Hid kit doesnt work on c5???
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Hid kit doesnt work on c5???
Hey you guys im having trouble with my hid kit I connect them in to my low beams and nothing comes on.I tried them on my buddy's integra wich have the same light beam as c5's and work fine but when I connect them to my c5's they dont work.It also always blows my fuse in my fuse box in the engine compartment.Its wierd though I just dont get it why doesnt it work on mine but works on any ther car with 9006 bulbs anybody else have problems with theirs hids on their C5????
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HID's work just fine on C5's. I installed the HID's in my Z when I bought the car 2.5 years ago. I used them for six years on my previous car, and moved them over to the Vette since they use the same bulb.
There are some people who have had to change the headlight fuse from 10 amps to 15 amps. HID's draw less current once they're on, but startup does require a decent amount of power. Hence, when you try to turn them on, it tries to draw more current than the fuse can handle. Try a 15 amp fuse, but no more than 15. I, myself, did not have to change fuses.
There are some people who have had to change the headlight fuse from 10 amps to 15 amps. HID's draw less current once they're on, but startup does require a decent amount of power. Hence, when you try to turn them on, it tries to draw more current than the fuse can handle. Try a 15 amp fuse, but no more than 15. I, myself, did not have to change fuses.
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We used to send them like that and included a note in the directions to do so. Now they have connectors for the 9006 that go in both ways. If they don't send those I take the spade plugs out and include the connector for the customer to match up
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What brand did you get? I just installed a set yesterday on my car for my fog lights that had blue and black as the connecting wires. It was a straight forward plug and play system, no splicing of wires. If you have this type, blue is the positive and obvious black is the negative. Another rule to remember is that the socket/harness, the right pinhole is always the positive, left negative.
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I dont rem. what brand I got I think it xenon something like that but I got the slim ballast because the thick ones make noise when i turn the radio on from prev. vehicles.when you guys say switch polarity what do you mean?Flip the plug that connects to the ballast??
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Here is the connection that came with my kit. You can see from the pic when it is plugged into itself the wires are crossed reversing polarity. I didn't want the extra connection so I removed the spade connections and reversed them as stated earlier by JW.
If the connector in the pic looks like something you need. I will send it to you if the postage isn't too high. I'm a tightwad.
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should just use a flashlight for driving at night
When will you have them in stock again?? Did not mean to hi-jack your thread BTW
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You can swap the spade locations in the factory connector to reverse the polarity. Helps to have a "weather pack extractor tool" ($4-8 from Amazon, your local auto parts store might have them too) although a small screwdriver or paper clip might do the trick. Cleaner and more secure than plugging them in backwards and taping them.
I know the thread's two years old... But better late than never....
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