HID install help...

i tried searchin but couldnt find anything relevant..

i usually pay this guy i know ta throw HIDs in for me but after lookin at the kit, it looked pretty damn simple to me....it all looks plug and play but im just unsure about one part....i see how everythings hooked up to the bulb but where do the red and black (im guessin ground?) wires that are in the 2nd n 3rd pics go?? and is there anything else that i may need to do for the install?

thanks

 

Positive and ground on your factory headlight plug.

 

so it just slides right into the headlight bulb harness?

and i dont have to do anything dealing with the battery right?

 

correct, plug it in the factory headlight harness and electrical tape the **** outta it.
make sure they dont touch tho

 

so thats it n then theyll have power? ...almost seems too simple

 

thats it!

 

Make sure you test fit the kit before you go through the trouble of installing and finding the perfect spot for your ballast etc. Be careful with the bulbs as they are really sensitive, don't break them

Oh yeah, do not forget to properly aim your headlights after installing the kit otherwise you will blind people and cops will own your @$$.

 

if those are the h1's, have fun making mounts for the bulbs.

 

No one thinks that this is unsafe ?? .. That plugging the power from the ballast straight to the original wiring harness is safe ? .. No it is not. The wires from the ballast should have it's own harness going straight to the battery and another wire needs to be placed on your headlight switch. I am surprised as to how many people responded to the OP in regards to his "Plug and Play" kit and no one told him what the right way is. Everyone should visit the HID forum once in a while, those people could teach you guys a thing or two about "Proper" HID instalation. BTW, HID P.and P. kits SUKK, good luck trying not to blind people.

 

Its not really unsafe considering that the current draw on these types of ballasts is far less than OEM. They are digitally controlled, and usually draw about 6 amps upon warmup where as OEM types are about 15.

 

ethereal2pt2...na theyre 9006

so between every1s comments and streetrides..now im confused.......shud i give it a try into the original harness/socket or wut??

 

i say just plug them in
i have a 5th gen and my setups the same, just add electric tape so nothing is exposed and everything is secure.
my PnP kit has been working for over a year now

 

so i just did this but i got no power to the bulbs..??...nethin else i didnt do or something?

 

You have the option of connecting them directly to your factory harness, but many people prefer to use a relay harness. The relay setup is much safer and just uses your factory headlight harness as a switch for the relay. HIDs run at a lower amperage once they are ignited and the arc stabilized. Problem is that significant amperage is need to ignite the HIDs which could overpower some factory headlight harnesses and burn them up.

 

so basically the relay kit is to prevent the HID kit from burnin the headlight harness?

i jus got it working finally but without the relay kit....this kit didnt come with a relay kit but i DO have a relay kit from another HID kit laying around...should i use it?

 

lets remember that your fuse is going to blow long before the wiring melts.

listen, just wire the positive and negative wires to your existing headlight wiring, the usual headlight bulb draws around 15-18 amps where these small charge capacitors draw around 12 amps on warm-up and stabalize to around 6 amps during normal operation, therefore no problem with any over-current situation.

the idea with wiring a relay is stupid, the headlights on all hondas and most all current cars i know of have a headlight relay that operates the circuit. therefore wiring a relay off the headlight wiring is completely useless.

The headlight switch operates the factory headlight relay, then that relay will activate the new relay that you installed, finally activating the ballast, then lighting the bulb...

its like adding a front door to a new house, there's all ready one there, so why add another one?


Modified by h23prelude at 8:53 PM 10/26/2008

 

h23prelude - aight kool..so no relay....i jus hope u know wut ur talkn bout cuz it sounds like u do? lol

 

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+1 plug them in to the harness and make sure its taped good and youll be fine, ive got it done and it sounds like many other people do too. be sure to adjust the lights tho, and point them pretty low because youll **** some people off if you dont.

also, you may want to look in to investing in a good retrofit setup. it adds for a cleaner look, and you wont blind people when driving, because even when you adjust the lights, its still bright as hell

 

i'd suggest using the search function. I've seen many burnt up wires from people doing the same thing.

but seriously, use the search function and you'll probably find a shitload of helpful threads about this and anything to do with HIDs

 

you WILL NOT BURN UP WIRES! as long as you do not swap the fuse to a larger size, 15A &gt; 20A, (which should never be done) you will never burn up wires, the protection device called a FUSE will burn up first opening the circuit preventing further damage.

just wire them to the headlight harness, you will have no problems, i'v had mine and several of my friends wired in this manner for years of trouble free service.

just be extra careful handling the bulbs, they will fail even if you slightly hit / drop / bang them.

don't forget to wrap any exposed wires / conductors with tape or shrink wrap to prevent shorts.

like said before, aim the headlights slightly down too.

-Good luck

 

thanks guys..got em in...was simple as sht...esp wit the help of ppl on the boards...... theyre 5000k ...barely ne sign of blue n no sign of yellow..just the crisp white i was lookin for.... cant go wrong for $44.80 shipped lol..jus ordered another set of 3000k off him for $48 shipped..lol....lets c how long they last