SS Silv Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 I got some HID's from xenon depot and it came with a kit to hook them up to the battery with a relay. Do I have to use this, or can just hook them up to the stock connections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 I say the extra relay is overkill on our trucks - have 50W kits in my truck running off the factory harness with no prob. Mr. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Silv Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 I say the extra relay is overkill on our trucks - have 50W kits in my truck running off the factory harness with no prob. Mr. P. Cool, thanks man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montanass Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 (edited) you gotta run the wire to the (+) terminal, or the junction box next to your alternator. That power runs the lights and when you plug your existing (oem) headlight harness into that, it sends a signal to the relay and turns on the ballast's, which makes the fancy lights work. edit: woah. didnt see that steve posted already. I know nothing, but pretend i know it all... you know how it is? Edited March 19, 2008 by montanass (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTMD8R_SS Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 you gotta run the wire to the (+) terminal, or the junction box next to your alternator. That power runs the lights and when you plug your existing (oem) headlight harness into that, it sends a signal to the relay and turns on the ballast's, which makes the fancy lights work. edit: woah. didnt see that steve posted already. I know nothing, but pretend i know it all... you know how it is? lol. I didn't use the extra thingy, just the oem harness plug and thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Silv Posted March 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Well, they didn't fire up by just plugging them into the harness. I had to use the power/relay kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Silv Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Well, I hooked the HIDs up to my battery, and today after I drove to school, I came back out and my truck was COMPLETELY dead???? Whats up with this? Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haul@ss Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 (edited) Sorry, just saw this. I ordered my friend a kit from xenon depot also and installed it on his dodge. It died after a while also. After hours and hours trying to figure out what caused it, we gave up and i installed it without the relay. For the most part, the relay is used so that the hids get the necessary power at startup because without it, some cars experience flickering. This is because although HIDs are 35w, it takes more to start them up. Some other cars need them because its ecu thinks that something is wrong with the headlights because it is programmed to give 55w instead of 35, so the battery/capacitor keeps the needed current consistent. In our case, our trucks don't really need them like mr. p said. XenonDepot is expensive and you'd figure it would work with no problem haha. What HIDs do you have in your sig? Edited March 26, 2008 by haul@ss (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Silv Posted March 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Those were some cheap HID's in my sig that failed. However, I got my HID problem figured out. The truck died because of a bad connection between the positive battery terminal. I just had to tighten it and my truck hasn't died yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haul@ss Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 oh gotcha. glad ya got if figured out bro. now take some pix with the new ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badkarma Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Deff post some pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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