HID Issues
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HID Issues
Hey guys.....this may have been covered before. I did a search and found 3000 HID threads and did not find this specific issue.
Just got my HID's in the mail today. Decided to go with the non bi-xenon kit (single beam). Well, got the fogs installed just like all the others I have done on my cars. Got to the Headlight and WTF.........connections don't match up.
What am I to do? Cut and splice, or is there a harness to adapt the single beam HID?
Just got my HID's in the mail today. Decided to go with the non bi-xenon kit (single beam). Well, got the fogs installed just like all the others I have done on my cars. Got to the Headlight and WTF.........connections don't match up.
What am I to do? Cut and splice, or is there a harness to adapt the single beam HID?
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Harness should not have to be cut and spliced in a plug and play kit. I would check the label on the box to make sure that they sent you the right kit. If the label is correct, I would send that kit back to the person you bought it from in exchange for another of the same.
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Doesn't seem to be a "plug-and-play". Just the same old ballast I have used in most of my cars the past few years. Looks like I may just experiment cutting some stuff tomorrow.
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Well then I shall ask for pics... Lets see your headlight connector and the ballast connections (both of them- to the bulb and to the car's harness). These kits really should just be a matter of swapping plugs.
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This is the exact kit I have.....mnus the correct bulb. Same connections, ballasts etc.
I do not have a pic of the factory connection BC of lack of light and willingness to take it apart the 6th time. lol
I do not have a pic of the factory connection BC of lack of light and willingness to take it apart the 6th time. lol
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http://www.shoppalstores.com/ShopPal...ge//5459x1.jpg
This is a link to the factory plug. Tab A definately does not fit into slot B
This is a link to the factory plug. Tab A definately does not fit into slot B
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I would highly discourage you from 'splicing' any wires with an HID kit... I would send it back and get the correct kit. Mine were the easiest thing in the world to install with the plug-and-play.
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It's worth another week or two to get the right kit.
For the record, my ebay HID kit was indeed an easy plug and play installation.
