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mugen888 · Post by **mugen888** » Sun 15 Aug, 2004 09:43

hey guys how u all doing
my mate just came back from hk yesterday and bought me back as i requested a HID kit Lovley stuff ehhhh....
I have spent about 1 hour fitting this kit on this sunny sunday morning effects in the day arent all day now im waiting for night fall to come and try em out
I also asked him to get me some LED side lights spen 5 minutes installing them but big dissapointment when i relised one side was dead

But on the good hand at least i got the hid installed

mugen888 · Post by **mugen888** » Sun 15 Aug, 2004 13:30

HID's are installed but i have one problem everytime i switch the damn thing on my instrument cluster looses power andd resets all the inspection lights come on

does anyone know why and how i can fix this problem ??

muffles · Post by **muffles** » Sun 15 Aug, 2004 14:28

too much current draw? like some kind of start-up surge, so it resets the cluster as the voltage drops or something?

mugen888 · Post by **mugen888** » Tue 17 Aug, 2004 19:20

anything to overcome that?

Phooto · Post by **Phooto** » Tue 17 Aug, 2004 19:26

Maybe one big capacitor the other side of a diode to supply the surge current??? - or one helluva inductor in series to slug the surge current.

Simon

Phooto · Post by **Phooto** » Tue 17 Aug, 2004 19:29

In fact, the HID design must be a bit duff if it's causing such a problem = are the unit's 'E' marked - if not, they have not been tested and are illegal to fit in any case. I would refer to the manufacturer with the fault before trying any mods. If they are not 'E' marked, tested and need fiddling, get your money back.

mugen888 · Post by **mugen888** » Wed 18 Aug, 2004 07:13

The HID kit is from japan so i don't think i can get my money back
my friends got a kit installed in his VW polo his are origanal equipment his ones turn the engine managment light on how bizzzar

Phooto · Post by **Phooto** » Wed 18 Aug, 2004 07:54

If they are original equipment - then the dealer should sort them out, again there is a fault. Lights should not interfere with other systems in the car!!! I have Zenons on two cars, no problems at all.

Bestgear · Post by **Bestgear** » Wed 18 Aug, 2004 07:59

Hi

Do the HIDs work if tyou just wire them to the battery straight rather than through the original car wiring?

If they do, I think you just need to wire them up via a direct feed from the battery, via a fuse (obviously) and a relay.

Should not be a problem if they work directly of fthe battery as this will prove they are actually ok and not faulty.

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Alfie · Post by **Alfie** » Wed 18 Aug, 2004 08:08

What's a HID?

A.

muffles · Post by **muffles** » Wed 18 Aug, 2004 09:57

High Intensity Discharge - don't know much more than that except they are better/brighter than normal lights. But the title is fairly self explanatory

mugen888 · Post by **mugen888** » Wed 18 Aug, 2004 18:45

hmmm arghh
well one side is intalled i don't have no problem but when both are installed i get the surge

Phooto · Post by **Phooto** » Wed 18 Aug, 2004 18:54

two sides = double current - maybe you could install a switch to switch one on at a time???

Consult the supplier!

Bestgear · Post by **Bestgear** » Wed 18 Aug, 2004 20:41

Muggen888

Have you tried what I suggested and connected (them) directly to the battery?

If you do this with the ignition on (as per what you had when you get the problem) let us know what happens....

I would be surprised if a relay does not fix it, unless one is faulty...

D

mugen888 · Post by **mugen888** » Thu 19 Aug, 2004 18:19

to be honest i havent had time to try but it's like weird to have a seperate switch for the lights init

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