HID Kit For 2008 Ford Explorer that dosent give headlight our error

[spencer785]

does anybody know of a hid kit for a 2008 ford explorer that doesn't give error check left and right headlight out error. thanks

 

[deuce07]

you just need a 6 ohm 50watt resistor

 

[jupiterak]

you just need a 6 ohm 50watt resistor

Where do you wire this into at?

 

[deuce07]

you wire from ground to positive, for both high and low beams. you need two resistors for each headlight.

 

[bojans]

hidextra.com

 

[Jon04CTSV]

Resistors are a horrible idea. It's basically using twice the power, and it gets really hot.

I used a big cap, which gets rid of the error message and also smooths out the pulsing that Ford uses on the halogens.

 

[deuce07]

Resistors are a horrible idea. It's basically using twice the power, and it gets really hot.

I used a big cap, which gets rid of the error message and also smooths out the pulsing that Ford uses on the halogens.

cap? whats a cap and how do i wire it?

i know it gets hot, but i have no choice!

 

[spencer785]

does anybody know will the hid lights work just with the light out message with a regular hid kit no resistors or anything.

 

[Jon04CTSV]

cap? whats a cap and how do i wire it?

i know it gets hot, but i have no choice!

Capacitor. Just wire it inline after the the factory harness going to the ballast.

 

[Jon04CTSV]

does anybody know will the hid lights work just with the light out message with a regular hid kit no resistors or anything.

It will work but I don't know for how long. The factory Ford system sends pulses of current to the factory lights. Ford does this apparently to extend the light of the halogen bulb. I don't think having pulses going to the ballast is good for it.

 

[spencer785]

where did you guys mount the ground wire for your hids and how easy would you say it is to install an hid kit in the headlights and foglights. I use to have hids 8000k heads and 3000k fogs had them professionaly installed but removed because i was going to trade truck in but im going to buy it and want to install hids again.

 

[deuce07]

i would think that installing it is as easy as your previous explorer

 

[spencer785]

my hids were professionally installed and removed so i didn't do any install or anything. So just wondering how hard it is to do. Thanks

 

[deuce07]

they're fairly easy if you can follow directions that come with the HID kit

 

[spencer785]

where did you guys mount the ballasts and the ground wire for the bi-xenon

 

[deuce07]

used the double sided tape that it came with. bonded it with the body of the car

 

[spencer785]

what do you mean bonded it with the car. with the ground cant you attach it to a metal screw or is there a stock ground somewhere.

 

[deuce07]

3m tape to bond the ballast to the car so it doesnt move around.

the ground i just grounded it with my battery

 

[spencer785]

how did you ground it with the battery sorry i have so many questions

 

[deuce07]

just like how you would screw the positive wire in, i just screwed the negative wire in