[Z06] Dead Battery HID lights
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Instructor
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From: Easley SC
Dead Battery HID lights
I just recently installed 8000K HIDs in my 2002 Z06. The site i bought the lights from did not mention that i needed the resistor for the lights to retract so after installing them i tried to close them and they wouldnt close. I tried some different things to get them to close and finally i put the stock low beam bulbs in the orignal high beam spot ( as i would not be using them anyway due to the HIDs being brighter). Went to crank my car this morning and the battery is dead! The only thing i can think is the orignal high beam bulbs relay to the low beams to stop pulling power and when i took them out they obviously weren't there to do so.... Any thoughts????
Drifting
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I just recently installed 8000K HIDs in my 2002 Z06. The site i bought the lights from did not mention that i needed the resistor for the lights to retract so after installing them i tried to close them and they wouldnt close. I tried some different things to get them to close and finally i put the stock low beam bulbs in the orignal high beam spot ( as i would not be using them anyway due to the HIDs being brighter). Went to crank my car this morning and the battery is dead! The only thing i can think is the orignal high beam bulbs relay to the low beams to stop pulling power and when i took them out they obviously weren't there to do so.... Any thoughts????
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From: The Ham AL
Racer
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From: san jose california
I have the same problem, also bought 8000k HIDs, no battery problem b4 installing em n now that they are on battery keeps dying, when that happens I take my battery to auto zone to recharge it getting kinda tired of that tho, wish I knew what the problem is
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I switched the high beam bulbs back to were they belong and charged the battery. Car was running fine after. Wont know for a couple of days if the battery issue is fixed. Got to give it a chance to see if the battery can hold a charge.
Racer
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From: RI
Try turning on your high beams when you shut off your lights. My lights wont retract and they hold power with my HIDs unless I turn on the high beams while the car is off. Then the lights go down, and I hit the high beams again to turn them off for the next time I start my car. No battery problems by doing it like this, but if I dont hit the high beams my car beeps like my lights are still on and that could be why your battery is dying.
Last edited by socci; Aug 22, 2010 at 07:01 PM.
