RHD STI Projectors (HID + Ballasts)
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1. UNPLUG your DRL before turning on the lights.
2. If your lights flicker then go off chances are you blew the light 15A fuse. Check wiring , replace fuse and retry.
Good luck!
2. If your lights flicker then go off chances are you blew the light 15A fuse. Check wiring , replace fuse and retry.
Good luck!
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awesome STEVEID, thanks a whole bunch
But I got one question
I'm assuming when you talk about the orange and brown wire your talking about the three wires on the right of the ballast. But on the left side theres two wires
where do they connect ?
does the orange connect to battery and brown to ground (or ground it to the chassis)?
Still
but because of you getting
!! Thanks
But I got one question
I'm assuming when you talk about the orange and brown wire your talking about the three wires on the right of the ballast. But on the left side theres two wires
where do they connect ?
does the orange connect to battery and brown to ground (or ground it to the chassis)?
Still
but because of you getting !! Thanks
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Man, did you read my post?
The side with the three wires connect to the lights. There is a small black wire on the 3 wire side. That is to ground the ballast itself. Hook that black wire to the chassis.
The side with the two wires connect to the low beam power supply (one of the solor coded wires I mentioned earlier) and the ground (which is either the chassis if you want the HID's to remain on when you flash high beams, or the shared negative if you want them to go off when you flash the highs)
The side with the three wires connect to the lights. There is a small black wire on the 3 wire side. That is to ground the ballast itself. Hook that black wire to the chassis.
The side with the two wires connect to the low beam power supply (one of the solor coded wires I mentioned earlier) and the ground (which is either the chassis if you want the HID's to remain on when you flash high beams, or the shared negative if you want them to go off when you flash the highs)
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thanks for your patience ok I think I got it.
Lets start with the headlight the three wires (orange,brrown,black) hook up to the ballast with the same three colors. Now the other two connectors from the ballast the positive connects to the factory wire harness low beam positive and the ground from the ballast needs to be grounded to the chassis!! (if you want the hids on when you flash)
As for the high beams you just take the high beam wire with the shared positve for the drivers side
and the
for the passengers side you take the high beam wire from the factory harness and the shared negative
Is this right? and thanks for your patience
Lets start with the headlight the three wires (orange,brrown,black) hook up to the ballast with the same three colors. Now the other two connectors from the ballast the positive connects to the factory wire harness low beam positive and the ground from the ballast needs to be grounded to the chassis!! (if you want the hids on when you flash)
As for the high beams you just take the high beam wire with the shared positve for the drivers side
and the
for the passengers side you take the high beam wire from the factory harness and the shared negative
Is this right? and thanks for your patience
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Your comments about hooking up the HID portion is correct
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The factory high beams are connected to the shared negatives and the individual positives. I don't think it really matters which way around they go... if you get it wrong you'll blow a fuse at the most.
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Originally posted by lilmanx2
thanks for your patience ok I think I got it.
Lets start with the headlight the three wires (orange,brrown,black) hook up to the ballast with the same three colors. Now the other two connectors from the ballast the positive connects to the factory wire harness low beam positive and the ground from the ballast needs to be grounded to the chassis!! (if you want the hids on when you flash)
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As for the high beams you just take the high beam wire with the shared positve for the drivers side
and the
for the passengers side you take the high beam wire from the factory harness and the shared negative
Is this right? and thanks for your patience
thanks for your patience ok I think I got it.
Lets start with the headlight the three wires (orange,brrown,black) hook up to the ballast with the same three colors. Now the other two connectors from the ballast the positive connects to the factory wire harness low beam positive and the ground from the ballast needs to be grounded to the chassis!! (if you want the hids on when you flash)
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As for the high beams you just take the high beam wire with the shared positve for the drivers side
and the
for the passengers side you take the high beam wire from the factory harness and the shared negative
Is this right? and thanks for your patience
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Originally posted by lilmanx2
Awesome you da man, I'm sure this thread will help many people.
I wanted to ask you I tried to fit the lights in today I notice that
these arent direct fit, whats the best way to get these lights in?
Thanks a billion
Awesome you da man, I'm sure this thread will help many people.
I wanted to ask you I tried to fit the lights in today I notice that
these arent direct fit, whats the best way to get these lights in?
Thanks a billion
What year model is your car?
Do you HID's look like this?
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Originally posted by lilmanx2
yes it does but my ballast are way different!! well I tired to install it in the passengers side and i noticed that that big factory wires gets in the way and it seems like the hid are a lot bulkier.
Let me try to get some pics of what I have?
yes it does but my ballast are way different!! well I tired to install it in the passengers side and i noticed that that big factory wires gets in the way and it seems like the hid are a lot bulkier.
Let me try to get some pics of what I have?