queetion about H.I.D.S.

[jays expo]

I bought a set of hids and i went to install them and when i turned my lights on all they did is flicker and then turn off. Does anybody know what the problem is and what i can do to fix it thanks

 

[tonydiv]

Are you sure all the wiring is ok? especially the grounds.

 

[jays expo]

yup double and triple checked i just cant figure it out

 

[Expedition]

what brand of HIDs is it?

 

[tritonman5.4]

did you order them off of ebay?if so sometimes those sellers rip people off buy selling hid kits that are going bad,not all but some,the ballasts maybe a problem check that if not,it may be the bulbs.are they the right ones for your expo??

 

[ELVATO]

Needs more info. Brand, slim or normal ballast, bulb size, single or bixenon, hooked up to relay or OEM, etc... Also, what year Expy do you have?

 

[WHOISMOOTOO]

What h.i.d kits do yall reccomend i have been looking into these for like 3 months cant decide on anything but the color (6000k) i got an 05, and im keeping the stock headlight housing. Didnt mean to jack the thread just wanted advice from the h.i.d buffs

 

[Expedition]

What h.i.d kits do yall reccomend i have been looking into these for like 3 months cant decide on anything but the color (6000k) i got an 05, and im keeping the stock headlight housing. Didnt mean to jack the thread just wanted advice from the h.i.d buffs

Sent you a PM!

 

[ELVATO]

I've ran 9006 4300k VVMEs with no problem. Just don't forget the relay.

 

[Expedition]

what relay? I thought you didn't need one? I've been running mine like that for almost 6 months.

 

[ELVATO]

You technically don't need one but my friend figured it'd be best if I did. Actually, I used to not run one when I first had the Retro Solutions kit, but then only one would turn on a lot of the times. So, I put a relay in. That helped a little, though it still did it. I threw in my VVME ballasts from my fogs, and problem solved. Turn on every time I did try the VVMEs without the relay, just to see if they would turn on, and they did. But, as I said, my friend said it'd be better if I had the relay in there.

 

[WHOISMOOTOO]

Thanks expedition i just ordered 6k fogs and low's and some more for my buddys lightning, elvato do you have a how to on wiring up the relay?

 

[WHOISMOOTOO]

I was on the f150 forum and found out a little more about the relays, i will run without them and if firing them up seems to be a problem ill up the fuse from 10-15 amps and put in the relay