Please close tread, car is being sold back to previous owner due to the extensive amount of repairs needed. Being fully refunded.

Thanks to you all for providing all the information you have. I've learned a good amount

 

Morning bump. If you have any questions feel free to ask. I haven't figured anything out yet. I work an overnight shift so I work all night and sleep during the day. 12 hour shifts.

 

Where are the HID box's grounded?

 

The ballasts are on a mount that is bolted to the inside of the engine bay.

 

I noticed that one of the ballasts is a silver color and the other is blue.
And when I turn my headlights on, one shows up white-ish and the other is the 6k blue. Not sure if that has anything to do with anything but I just noticed a minute ago.

 

So there grounded through the body of the ballast itself?

 

Yeah, I assume so. When I looked at the ballast there was a metal bracket that it was secured to that was bolted to the inside of the engine bay. I didn't see any other wires that were from the ballast to the frame/engine bay.

When I talked to the previous owner today he said that the car is still running the factory amp for the stereo and that the HIDs take up a lot of wattage. From what I understood they should take up less but I could be misinformed.

 

First, hid kits do not ground the ballast thru the body. I see this happen with cheap hid kits. Also older cars that have bad grounds. You can Either reground the hid straight to a clean bare surface thats not shared by anything else. The headlight light gound is shared by many componets in the car. Also make sure that your headunit is grounded to a clean surface too. That will help alot. Ditch your old ballast and buy a new kit too.

 

Thanks STI-Eater. I was thinking about just ditching the entire kit and getting a quality one. I found some on like passwordjdm or weksos for a decent price. I just have to figure out what bulb setup I need and all that jazz.

If the HID is just taking up to much power, does that mean I need to just get a better amp for my stereo?

 

Please close tread, car is being sold back to previous owner due to the extensive amount of repairs needed. Being fully refunded.

Thanks to you all for providing all the information you have. I've learned a good amount