how do i plug in my hid kit

How To Install HID Conversion Kit With Relay?

• #1. You need first to disconnect the negative terminal of your battery and then disconnect the stock bulb from your vehicle.
• #2. Insert the HID bulb and then connect your bulb with the ballast by wire.
• #3. Remove the fuse from the relay harness

Full Answer

How do you put HID bulbs in?

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Can you install HID without ballast?

Without HID ballasts, the bulbs won't function. It is essential that you buy a HID conversion kit that includes HID bulbs, ballasts, mounting elements, wiring, etc. so that the conversion is 100% successful.

Are HID bulbs Plug and Play?

HID lights are more energy inefficient than their LED or halogen counterparts. Easy, plug and play, installation which can be done at home in less than 30 minutes. HID headlights come in a variety of bulb temperatures (colors) for all tastes.

Do you need a wiring harness for HID?

A general recommendation is to always use a harness where possible to help extend the life of your HID system, avoid unnecessary headaches, or to boost the output of your halogen light bulbs.

Do all HID lights need a ballast?

All HID bulbs require a ballast, which is sometimes integrated. No LED bulbs require a ballast, although some are engineered to work with an existing ballast. You will find ballast-compatible or "plug-and-play" LEDs that are designed to replace linear fluorescents, compact fluorescents, or HIDs.

Can you bypass HID ballast?

Our top recommendation for an HID to LED retrofit is a ballast-bypass, also called a direct wire. For this retrofit option, you remove the ballast (or bypass it) and rewire the fixture so electricity flows directly to the socket and LED bulb. This type of application works on both 120v and 277v.

Do HID lights need a conversion kit?

' The short answer is yes, but you'll need to use an HID Conversion Kit. Xenon HIDs won't fit into spaces that are designed for halogen bulbs, and vice versa.

Which is better HID or LED?

Technology: LED lights use electricity while HID uses gas (typically xenon). Energy use: Both have high energy use compared to halogen, but LEDs are slightly more energy-efficient. Life span: LED lights might last up to 45,000 hours while HIDs have a life span of around 15,000 hours.

Are LED headlights brighter than HID?

LED Lights Producing up to 9,000 Lumens, LEDs are slightly brighter than HID lights, and are far brighter than halogens. For those who frequently drive at night, or live in rural areas with minimal light at night, LED lights can be an important investment.

How do you hook up a HID relay harness?

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Do I need resistors for HID headlights?

Flickering versus Flashing or Strobbing... If your newly installed HID or LED kit works when the vehicle if off but flashes, strobes and/or shuts off when the vehicle is on then you need resistors not capacitors.

What is a headlight wiring harness?

Home HID LIGHTING. A wire harness is installed so that your factory headlight circuit can control your new HID system properly. Generally speaking you can't just plug the ballasts into the sockets that powered the halogen bulbs and expect them to work reliably or even at all.

Do xenon bulbs need ballast?

In order to keep your Xenon HID lights working properly, you'll need a HID ballast. The ballast is an important part of your HID light setup and is essential if you want your Xenon HIDs to work properly.

What does ballast do for HID lights?

An HID lighting ballast is a device that sends voltage to light up a fluorescent lamp. It also regulates the light's current as soon as the lamp is active. However, problems can arise without a ballast. For example, the lamp could pull in excessive power, overheat, and ultimately burn out rather quickly.

Do you need a relay for HID headlights?

If your HID kit does not come with a ballast, it's highly recommended that you also install a relay harness. Going without either piece of equipment could do serious damage to your vehicle. We offer a variety of HID conversion kits that come with CANbus ballasts, so you don't have to purchase a relay harness.

Can I use any HID bulb with my ballast?

Technically speaking you can use any HID bulb with any HID ballast as long as you can connect them. There is no such thing as 8k ballasts, it might be a different style ballast, but it absolutly does nothing to define the color.

How to take out stock headlight bulb?

Open the back cap on the headlight assembly and take out the stock bulb. Do not touch the bulb's glass with your finger. You can wear gloves as protection.

Do cars come with hid headlights?

HID headlights give you more visibility so it makes driving at night much safer. If your car doesn't come standard with HID headlights, you can always get an HID Conversion Kit from online marketplaces like Amazon to convert your headlights to HID.

What is a Bi-Xenon and a Hi/Lo kit?

The Bi-Xenon upgrades both high and low beam to HID by using an electromagnet to change the physical position of the HID bulb for the low beam as well as high beam. This moving bulb adjusts the focal length and adjusts light output to a wide angle for high beam, and a tighter more focused light for low beam. It's important to note that because standard halogen bulbs do not require specific polarity, meaning the power and ground side of the bulb do not matter; with HID's, specific polarity is usually required, and so a plug can be flipped if it does not turn on the first time. This can be a problem with dual filament bulbs since they can only be installed one way, and since HID's are designed with the most common polarity configurations. But because polarity does not matter for halogen bulbs, some manufacturers are inconsistent with standard polarity configuration in the connectors. In this unfortunate situation, it is important not to blame the HID kit, and realize that the wires in the connector on the HID plug need to be switched from one side to the other. Note that manufacturer errors such as this are rare, but they do happen.

What is your brightest kit?

Our brightest LED kit at the moment (June 2018) is our APX kit boasting 9,000 lumens.

How do I find out my bulb size?

Head over to our Shop By Vehicle page for our bulb guide. Even though a lot of time was put into our bulb guide to ensure 100% accuracy, it is possible some of our sources were inaccurate at the time of creating. And so we recommend checking the owners manual, getting a second source for your bulb size (such as your local dealer or auto parts store), or by removing the bulb. Removing the bulb is a 100% must if you have aftermarket headlights, as the bulb size can change by doing so. Once you know your bulb size it's just a matter of selecting either your desired HID or LED kit.

Do I need a relay harness for my HID kit?

The relay will power your HID kit directly from the battery to help keep the lights on.

Should I buy an HID kit or an LED kit?

Both are great options and so it mostly comes down to personal preference. Here at HID-Power, we run both HID's and LED's in our vehicles. Learn more here.

How to get full current to headlights?

The first thing you should try to do it get full current to the headlights with a relay kit. Over the years every camaro will have a huge current drop to the headlight due to the fact the distance and the resistance the voltage has to go to turn on the light. After that if they are not bright enough then you could upgrade the light housing and then install H4 bulbs. After that it really isn't plug and play. it then becomes a custom fab job. A true HID conversion doesn't use a standard style headlight enclosure but a complete projector assembly. A member on here called "ULTM8Z" do a search for his posting and you can see what he did. It is a very good write up. and project

How to increase the brightness of a car?

The most inexpensive way to increase the brightness is to get a headlight relay kit (Painless sells them) and either a set of halogen sealed beam headlights or an 7" H4 conversion kit (recommend Sylvania).

Can you get a 7" housing with projector headlamps?

As far as HID's go, if you want to go "plug and play", they do have complete kits on ebay where you can get a 7" housing with projector headlamps. I'm not sure what the performance is of those things and they're quite expensive. The other option is to what I did- take a set of OEM projectors (mine were 2006-2008 Acura TL's) and retrofit them. Still not cheap overall, but they're a known quantity and as far as projector performance goes, these are the cream of the crop.