HID flickers

[bigdhasmoney]

So i just installed a set of 10k hids yesterday. I connected them directly to the ballast's and i noticed a little flicker. Not like a strobe light flicker. So i took everything apart and installed my relay and STILL and tiny flicker. Does anybody have any idea what the problem is? Everything works fine, its just that dam flicker. :mad2:

[hakisaki]

it might be low voltage you may need to rewire your car lighting!!

[MOTOWN]

do they flicker when you start the car, or constantly after the car is running?

[bigdhasmoney]

they constantly do it. It isnt a constant pattern either. I just tried hooking the ballasts up to the cancellers and that didnt do anything. Then i tried hooking the cancellers to the relay then to the ballasts and that didnt work. And i dont think its low volts cause im able to run a 2400 watt amp to 2 15" subwoofers. I tried everything. Bulb directly to the ballasts etc. Nothing works. Tomorrow, i'll try to get a vid up of the flickering so you guys can see what exactly im talking about.

[MOTOWN]

yes the video may help, what brand kit do you have?

[MercNasty]

kit maybe defective

[bigdhasmoney]

i bought my kit from http://hidnation.com/9007hidkits.html. I have the regular ballast, relay, and canceller. It isnt the bi xenon kit. The low beam is bright enough.

[MOTOWN]

when your bulb is mounted in the housing make sure there in correctly with the long thin rod portion of the bulb pointing to the bottom of the housing.

[bigdhasmoney]

i thought the bulbs only went in one way. And if they werent pointing in the right direction how would that effect anything? i THINK the long portion is to the side of the housing with the high beam to the left of it. But even when its like that, my high beam still flips up even though its not on the top.

[freddiewh]

i just installed mine and mine does the same thing i only paid 50 for mine it may be the brand but i can deal with the flickering

[bigdhasmoney]

yeah i dont know dude. I can deal with it too but i didnt pay 100 bucks for flickering lights. And i dont want other people to see a nice marauder with flickering headlights.

[MOTOWN]

can you post a pic of your bulb installed

[bigdhasmoney]

Alright will do but im going to do it tomorrow cause its pretty dark outside. You want the front where you can see the bulb?

[MOTOWN]

Alright will do but im going to do it tomorrow cause its pretty dark outside. You want the front where you can see the bulb?

yes front/side that will help to see whats going on

[fastblackmerc]

Why did you install "cancelers"? And what are they? I installed HIDs in the headlights & fog lights... didn't use "cancelers"

[bigdhasmoney]

I didnt install the cancellers. I only installed the relay and ballasts. I only tried the cancellers to see if it would stop the flickering but it didnt. :)

[bigdhasmoney]

Oh and a canceller cable helps eliminate the flickering that is caused by the vehicles computer not recognizing the hid bulb. It solves computer errors.

[ChiTownMaraud3r]

Should have bought even the cheapest DDM kit.

[burt ragio]

Why don't you just call the company support line ?

[bigdhasmoney]

yeah im just gonna send em back and get the ddm one.

[4play]

Computer has nothing to do with it. Are the both flickering? Try switching the ballests around,

[bigdhasmoney]

yeh there both flickering. :/

[ctrlraven]

Oh and a canceller cable helps eliminate the flickering that is caused by the vehicles computer not recognizing the hid bulb. It solves computer errors.
The Marauder doesn't have bulb out sensing.

Should have bought even the cheapest DDM kit.Yep.


yeah im just gonna send em back and get the ddm one.Smart idea. lol

[Egon Spengler]

Just took my kit out of my marauder. Mine weren't working properly at times, so I ripped them out of my car. THe kit in my motorcycle is doing the same thing. I think I am DONE with HID kits. Went back to my silverstars and they work just fine.

[fastblackmerc]

Just took my kit out of my marauder. Mine weren't working properly at times, so I ripped them out of my car. THe kit in my motorcycle is doing the same thing. I think I am DONE with HID kits. Went back to my silverstars and they work just fine.

:dunno: Mine have worked properly since I installed hem.....

[ctrlraven]

Junk kits and improper installs is the common causes for HID problems.

Zero problems in the MM beside one bulb not actuating but that's a warranty problem. Second kit has been working fine and kit in my 08 Taurus has worked flawless since March of last year.

