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cheekah
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 Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:04 pm Post subject: HID problems |
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hey
i have just recently fitted some HID low beams to my ba xr8.
they are 6000k bulbs.
when i turn my low beam on they work fine but once i turn my high beam on the low turn off leaving just the high on. when i pull the high beam lever back the low and high beam work fine with the lows. whats goin on with my lights?
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Krytox
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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thats how they work.
Select high beam on MOST cars, the low beam turns off, and the high beam filament lights up.
Select PASS on the stork, the low stays on and the high beam lights up simultainiously.
As HID's take a few seconds to get up to temperature, you may have to modify your wiring, a simple relay could solve your problem, or even wire them upto the parkers.
However there may be legal issues with this. |
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svo_matt
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| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| its the relay,you need to get a 5 pin |
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cheekah
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Krytox wrote: | thats how they work.
Select high beam on MOST cars, the low beam turns off, and the high beam filament lights up.
Select PASS on the stork, the low stays on and the high beam lights up simultainiously.
As HID's take a few seconds to get up to temperature, you may have to modify your wiring, a simple relay could solve your problem, or even wire them upto the parkers.
However there may be legal issues with this. |
hey krytox
thanks heaps for the advice i tried what you said and it works i just dont have drivinglights when i turn them on the low beam comes on at the same time/ but at least it works cheers for the advice much appreciated.
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Krytox
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No problem, Glad to be of assistance.
Unfortunately some cars are wired this way.
I'm sure theres a logical reason, However High beams are for distant, low are for local,
For me, High beam should be every forward light available. |
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a_total_tool
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:47 am Post subject: |
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If your original Main Headlight bulbs were H4's (as Mine and svo_matt's are), The cars are set up to only send power down to either the low beam or the high beam, but not both.
I fixed mine (when I had HID's that were low beam only) by Jumping the low and the high beam circuits together. I did this at the headlights, as this was the easiest. You will need to get some strong Diodes (I am not too sure which ones that I had used), and place them on the high beam side of your join, so that the power from the low beam circuit does not run through the high beam circuit.
I ditched this setup a month ago, when I blew a HID bulb. I have since gone for the BI-Xenon HID setup. Problem solved  |
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grimmy_boy
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Hey Chaps
were do i get HID for a BA Ghia 03? |
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