bambo2888

Hey guys,

Problem is, whenever I unlock the truck at night and the headlights illuminate, both HID's come on, but the driver's side flickers momentarily and then shut off, until I start the truck.

Any ideas how to solve this?

Thanks in advance.

SinCityFX4

There is a mod to fix this. I will try and find it.

bambo2888

thanks, looking forward to the link

SinCityFX4

Ok, so one of the fixes is to eliminate the exterior illumination feature that kicks the HID's on. I was just getting ready to do this so mine don't turn on and off so much. It is located on pg152-153 of the owners manual. If you don't have it and want to do that let me know and I will post it up.

I think there is another option but I will keep looking.

rickyfx2

bambo i have the same problem i first thought it was a wire issue but the was not it and i could not find the problem and i dont want to risk burning the bulb so therefor i just unlock it with the key at night.my brother also had that issue with his f150 and he burned his bulb

bambo2888

well, the issue is that there is not enough power to power the ballasts when the car is initially unlocked, until the car is started. the fix is a relay that wires the ballasts to the battery and uses the factory harness as a trigger. they are pretty cheap and all over the place, so im going to do that.

the new problem i just noticed, though, is that now my high beam indicator on the dash is always illuminated. any ideas on this one?

SinCityFX4

I have the relay and it still does it. Are they Bi-Xenon?

bambo2888

no, just the low beam, HID. i noticed that only when the fog lights are on is the high beam indicator illuminated.

f150mashin559

its not illuminated. check between when you have the fog lights on and when u have ur high beams on. mine looks like its slightly on but u can see a real difference when the high beams are on. also i have no problems with my HID's and them flickering at night. i have the relay harness for the headlights and i have the straight hookups for the fog lights.

SinCityFX4

It is because the high beam and fog lights are connected via the circuit to turn the fogs off with the highs.

I am gonna do the Bambi mod today and see if that fixes it.