[snigalfriz]

I just ordered my HID 35W Raptors from DDM Tuning for both headlights and fogs. I will let you know how it goes.

[2003stealth]

I had the same problem. Most likely you need a new ballast. They are all the same you must of got a bad batch of ballasts.

[ctrlraven]

I had the same problem. Most likely you need a new ballast. They are all the same you must of got a bad batch of ballasts.
Name fits you well since this is your first and only post in like 2.5 years. lol

There are several hid kit brands being thrown around in the thread and no they are not all the same, technology is the same but quality of parts and where they scavenger their parts from can be different.

One way to kill a ballast quickly is to leave the lights on AUTO and then start the car up. It sends a voltage drop and then a voltage spike to the ballast and can mess them and the igniters (internal inside the ballast or external inline)

[4play]

Also check out retro solutions good quality stuff decent price and lifetime warrenty on everything. Plus its all plug and play

[jstevens]

[One way to kill a ballast quickly is to leave the lights on AUTO and then start the car up. It sends a voltage drop and then a voltage spike to the ballast and can mess them and the igniters (internal inside the ballast or external inline)[/QUOTE]

So that may explain why when I bought Tallboys car, the AUTO was switched off. I've been manually turning them on thinking that left in auto may decrease the life of the LCM.

Any truth to that?

[ctrlraven]

So that may explain why when I bought Tallboys car, the AUTO was switched off. I've been manually turning them on thinking that left in auto may decrease the life of the LCM.

Any truth to that?
I can't say for sure on stock halogen lights but I know that the voltage crank drop and then spike back up will decrease the life of an aftermarket HID ballast. It is possible though for sure. That quick moment in crank drops the voltage to most things cause the starter is drawing so much voltage.

[bigdhasmoney]

well guys i just installed my ddm hid kit and what do ya know, they work like a charm. And there brighter than my previous ones. DDM is the way to go, thanks guys. :D

[MOTOWN]

well guys i just installed my ddm hid kit and what do ya know, they work like a charm. And there brighter than my previous ones. DDM is the way to go, thanks guys. :D

the headlights, or fogs?

[bigdhasmoney]

the headlights. I haven't gotten around to my fogs.

[ctrlraven]

Did you get the single beam or hi/low kit? Either one make sure the metal arm that runs the length of the bulb is on the bottom of when the bulb is in the housing. It does make a difference when it is in the top position and scatters the light even more.

[bigdhasmoney]

yeh its on the bottom. I got just the low beam. But there still super bright. I put them in and the first person to see me flashed me. 55 watt.

[4play]

^^^ *****ty, should of spent the extra 15 bucks for hi/lo

[fastblackmerc]

yeh its on the bottom. I got just the low beam. But there still super bright. I put them in and the first person to see me flashed me. 55 watt.

I've had my HID Hi & Lo's for over a year and no one has flashed me. Sounds like a headlight adjustment is needed.

[ctrlraven]

yeh its on the bottom. I got just the low beam. But there still super bright. I put them in and the first person to see me flashed me. 55 watt.
55 watt is overkill in the halogen housing. 35 Watt is PLENTY.

^^^ *****ty, should of spent the extra 15 bucks for hi/lo
Yep cause what happens if you need to flash someone, opps no high beams.

I've had my HID Hi & Lo's for over a year and no one has flashed me. Sounds like a headlight adjustment is needed.
Yep, I'd say the same thing.

[MrBluGruv]

My friend and I installed a universal kit in his truck last weekend, only to have the bulbs burn through the housing that night.

I don't know what these bulbs were rated at, but the kit was absurd. It was like 200 bucks for two hi-lo bulbs, four ballasts, and a wiring harness. Also had terrible light dispersion no matter which direction the metal tabs were in relation to the housing.

[fastblackmerc]

My friend and I installed a universal kit in his truck last weekend, only to have the bulbs burn through the housing that night.

I don't know what these bulbs were rated at, but the kit was absurd. It was like 200 bucks for two hi-lo bulbs, four ballasts, and a wiring harness. Also had terrible light dispersion no matter which direction the metal tabs were in relation to the housing.

WOW!

My kit was much cheaper and I've had no problems.

[ctrlraven]

WOW!

My kit was much cheaper and I've had no problems.
Mine was even more cheaper and no problems.