ballast is cutting out

ihatemyxa

from a board sponsor on another board. idk if any other xas havent had problems im gonna be pretty aggravated with this guy

Murphys_Law

iTrader: (3)

bad ballast, do they both do it or just one?

ihatemyxa

both. one bulb rarely turns on for more than 5 seconds. and im sure all this "troubleshooting" will cause more problems for the equipment and the people i got it from will say i damaged it

ihatemyxa

k well this guy is being a ***** about it.

jct

you should of went with mobilehid's instead of saving a few bucks on a cheap kit

ihatemyxa

It was 120, I don't think I saved much

simplyred

try this.... i have had my mobilhid kit for 2 years now and my passenger's light started to flicker a week ago.... the fix was easy, there was some dirt and grime build up on the passenger side connector from the stock headlight. all I had to do is unplug the light and balast on the passenger's side and clean off the contacts and reinstall. usually after a while having these things installed they will get dirty or wiggle loose, thanks to the tight suspension we have, and just need to have the connectors reseated.

see if that will fix your problems.