Installed HID conversion kit and getting a weird error message/warning!

[roostboost]

I installed my H7 5000K HID kit w/battery relay harness and now everytime I start the car I get a warning light that states: "right headlight dipped" and "left headlight dipped"...the company I bought it from sells a bulb out warning harness for cars like ours that monitor EVERYTHING, lol. I'm not sure they will fix the problem or if anyone else has had this happen to them?

thanks for the help!

[praudi]

i got fog lights and lows no problem just get relay a from hidextreme.com is like 25 dollars for a pair good luck

[fD3S]

Install relays to draw true 12volt juice directly from the battery.

[roostboost]

I already have the battery relay harness which draws power directly from the battery...I see that HIDextreme.com sells 2 other harnesses. One of them is for the "bulb out" warning message that some cars get(I don't have this warning message). The other relay is for other various error messages which might be the one for me? I emailed them to see what they recommend.

[Buttafuoco]

Install relays to draw true 12volt juice directly from the battery.

haha..what?

roostboost: did you change the codes after doing this?

[RedS-line]

"headlight dipped" message is the message i get when one of my headlights goes out temporarily. i have to turn off headlights then turn on to light both again. i think it is similar to the blub out warning and its your best shot since i doubt youll find a harness specifically for "dipping"

[roostboost]

haha..what?

roostboost: did you change the codes after doing this?

no I didn't...how do I go about doing this?

The message now only appears when I turn on the headlights...It seems to be an intermittent message?

[Buttafuoco]

Find someone that has a vag-com and have them recode your car for bi-xenon and disable DRLs...you won't have high beams anymore but the xenons will work.

Take a look at the FAQ section to get the proper codes.

[Tunerstop]

Just put a capacitor from radioshack, that will solve the problem. I used to get that warning along with flickering bulbs...now after that capacitor, no warninig everythings perfect.

[evilgabbie]

i think it's due to the coding as well, just get a friend with a vag cable to do it OR buy the $10 dollar one from ebay OR bring it into a dealer and get it done, they should do it for free or at most charge 1/2hr labour

[MrRevesz]

i think it's due to the coding as well, just get a friend with a vag cable to do it OR buy the $10 dollar one from ebay OR bring it into a dealer and get it done, they should do it for free or at most charge 1/2hr labour

I highly doubt it's the coding as all it is, is an aftermarket HID conversion kit. If he did the actual swap, then yes.... coding would be necessary.


The problem is, at least I believe is the car is always sending charges to make sure the lights are working, and not out. Now that you have a different thing hooked up into there, that's why the lights will either flicker or go out... You need a capacitor, but that might end up becoming a pain. See if they make a special harness for the car to bypass the lights-out warning....

[Buttafuoco]

I highly doubt it's the coding as all it is, is an aftermarket HID conversion kit. If he did the actual swap, then yes.... coding would be necessary.


The problem is, at least I believe is the car is always sending charges to make sure the lights are working, and not out. Now that you have a different thing hooked up into there, that's why the lights will either flicker or go out... You need a capacitor, but that might end up becoming a pain. See if they make a special harness for the car to bypass the lights-out warning....

Yikes! Are you really telling the OP to go haphazardly slap in capacitors and/or relays without really knowing what it is you're doing?

An HID kit is electrically the same as the bi-xenon package.

[roostboost]

I now get the message after putting the car into gear...I'm hoping the bulb out harnesses will correct this error message.

Does anyone know off-hand how to adjust the aim of the headlights?

[praudi]

again i just went thru this we you install and aftermarket hid kit some times u get flickering or u get a buzz on the radio and then u get the error on the dis all these problems are resolved with the resistors i told u im running 2 kits in my car fogs and lows and for everyones saying im blinding people i dont if u buy a cheap ass kit yes but do it right and u will be ok

[nimski62]

B7s should have projectors regardless just like B6s.. i had such a clean line with my b6 aftermarket kit...

[Silverstreak98]

again i just went thru this we you install and aftermarket hid kit some times u get flickering or u get a buzz on the radio and then u get the error on the dis all these problems are resolved with the resistors i told u im running 2 kits in my car fogs and lows and for everyones saying im blinding people i dont if u buy a cheap ass kit yes but do it right and u will be ok

Congratulations, you are blinding people. HID lighting in a reflector halogen housing, is absolutely the worst thing you can do.

[praudi]

thank you silver streak i wish u lived by my house so i could blind u too!

[bcramer]

thank you silver streak i wish u lived by my house so i could blind u too!

Show us some pictures of the cut off...

[MrRevesz]

Show us some pictures of the cut off...

or lack of

[bcramer]

or lack of

I was trying to give him the benefit of the doubt. Hopefully he'll show pictures that allow us to actually see it...

[roostboost]

so I tried the bulb-out "adapters/resistors" from sharphid.com and they didn't work...I also bought a VAG COM tool from Ross-tech and tried to alter the coding as stated above and that didn't work either. I going to take the car into the dealer and see what they can do...

[praudi]

bro i told u what to do i have not one but two kits no problem but ok i guess

[roostboost]

bro i told u what to do i have not one but two kits no problem but ok i guess

thanks for the help, but I don't have any lights flickering or radio "buzz" so I think my problem is a little different that's all. I'm going to try the dealer and then go w/the resistors as a last resort

[praudi]

The Resisteors Mainly Is For The Bulb Out Error In The Dis

[roostboost]

PROBLEM SOLVED!! It ended up being the battery relay harness that was causing this error message. I removed the harness and installed the capacitors and now the error message is gone...thanks for the help, guys!!