Question on replacing head lights with aftermarket high watt bulbs help please!
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The design of the reflector is different
Get the relay harness for the low beams and fogs or the balasts will die sooner
SO putting all HID kits in here are some tips:
Don't flash the high beams, HIDs don't like being flashed or you will kill the balast
When you plan to use the high beams just turn the fog lights off so if you turn your high beams off quick the fogs won't be flashing
Before you turn the car off turn off the fogs beacuse more than likely one of the bulbs will flicker out on the fogs beacuse they have a high current draw on the startup
Get the relay harness for the low beams and fogs or the balasts will die sooner
SO putting all HID kits in here are some tips:
Don't flash the high beams, HIDs don't like being flashed or you will kill the balast
When you plan to use the high beams just turn the fog lights off so if you turn your high beams off quick the fogs won't be flashing
Before you turn the car off turn off the fogs beacuse more than likely one of the bulbs will flicker out on the fogs beacuse they have a high current draw on the startup
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The design of the reflector is different
Get the relay harness for the low beams and fogs or the balasts will die sooner
SO putting all HID kits in here are some tips:
Don't flash the high beams, HIDs don't like being flashed or you will kill the balast
When you plan to use the high beams just turn the fog lights off so if you turn your high beams off quick the fogs won't be flashing
Before you turn the car off turn off the fogs beacuse more than likely one of the bulbs will flicker out on the fogs beacuse they have a high current draw on the startup
Get the relay harness for the low beams and fogs or the balasts will die sooner
SO putting all HID kits in here are some tips:
Don't flash the high beams, HIDs don't like being flashed or you will kill the balast
When you plan to use the high beams just turn the fog lights off so if you turn your high beams off quick the fogs won't be flashing
Before you turn the car off turn off the fogs beacuse more than likely one of the bulbs will flicker out on the fogs beacuse they have a high current draw on the startup
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Are these wiring kits all the same ? I'm looking and it looks like 1 fits all bulbs? http://cgi.ebay.com/HID-Fuse-Relay-H...item439c90bd26
Thats the link, do I just order 2 then? or do I have to specify what bulbs they are being used on?
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Thats the link, do I just order 2 then? or do I have to specify what bulbs they are being used on?
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Yah order 3, the only difference is the connector piece that goes on the end that signals the relay, sometimes you don't get a connector so you just push the metal contacts into the bulb connector and tape it good
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I'm not quite following the push the connector part very well. Oh and I do have keyless entry with the low beams and tail lights its a factory setup. It also has the panic button to. I heard about a relay and a jumper wire. Again I have a 2000 bonneville.
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There is a piece that fits into your passenger side stock bulb connector, that trips a relay to turn on power to the HIDs, each bulb type is slight difference to it so telling the seller what you need should simplify things
For disabling the DRL I think there is a little picture of what to do, you pull out the DRL relay but that relay provides ground for one of the high beams (passeneger side IIRC, so thats the one you need for the relay harness) then you make a small jumper wire to go from 2 spots in the fuse block where the relay was
For disabling the DRL I think there is a little picture of what to do, you pull out the DRL relay but that relay provides ground for one of the high beams (passeneger side IIRC, so thats the one you need for the relay harness) then you make a small jumper wire to go from 2 spots in the fuse block where the relay was