HID question (help)

[lost_breed]

O.k this might be a dumb or easy question,but forgive me. I had HID on my MR2 turbo and went ahead and did the swap of the HID headlight over to my Supra. Everything is hooked up right, i know because it worked fine on my MR2. Well, when i turn it on it just flickers for about 30 second than it turns off. Any idea?

Again, sorry for the question.

 

[JDMMA70]

um ballast?

 

[lost_breed]

um ballast?

yeah, ballast

 

[arizzle]

um ballast?

sounds like your ballast are blown, but it could also mean you have a bad ground if its doing it on both.

 

[shaeff]

Or the stock wiring is crap, and you need to run a dedicated power harness. HID's draw much more on start-up, sometimes up to 7-8 amps. That's just too much for the stock wiring, especially with how old it is.

Make your own power harness using a relay.

 

[lost_breed]

yeah, i'll try making another set of power and ground coming off the battery as an test. Thanks

 

[sneakypete]

i had the same problem with my first HID kit.. and it had its own harness. turned out the ground wasnt good. so i rewired it all. then a ballast blew.
if your interested. i am selling my old HID wiring harness (comes with relay, fuses and bulbs)... just no ballasts.
pm me if your interested

 

[HIDPLANET]

SAid it hundreds of times......check your grounds.

 

[cmdeoro]

Do both light do it? Maybe a faulty ground in the supra