I have the Morimoto kit from the retro fit source. Okay about two days ago my driver side hid started flickering even while the truck is off any ideas what I connect wrong ? Any help would appreciated
HID Problem!
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More than likely it's the ballast trying to go bad/not enough juice. Are you running a relay harness?
Hmmm. Since you're running the relay harness, I'd guess a ballast going bad. They're just like anything else, every once in a while you get a bad one. I'd swap them and see if the passenger side does it. If the drivers side still does it, then it might be the bulb.
It could also just be the nature of the beast, had a buddy with a '00 Silvy and his drivers side flickered from time to time and quite often wouldn't fire initially (would have to flash high beams to turn it on). Never was the ballast's fault, was just the nature of the truck.
It could also just be the nature of the beast, had a buddy with a '00 Silvy and his drivers side flickered from time to time and quite often wouldn't fire initially (would have to flash high beams to turn it on). Never was the ballast's fault, was just the nature of the truck.
should have bought s p e n c e r s hids :troll:
but seriously, swapping the ballast is the best way to narrow it down.
but seriously, swapping the ballast is the best way to narrow it down.
I did swap the ballast and I'm still getting the flickering I've had other hids kit and this it the first time it's done that
What would be a good place to ground it? Right now I have it grounded to the little bar that's on top of the battery.
Which relay harness do you have?
The morimoto relay has 2 grounds. I grounded one at that fender support over the battery, the other is grounded on one of the bolts under the airbox (no airbox mod so it's easy to get to.)
Make sure you clean the surfaces you're grounded to.
IF you only have one ground, for whatever reason when I had my cheap ass POS DDM relay harness (oh, fuck DDM BTW) my passenger side headlight was always the one that would fuck up on me. Example - When I'd fire the truck up and the AHL's would kick the lights on at the same time, the pass side would flicker and go out EVERY TIME.
I had some flickering issues and I cleaned all the contacts on the harness, fuse, relay, ground, and hit them with a di-electric grease. Problem solved.
What you're describing is a typical starvation issue though. If the ballast hasn't gone out yet, it will since this is super hard on ballasts, and the reason I park with the parking brake on to keep the auto headlight system from firing my HID's while I'm starting the truck.
Make sure everything is making a good solid connection and you should be fine!
The morimoto relay has 2 grounds. I grounded one at that fender support over the battery, the other is grounded on one of the bolts under the airbox (no airbox mod so it's easy to get to.)
Make sure you clean the surfaces you're grounded to.
IF you only have one ground, for whatever reason when I had my cheap ass POS DDM relay harness (oh, fuck DDM BTW) my passenger side headlight was always the one that would fuck up on me. Example - When I'd fire the truck up and the AHL's would kick the lights on at the same time, the pass side would flicker and go out EVERY TIME.
I had some flickering issues and I cleaned all the contacts on the harness, fuse, relay, ground, and hit them with a di-electric grease. Problem solved.
What you're describing is a typical starvation issue though. If the ballast hasn't gone out yet, it will since this is super hard on ballasts, and the reason I park with the parking brake on to keep the auto headlight system from firing my HID's while I'm starting the truck.
Make sure everything is making a good solid connection and you should be fine!
Both sides? Still sounds like either a bad ground or even a faulty relay.
Where did you connect your positive terminal?
Where did you connect your positive terminal?
No I didn't would it make a difference even tho there like a week old ?
This is the kit I got everything came together 9006: Morimoto Elite HID System - HID Systems from The Retrofit Source Inc
This is the kit I got everything came together 9006: Morimoto Elite HID System - HID Systems from The Retrofit Source Inc
Okay, since it's a dual relay setup, try switching the relays places and see if the trouble follows. If not, that rules out the relays.
THis is your relay harness:
Those two clear cubes with the solenoids in them are relays. Pull them out, swap them places and see if the trouble follows the relay... aka your pass light is flickering. If you switch relays and your pass side is still flickering then it's not the relay that's the problem. IF the OTHER side starts flickering, then it's the relay that's the issue. Solution: New relays from TRS
IF the issues persists, aka the same light still flickers - start trouble shooting connections. Pull your grounds apart, sand some paint off lightly and hit it liberally with dielectric grease or No-Ox and reassemble.
Those two clear cubes with the solenoids in them are relays. Pull them out, swap them places and see if the trouble follows the relay... aka your pass light is flickering. If you switch relays and your pass side is still flickering then it's not the relay that's the problem. IF the OTHER side starts flickering, then it's the relay that's the issue. Solution: New relays from TRS
IF the issues persists, aka the same light still flickers - start trouble shooting connections. Pull your grounds apart, sand some paint off lightly and hit it liberally with dielectric grease or No-Ox and reassemble.
Found the problem it is the relay. There all watered out any ideas how water got inside the relays?