HID light issue - Help

[jsbihn]

Hey all.
I bought a set of HID lights from Amazon. I have bought these lights for my other vehicles before.

It seems that somehow this is a reoccuring problem and I am wondering if you can spread some light on it.

It turns out that the lights will light up, but usually one. Then I flick the high beams real quick and the one light will light up too now.

Just wondering what is wrong or what I can do to fix this.
Seems to happen over various vehicles, different headlight sides, and different manufactures of HID headlight kit.

Any help would be great
Thanks

[LoJac963]

From my experiences installing a vast amount of HID kits in vehicles of all different brands is that you need a relay kit. Without the kit the power is drawn from the small factory wiring to fire the capsules (bulbs) which requires a large spike of power. Relay kits allow that power to be pulled directly from the electrical system through thicker wiring and a relay.


Most kits will work out of the gate just fine without a relay kit but for long term reliability the relay kit is the best route. Although most kits will still eventually have issues. After retrofitting HID's in my vehicles since they first hit the consumer market, I eventually ditched them in my H2 and went with full LED headlights. I was tired of messing with them.


However, I think a relay kit will solve your issues.