Help! Hid Not Working

[shortstack]

my hids i just got aren't working they are bi xenon when i turn then on the make the poping sound when you switch them to the bright? the power and grounds are all good, so is the fuse

btw did not come with a relay kit

 

[WhiteLimited]

Hmm 1998 X? My x-girl friend had a 98 and she had to have a relay...

 

[rmcknight]

if both dont work at all then its the controller (the computer - that works out if the lights are going yet in order to drop the voltage to about 60 volts from 20K).
it may think you have an issue and hase gone into safe mode - try disconnecting eveything from the battery and waiting for 15 mins and connecting again - then run turn the car on, then the lights on (leave light on for 5min+ once they are on)

 

[shortstack]

sorry they did actually come with a relay system but looked a little different, (hi/low controller). so you think i need to disconnect it from the battery for 15 min then start the car and turn headlights on for 5 min?
i tried that and nothing! the headlights NEVER TURN ON

 

[storlied]

How did you fix this? I'm getting the same setup as you..

 

[shortstack]

where the + and - wires connect to the ballast they were backwards

 

[storlied]

Was that your mistake, or was it setup like that?

I was told it's the kit setup, can you verify this?

 

[shortstack]

it fit better the wrong way (when it wouldn't work), as opposed to it didn't fit well the right way

 

[storlied]

uhh...... wut?

 

[WhiteLimited]

it fit better the wrong way (when it wouldn't work), as opposed to it didn't fit well the right way

This is going to be random! You need to be cool like me and have an icon/avatar!?

 

[CobraSVT1184]

Thats why i tell ppl the bi xenon kits arent good, the motor/controller on the bulb will not last a yr. You better hope when that motor goes, its not stuck in the hi beam location.

Ive gone through a lot of HID kits, the cheaper ones don't make it even a year. Thats what the cheap bi xenon kits will do, after a year your ballast will either go or the controler/motor on the bulb will.

 

[shortstack]

just wondering have you used the cheap bi-xenons?

 

[storlied]

He's kinda obsessed with the new digital kits.

You should check them out, he sells them.. the advantages to the traditional HID setup are pretty amazing.. They look promising.. but they're a bit spendy.. PM him for details.

 

[CobraSVT1184]

just wondering have you used the cheap bi-xenons?

Yes i have, i had em on my ex's civic and hated them...one bulb would just click and not even move.

 

[shortstack]

where/who did u buy them from

 

[SRhett07]

ok, so i have HID's on my explorer, and i cant have the auto headlights on, and i am trying to figure out why i cant use them with the HID's. any suggestions? anyone else having that problem?