This is that retrofit thread we talked about!
12-30-2013, 08:11 PM
#702
I'll go try this now with the one side (passenger), that never works anymore... See if grounding is my fault, though I expect not, as I sanded the gram to bare metal then screwed/bolted onto that.
12-30-2013, 08:18 PM
#703
F150 Forum
TRS has indicated that the ballasts may have faulted the HID bulbs as well. Has TRS sent you new bulbs? If not, you may want to get them to.
As most of you all know, I use TRS products exclusively and have had very good success doing so. Yes, on occasion, there is a hiccup, but I always ensure my clients are taken care of. My own F150 has been running on TRS components for a few years now, including the old skool relay that would utilize the relay cubes they sent you. I have no idea why they would have sent those to you.
TRS is extremely proactive with product development, which is good....but I do believe they need to thoroughly test their updated products in all possible conditions for a longer period of time prior to releasing the product(s) for sale. You are dealing with just your own retrofitted headlights, whereas I am dealing with hundreds and any electrical gremlins cause me much grief.
The whole system is quite simple when it comes to troubleshooting. If you can, hook your ballasts up to 12v directly with the bulbs and see if they work. Try switching the bulbs on the same ballast if one doesn't fire up. This eliminates the harness to narrow down the fault finding.
As most of you all know, I use TRS products exclusively and have had very good success doing so. Yes, on occasion, there is a hiccup, but I always ensure my clients are taken care of. My own F150 has been running on TRS components for a few years now, including the old skool relay that would utilize the relay cubes they sent you. I have no idea why they would have sent those to you.
TRS is extremely proactive with product development, which is good....but I do believe they need to thoroughly test their updated products in all possible conditions for a longer period of time prior to releasing the product(s) for sale. You are dealing with just your own retrofitted headlights, whereas I am dealing with hundreds and any electrical gremlins cause me much grief.
The whole system is quite simple when it comes to troubleshooting. If you can, hook your ballasts up to 12v directly with the bulbs and see if they work. Try switching the bulbs on the same ballast if one doesn't fire up. This eliminates the harness to narrow down the fault finding.
12-31-2013, 08:46 AM
#705
No unfortunately not. I truly appreciate everyone's Help, and I so badly want to go back to stock headlights and never have to waste another minute on these things in the -30...
And then I wonder how the new ballasts would react had they shipped me a new relay harness like we had specified. ...
And then I wonder how the new ballasts would react had they shipped me a new relay harness like we had specified. ...
12-31-2013, 09:36 AM
#706
Senior Member
iTrader: (1)
it makes no sense that the relay would work ford the old set but not the new. Maybe iRub1Out can send you that relay to test. did you try bilinvics suggestion and go straight to the 12v with the ballast?
12-31-2013, 10:13 AM
#707
The relay you pictured, not the cubes, but the brick, is really different from the one I have.
Mine is gold in color - not black.
It makes sense that the cubes wouldn't work since his harness isn't designed to use them, he needs that brick one like it had originally.
Idk why TRS didn't try that.
But what Bilinvic said would be the first step. If they work flawlessly when directly wired to 12v then I would suspect the relay or something harness related.
If they still act up without the relay then it could be ballast or bulb.
But in this case my gut says its the relay.
Mine is gold in color - not black.
It makes sense that the cubes wouldn't work since his harness isn't designed to use them, he needs that brick one like it had originally.
Idk why TRS didn't try that.
But what Bilinvic said would be the first step. If they work flawlessly when directly wired to 12v then I would suspect the relay or something harness related.
If they still act up without the relay then it could be ballast or bulb.
But in this case my gut says its the relay.
12-31-2013, 11:26 AM
#710
No it won't.
You mean D3S bulb and a D1S connector?
How did that combo come to be? That's a really strange question.
You mean D3S bulb and a D1S connector?
How did that combo come to be? That's a really strange question.
Last edited by iRub1Out; 12-31-2013 at 11:29 AM.
