HID Help

[bradman]

Just installed my new kit and when i turn my headlights on the bulb will hold out for two minutes than start to flickar and then go out. If i turn the lights off and then turn them back on it will repeat the process. What did i do wrong?

[Tgr_Clw]

You went aftermarket instead of doing it properly.

[bradman]

Well than what is the proper way of doing it?

And my other side light works. Whats up with this one?

[chadb2434]

You might have mounted the Ballast too close to something eles causing this to happen. Where are your ballasts located?

[Tgr_Clw]

Well than what is the proper way of doing it?

OEM HID housings, OEM ballast, OEM bulbs.

[bradman]

I mounted the ballast on the top right hand side of the headlight. Towards the drivers wheel well. Where is the best place to stick it?

[HeymyAudi]

Check your connections again..... OEM or Aftermarket if its not making a full connection this will happen... Check the connection from the ballast to the bulb...

[forevraudi]

OEM HID housings, OEM ballast, OEM bulbs.

money down the drain, money down the drain, and lastly.....money down the drain. There's a reason why the call dealerships, stealerships

which company did you buy from? Could be your connections, could be faulty equipment (sometimes it happens with VVME HIDs, so i hear). Sounds like faulty equipment to me : /

[EBG 18T]

money down the drain, money down the drain, and lastly.....money down the drain. There's a reason why the call dealerships, stealerships

/

OEM lights are the way to go. They cost a little more but they are designed to work properly. If people just ordered/purchased their cars with OEM HID's people wouldn't have to screw with all these cheapo aftermarket kits that just don't fit or work right.

[pa4ul]

and pay an extra 250 dollars while paying my college tution i dont think so

[tank8677]

i have mine at the wheel well too and i dont have any problems..switch the "bad" ballest to the other side and see if it does the same thing, if it does that mean you have a bad ballest, if it doesnt then check your connections...good luck!!

[mxrz]

money down the drain, money down the drain, and lastly.....money down the drain. There's a reason why the call dealerships, stealerships

No one is suggesting to get the stuff from the dealer... Were you born yesterday?

[Tgr_Clw]

No one is suggesting to get the stuff from the dealer... Were you born yesterday?

*ding*

[T0M3K]

I paid $500 for ecode housing, full set of ballast and new bulbs. Plug and play, works awesome, and are not menace to driving society.
I will say that geometry of aftermarket output is usually bad, you probably will piss people off. But audi uses projector lens, so it's not that bad.
After long bitching, I installed HID on my friends jeep. He's so bad, that people on third floor have their rooms lit.

[a4husslin]

I have aftermarket HIDs in my joey modded headlights. They are great. Im in college too, so I feel your pain. I mounted mine behind the drivers side headlight and in the passenger side wheel well. Just use zip ties or double sided tape to secure and your good to go. I have been running mine for over a year and no problems and in my opinion they look better than oem. You can look good on a budget, it just takes a little more work. If you still have issues pm me and I can try to help further. GL.

[pa4ul]

OEM lights are the way to go. They cost a little more but they are designed to work properly. If people just ordered/purchased their cars with OEM HID's people wouldn't have to screw with all these cheapo aftermarket kits that just don't fit or work right.

he is saying to buy lights from the dealership! hence OEM

[Ill 3.0]

no. used OEM from classifieds, ebay, etc.

[EBG 18T]

he is saying to buy lights from the dealership! hence OEM

there are plenty of other places to buy OEM other than the dealership.

[Turbo1A4]

i would check the connection you might have them backwards....i have vvme and i have never had a problem

[gtsingh91]

move the ballasts around and check your connections and make sure nothing is crimping the wires. i went aftermarket and have had NO problems with them except at the beginning when the brake light was on but since that day, not one issue. just make sure you plugged everything into the RIGHT slot, and no connections are crimped. :-)

[JayStang]

I paid $500 for ecode housing, full set of ballast and new bulbs. Plug and play, works awesome, and are not menace to driving society.
I will say that geometry of aftermarket output is usually bad, you probably will piss people off. But audi uses projector lens, so it's not that bad.
After long bitching, I installed HID on my friends jeep. He's so bad, that people on third floor have their rooms lit.

Where'd ya pay $500 w/ everything included?

[manguyen]

IF you find someone from ebay germany tha will ship to the US, you can typically get a set of ecodes for about 250 shipped (housings)