Tried to install an HID kit in my '15 XLT...lights keep turning off on me
09-23-2015, 04:17 PM
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And you'll also need:
I chose to get the Kensun kit because it was very highly reviewed; with HID kit prices being all over the board, I wanted to make sure I bought one that had good feedback. This is the first kit I've bought from them and I have to say I really like the kit. The relay harness you could save a few bucks on if you made your own, but it really is worth the money because it has all the connectors that match up to the HID kit so it is literally plug and play (minus the battery connection, that requires a socket or wrench).
Also, if installing on a 2015, you'll want to make sure the red wire of the harness matches up with the blue wire from the truck. The plugs could connect either way, so make sure you do it right!
09-23-2015, 04:32 PM
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As long as you install the kit using a relay, anytime the headlights get voltage, the relay will kick in and provide the higher current needed to run the HIDs. Technically you don't have to disable the DRLs because even though they are a lower voltage, the relay will force the HIDs to run at the proper voltage and current - so you can run the HIDs as DRLs and it won't hurt them at all.
09-24-2015, 08:41 AM
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As long as you install the kit using a relay, anytime the headlights get voltage, the relay will kick in and provide the higher current needed to run the HIDs. Technically you don't have to disable the DRLs because even though they are a lower voltage, the relay will force the HIDs to run at the proper voltage and current - so you can run the HIDs as DRLs and it won't hurt them at all.
11-06-2015, 09:57 PM
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This is the kit I bought:
Amazon.com: 55w Kensun HID Xenon Conversion Kit "All Bulb Sizes and Colors" with Digital Ballasts - H11 - 6000k: Automotive
And you'll also need:
Amazon.com: Kensun HID Conversion Kit Universal Single Beam Relay Wiring Harness - H1 H3 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 9005 9006 5202 880 881 9140 9145: Automotive
I chose to get the Kensun kit because it was very highly reviewed; with HID kit prices being all over the board, I wanted to make sure I bought one that had good feedback. This is the first kit I've bought from them and I have to say I really like the kit. The relay harness you could save a few bucks on if you made your own, but it really is worth the money because it has all the connectors that match up to the HID kit so it is literally plug and play (minus the battery connection, that requires a socket or wrench).
Also, if installing on a 2015, you'll want to make sure the red wire of the harness matches up with the blue wire from the truck. The plugs could connect either way, so make sure you do it right!
Amazon.com: 55w Kensun HID Xenon Conversion Kit "All Bulb Sizes and Colors" with Digital Ballasts - H11 - 6000k: Automotive
And you'll also need:
Amazon.com: Kensun HID Conversion Kit Universal Single Beam Relay Wiring Harness - H1 H3 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 9005 9006 5202 880 881 9140 9145: Automotive
I chose to get the Kensun kit because it was very highly reviewed; with HID kit prices being all over the board, I wanted to make sure I bought one that had good feedback. This is the first kit I've bought from them and I have to say I really like the kit. The relay harness you could save a few bucks on if you made your own, but it really is worth the money because it has all the connectors that match up to the HID kit so it is literally plug and play (minus the battery connection, that requires a socket or wrench).
Also, if installing on a 2015, you'll want to make sure the red wire of the harness matches up with the blue wire from the truck. The plugs could connect either way, so make sure you do it right!
11-07-2015, 07:48 AM
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The low beam voltage isn't clean on 15s. Try a capacitor between the low beam supply and the HID kit trigger wire. (Along with a proper relay harness connected directly to 12v)
