HID- im trying to figure something out..

[GryStrm]

alot of people seem to be having issues with their hid's and the auto setting, where one light stays off in the auto setting (turning on and off resets)...even with relays...i have mine on relays and it seems fine...

Im seeing a pattern here where most if not all of you have the issue with the same light!...

let me know which satys OFF in AUTO mode. (i know flipping them on and off makes em work)

[uh-oh_8_coupe]

sometimes both, but mostly passenger, and sometimes they work

[LongBeachCoupe]

NO ISSUES FTW!I actually had no enclosures with just the ballasts and exposed connections loose while i drove home in pouring rain...

XENTEC tough!

[bina12834]

i have my lights on "auto" with relay harnesses on, and when i start the car at night the passenger side headlight doesnt come on.

[GryStrm]

AHHhhh.....im gonna go home and runa test....i bet...the voltage is different in the passenger headlight!...dont know why or how...but its too coincidentail....ill have to try it with a volatge peak meter...

[bina12834]

AHHhhh.....im gonna go home and runa test....i bet...the voltage is different in the passenger headlight!...dont know why or how...but its too coincidentail....ill have to try it with a volatge peak meter...

i agree with you....its oto coincidential that we're all getting the same problem when using relay's......i cant wait to hear your results with your voltage tests......i cant see why the voltage would be different in the passenger headlight though....of course i dont know much about this stuff.

[bradz]

I don't really have this problem. My HID's are working good. I have Xentec. I am not using the auto thing; I open the headlights manually after car starts. No problems.

[Sensors]

long beach where did you get your HID's from, i'm guessing ebay, but what seller did you use?

Sorry to thread jack...

[LongBeachCoupe]

couldnt tell ya... if you said it id recognize it though.. i also have the old balasts, head & fog... i leave mine on auto because if i leave it on off, and then flip them on, it goes off for a split second between auto and on.

[Sensors]

ok thanks though, i want to get them but alot of people are compling about the HID4U guy and i dont want any problems

[LongBeachCoupe]

AMEX buyer protection FTW!if your buying anything "suspect" or car parts ALWAYS use an amex!

[quick_shift]

long beach where did you get your HID's from, i'm guessing ebay, but what seller did you use?

Sorry to thread jack...

I'm thinking about ordering from "supervtec", he also sells the Slim Ballasts. Also has a better rating then HID4U

http://search.stores.ebay.com/...ofpZ0

[bina12834]

I don't really have this problem. My HID's are working good. I have Xentec. I am not using the auto thing; I open the headlights manually after car starts. No problems.

yea we're all talking about using the auto feature....we all know if you just have them off and then turn them on after the car starts then theyll work fine.

I'm thinking about ordering from "supervtec", he also sells the Slim Ballasts. Also has a better rating then HID4U

http://search.stores.ebay.com/...ofpZ0

yea i bought from that same buyer.....i highly reccommend him

[LongBeachCoupe]

i dont understand why my big ballast xentec's (that sit on auto, headlight n fogs) that have been basically SUBMERGED in water still fire up with no issues... could it be a faulty connection you guys have or something?

[D-Roll]

I have the 6k HID's from xenonlink.com and before I installed the HID relay harneness, the passenger side sometimes would not come on due to lack of current. Now that I have the HID relay harness, no issues.

[GryStrm]

nah....i think its alot with the slim ballast guys...and voltage...reason for my investigation is....ill bet that the guys who are having this issue....and have changed their fogs as well....it doesnt happen to the fogs!...i am also as you know...working on my own headlight project...and LEDS are very voltage sensitive....i wann amke sure that the power getting to em is consistant and correct...so that got me thinking about the on off issue on hid lights...

[bina12834]

i have slim ballast kits on both my fogs and headlights

[marcelo929]

I have my Xentecs with the old ballasts. I keep mine on Auto and dont have a relay or anything and they both fire up each and every time

[bina12834]

i wonder why the slims are messing up.....i thought they were supposed to prevent this better than the regular ballasts?

[GryStrm]

confirmed...power flux in the passenger low beam harness!! was messing with it the other night...volt meter jump on auto setting start up....passenger side!...investigating further to remedy or hope some other electrical wizard here can figure out but it is an anomoly.!

[DarkKnight22]

i have the same issue, it's on the passenger side. I prefer not having it in auto anyways so it's not a huge deal and it always fires up when i don't have it in auto when i start the car.

Xenatec's bought on ebay 6000k slim ballast

[Hussain]

now i noticed that sometimes its even the driver side, it just varies.... has anyone had these issues with the xentec fat ballasts?