DDM Tuning HID Install DIY
09-11-2010, 09:47 PM
#32
Installed my HID's this afternoon. It took me longer to remove the glass
for cleaning then to install the kit. Very simple.
I used the base kit and replaced the ground (black wire) spade
to a bullet type, so it will fit the stock brown wire.
What a difference for 35 bucks.....
Al Z
for cleaning then to install the kit. Very simple.
I used the base kit and replaced the ground (black wire) spade
to a bullet type, so it will fit the stock brown wire.
What a difference for 35 bucks.....
Al Z
09-12-2010, 10:46 AM
#33
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Any excessive heat generated by these units? I've got the XPEL protection film on my lenses and don't want to create a problem if these HID's burn excessvely hot. TIA for any input.
09-12-2010, 10:50 AM
#34
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I've got the super thick expel on mine (from previous owner)...no issues I've seen so far.
09-20-2010, 09:11 PM
#36
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Swapped mine out today...AUUUGGGHHHH. The passenger side is still out. Guess it wasn't the old ballast after all, but something more sinister.
I'll start searching, but does anyone know offhand whether or not these cars have individual fuses for L/R headlights? If not, then I really am in the dark about why my passenger side is still out.
I'll start searching, but does anyone know offhand whether or not these cars have individual fuses for L/R headlights? If not, then I really am in the dark about why my passenger side is still out.
09-20-2010, 09:35 PM
#37
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Answered my own question - yes, separate fuses for L/R, High and Low beam.
...unfortunately, all my fuses are fine. It's a full-blown wiring issue now. (Sigh.)
...unfortunately, all my fuses are fine. It's a full-blown wiring issue now. (Sigh.)
09-20-2010, 09:45 PM
#38
Three Wheelin'
Ed, see if you have any current first with the wires open at the end. Some ballasts are particularly sensitive to a lot of resistance (from weak connections) or maybe you do have a bad ballast. Oh, you could also try swapping them.
dave
dave
09-20-2010, 10:23 PM
#39
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Ed, Check the socket on the light itself mine looked o.k. but but when i pressed on the indivdual metal sockets some would retract into the housing . each metal socket has a little barb on it to hold it in place. Easily fixed if that is what it is just by bending the barbs with your fingernail I chased this intermittent No headlight issue for TWO years , I hope its as simple as this for you.
Steve
Steve
09-20-2010, 10:46 PM
#40
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Thanks, guys. I do suspect a poor connection at the socket, as the headlamp was excessively hard to position correctly a few weeks ago. There may also be a poor ground right at that brown wire - I noticed a little char there when I was replacing the light kit today, right where I spliced in with my first HID kit four years ago.
At this point, lamps, ballasts, and fuses have been definitively ruled out.
At this point, lamps, ballasts, and fuses have been definitively ruled out.
09-20-2010, 10:50 PM
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Ed, after you have swapped ballasts check in.
I have the same problem. It's the passenger side. For some reason the touchy electrical wiring of the 993 doesn't like it. If I start the car and then turn the headlights on the passenger side flickers on momentarily and then stays off.
If, however, I turn ignition to ON, turn the headlights on, and then start the car the passenger side will remain on.
Very strange but I chalk it up to the wiring in the 993 and the sensitivity to the ballasts.
I have the same problem. It's the passenger side. For some reason the touchy electrical wiring of the 993 doesn't like it. If I start the car and then turn the headlights on the passenger side flickers on momentarily and then stays off.
If, however, I turn ignition to ON, turn the headlights on, and then start the car the passenger side will remain on.
Very strange but I chalk it up to the wiring in the 993 and the sensitivity to the ballasts.
09-20-2010, 11:06 PM
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Thanks, guys. I do suspect a poor connection at the socket, as the headlamp was excessively hard to position correctly a few weeks ago. There may also be a poor ground right at that brown wire - I noticed a little char there when I was replacing the light kit today, right where I spliced in with my first HID kit four years ago.
At this point, lamps, ballasts, and fuses have been definitively ruled out.
At this point, lamps, ballasts, and fuses have been definitively ruled out.
09-20-2010, 11:39 PM
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Back to headlights. So what do you do, shore up the connector somehow? If it's loose, plug it in first and then insert the headlamp assembly? Mine is still ostensibly in place, although there's no guarantee that the headlamp connector is correctly engaging the socket...I suppose I could try my brights to see if I'm getting something.
09-20-2010, 11:46 PM
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LOL, I unplugged my fan resistor four years ago and kept it unplugged ever since. For awhile I wondered if I was doing the engine a disservice in the winter, but the oil always got up to temp, the thermostat would open, and the gauge would sit at or just below the first mark.
Back to headlights. So what do you do, shore up the connector somehow? If it's loose, plug it in first and then insert the headlamp assembly? Mine is still ostensibly in place, although there's no guarantee that the headlamp connector is correctly engaging the socket...I suppose I could try my brights to see if I'm getting something.
Back to headlights. So what do you do, shore up the connector somehow? If it's loose, plug it in first and then insert the headlamp assembly? Mine is still ostensibly in place, although there's no guarantee that the headlamp connector is correctly engaging the socket...I suppose I could try my brights to see if I'm getting something.