just finished the install of my HIDs!
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2nd Gear
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From: British Columbia
RE: just finished the intall of my HIDs!
I just got back from taking the car for a spin, and wow what a difference! I noticed that when I turn them on, they light up real bright then they dim, flicker, and come back to full brightness slowly. is that normal? also has anyone noticed their radio reception going to sh*t after they did this?
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From: Phoenix Arizona
RE: just finished the intall of my HIDs!
Hey,
Glad to see that you got them working, did my short DIY help any? And with the flickering problem, does it only do that when you turn them on at first? All HID's do that when you first turn them on. Because there is gas in there and no filliment it has to ignite them. When you first turn them on the ballast sends something like 23,000 volts to the bulb to turn it on, thats why you get a flash at first, once then are ignited the volts get dropped back down to 18 I think and then it takes them a few seconds to warm up. Thats why they go from bright to dim to bright again. As for radio reception I have not had any problems really. I don't normally listen to my radio though. I have my stereo wired so I can plug my laptop into it and take all 20 days worth of music with me (about 5000 songs).
Hope that helps!
Oh and were did you end up mounting the ballasts?
Josh
Glad to see that you got them working, did my short DIY help any? And with the flickering problem, does it only do that when you turn them on at first? All HID's do that when you first turn them on. Because there is gas in there and no filliment it has to ignite them. When you first turn them on the ballast sends something like 23,000 volts to the bulb to turn it on, thats why you get a flash at first, once then are ignited the volts get dropped back down to 18 I think and then it takes them a few seconds to warm up. Thats why they go from bright to dim to bright again. As for radio reception I have not had any problems really. I don't normally listen to my radio though. I have my stereo wired so I can plug my laptop into it and take all 20 days worth of music with me (about 5000 songs).
Hope that helps!
Oh and were did you end up mounting the ballasts?
Josh
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RE: just finished the intall of my HIDs!
ORIGINAL: ThePaintballGuy
Hey,
Glad to see that you got them working, did my short DIY help any? And with the flickering problem, does it only do that when you turn them on at first? All HID's do that when you first turn them on. Because there is gas in there and no filliment it has to ignite them. When you first turn them on the ballast sends something like 23,000 volts to the bulb to turn it on, thats why you get a flash at first, once then are ignited the volts get dropped back down to 18 I think and then it takes them a few seconds to warm up. Thats why they go from bright to dim to bright again. As for radio reception I have not had any problems really. I don't normally listen to my radio though. I have my stereo wired so I can plug my laptop into it and take all 20 days worth of music with me (about 5000 songs).
Hope that helps!
Oh and were did you end up mounting the ballasts?
Josh
Hey,
Glad to see that you got them working, did my short DIY help any? And with the flickering problem, does it only do that when you turn them on at first? All HID's do that when you first turn them on. Because there is gas in there and no filliment it has to ignite them. When you first turn them on the ballast sends something like 23,000 volts to the bulb to turn it on, thats why you get a flash at first, once then are ignited the volts get dropped back down to 18 I think and then it takes them a few seconds to warm up. Thats why they go from bright to dim to bright again. As for radio reception I have not had any problems really. I don't normally listen to my radio though. I have my stereo wired so I can plug my laptop into it and take all 20 days worth of music with me (about 5000 songs).
Hope that helps!
Oh and were did you end up mounting the ballasts?
Josh
ah, that makes sense about the flickering, and I think I remember reading something about that but I wasn't sure so I thought I'd ask.
I ended up mounting the driver's side ballast on the underside of the headlight housing, and the passenger side sort of against the side of the airbox that faces forward. there ain't a lot of room to work in there, so I did what I could. I don't think they'll be falling out any time soon.
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RE: just finished the intall of my HIDs!
ORIGINAL: itsnumb
Is itlegal to put hids in stock halogen reflectors?
Is itlegal to put hids in stock halogen reflectors?
on top of all that, I don't think it's legal for joe blow to install HIDs into a halogen housing, but we do it anyway.