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Old 01-26-2015, 08:44 PM
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I recently picked up some oem hids. They worked perfectly on the sellers truck, but for some reason I can't get them to fire up on mine. I checked the grounds multiple times, so I don't think that is my problem. The parking lamps and side markers work just fine in them. I did notice that my adapter on the harness and the one to the headlight doesn't click together, it doesn't feel like it goes on all the way it should, could that be the problem? The fuse also is not blown on the harness.

Any ideas, or suggestions would be appreciated. They look killer, and would love to get them to work.
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Make sure none of the pins are bent or loose on either! If all fails a new harness is in your future!
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Any luck getting the harness plugs fully clicked into the headlights yet?
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Take a multimeter and make sure you are getting 12V at the connection for the lights, if not, work your way backwards...
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The morimoto harness I have doesn't fully click in but it grabs on pretty good.


1st things first.
Did you sand the paint off the grounding area?
Did you hook the power cable directly to the battery?
Did you blow the fuse in the power cable hooking it up?


One of those are your issue if both lights aren't working.
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Again, a multimeter will help a lot. I had a problem with mine, bought a mm and found the problem in minutes.
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Check the h13 signal connector. Mine was corroded and i just got a new connector. Make sure you use some dielectric grease to keep it from corroding
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Did you check the inline fuse of your adapter harness? That would be the very first thing I check!
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Originally Posted by NASSTY
Any luck getting the harness plugs fully clicked into the headlights yet?
I didn't have a chance this week, silly work getting in the way! I will check everything out again this weekend.
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Originally Posted by 71_340
Did you check the inline fuse of your adapter harness? That would be the very first thing I check!
Yep, checked that out. It is still perfect.


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