2000 c5 headlight question
Drifting
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From: Lincoln Nebraska
They are standard dual 87 terminal relays....
The parts can be found at http://www.rallylights.com/hella/Rel...i_SPDT_12v.asp or you can get them from the first site I listed, call him.
(2) Hella Waterproof/Weatherproof Skirted Relays (**):
(Item #HL87411, SPDT, Resistor)
(2) Hella Waterproof/Weatherproof Relay Base(**):
(Item #HL87173, 5-Wire)
You will need a relay for each bulb on each side, so low beam HID only 2 relays, HID highs and HID lows 4 relays. If yours is a 2001 or prior you can get away with one per Lows and one for highs (tying both sides to that one relay). 2002 and up the computer looks at both sides to determine if any bulb is out.
The parts can be found at http://www.rallylights.com/hella/Rel...i_SPDT_12v.asp or you can get them from the first site I listed, call him.
(2) Hella Waterproof/Weatherproof Skirted Relays (**):
(Item #HL87411, SPDT, Resistor)
(2) Hella Waterproof/Weatherproof Relay Base(**):
(Item #HL87173, 5-Wire)
You will need a relay for each bulb on each side, so low beam HID only 2 relays, HID highs and HID lows 4 relays. If yours is a 2001 or prior you can get away with one per Lows and one for highs (tying both sides to that one relay). 2002 and up the computer looks at both sides to determine if any bulb is out.
Last edited by warpster; Jul 20, 2008 at 07:17 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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Hey Warp!
My Vette is a 2000, so according to what you're saying, I need:
(1) Hella waterproof/Weatherproof Skirted Relay
(1) Hella Waterproof/Weatherproof Relay Base
Does that sound right to you? I've only got the HID conversion for the low beams, not the high beams.
My Vette is a 2000, so according to what you're saying, I need:
(1) Hella waterproof/Weatherproof Skirted Relay
(1) Hella Waterproof/Weatherproof Relay Base
Does that sound right to you? I've only got the HID conversion for the low beams, not the high beams.
Drifting
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From: Lincoln Nebraska
you should only need it for the lows ,correct. That should put the appropriate load on the lows. However I have posted this before and people said it was wrong so???? I don't have the HIDs to duplicate it. I'm just going by what I know from when I installed my higher wattage Euro headlights and what others in this thread were saying about a relay. But that should remove the HIDs from the picture and make it seem stock to the computer. Good luck.
Intermediate
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2000 c5
Looking at the schematics it looks like the same power supply opens and closes the head lights so I do not think it is a fuse. I had the same problem with the first set of HIDs I installed. The transformer for the HIDs did not have as much resistance as the standard head light. Due to the difference in resistance the headlight opening door actuator control module did not get a signal from the bcm that the lights were off and therefore would not close the doors. Turning on the high beams was the only way I could get the doors to close
This was a fairly common problem with the early HIDs but I thought it had been corrected. I would call the manufacture.
This was a fairly common problem with the early HIDs but I thought it had been corrected. I would call the manufacture.
