Help with projector HID wiring
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Help with projector HID wiring
So I bought the ACA Projector HID h11 kit on eebey .... They didnt come with any instructions....And im a little confused
I found a lot of threads to help with the assembly part and removing the headlight...Thanks to the Patches thread
However, that was pretty easy. Im having trouble with the wiring.. It all does not seem like plug and play to me...seems like the kit I got is more complex then the other ones I have seen posted.
Here is the main harness with the kit...
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Here are the Bulbs, Balast, and Projector
Please help as you can see I am very confused on this...
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Also where does the stock male high beam and low beam harness come into play???? Anything else look wrong???
I found a lot of threads to help with the assembly part and removing the headlight...Thanks to the Patches thread
However, that was pretty easy. Im having trouble with the wiring.. It all does not seem like plug and play to me...seems like the kit I got is more complex then the other ones I have seen posted.
Here is the main harness with the kit...
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Here are the Bulbs, Balast, and Projector
Please help as you can see I am very confused on this...
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Also where does the stock male high beam and low beam harness come into play???? Anything else look wrong???
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I bought the ACA housings from the auction site as well, but they did not come with HID ballast and bulbs, so I bought the low beam conversion kit from a forum vendor here. I did not use the the harness that came with the ACA's but again bought one from a forum vendor here after trying to wire directly to the OEM wiring. I did manage to get an ACA wiring diagram attached here but dont know if it will help you as I am not sure it is specific to the harness you have. Also, looking at your pics it seems you have additional wires from the HID kit along with the ACA harness. I would suggest just getting an aftermarket harness to hook up the ACA's and if you want the highs and lows to be on together then get a specialty harness from Radioflyer to do so. Good luck.
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I bought the ACA housings from the auction site as well, but they did not come with HID ballast and bulbs, so I bought the low beam conversion kit from a forum vendor here. I did not use the the harness that came with the ACA's but again bought one from a forum vendor here after trying to wire directly to the OEM wiring. I did manage to get an ACA wiring diagram attached here but dont know if it will help you as I am not sure it is specific to the harness you have. Also, looking at your pics it seems you have additional wires from the HID kit along with the ACA harness. I would suggest just getting an aftermarket harness to hook up the ACA's and if you want the highs and lows to be on together then get a specialty harness from Radioflyer to do so. Good luck.
Your 100% right I should of just bought the projectors from ebay and got the HID kit from George @ Radio Flyer or Neil @ Corvettemods...
I also bought 100% clear corners with white LEDs from Neil. I had Neil ship the corners to George so he can do the LED strip mod to them. So right now im close to $600 in just to upgrade the headlights and DRLs...NOTHING ELSE NO OTHER LIGHTS!!!! LOL I want to try and make what I have now work without spending another dime on this ****...I see this as a common mod or purchase... I know sombodies got this figured out by now?????
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I've looked over your pictures a few times and I'm really having a hard time sorting out what is what. Maybe some better pictures of the entire setup for one side in the same frame would help us help you.
To answer a couple of your questions. If you're retaining halogen bulbs in the high beams (looks like it) then the connector for the high beam should plug into the factory connector.
You should have: bulb to ballast, ballast to relay harness, relay harness to battery and factory wiring. Also, most of the fleabay units come with generic harnesses that are not specific to a particular vehicle so you will almost definitely have some connectors that aren't used...
To answer a couple of your questions. If you're retaining halogen bulbs in the high beams (looks like it) then the connector for the high beam should plug into the factory connector.
You should have: bulb to ballast, ballast to relay harness, relay harness to battery and factory wiring. Also, most of the fleabay units come with generic harnesses that are not specific to a particular vehicle so you will almost definitely have some connectors that aren't used...
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I've looked over your pictures a few times and I'm really having a hard time sorting out what is what. Maybe some better pictures of the entire setup for one side in the same frame would help us help you.
To answer a couple of your questions. If you're retaining halogen bulbs in the high beams (looks like it) then the connector for the high beam should plug into the factory connector.
You should have: bulb to ballast, ballast to relay harness, relay harness to battery and factory wiring. Also, most of the fleabay units come with generic harnesses that are not specific to a particular vehicle so you will almost definitely have some connectors that aren't used...
To answer a couple of your questions. If you're retaining halogen bulbs in the high beams (looks like it) then the connector for the high beam should plug into the factory connector.
You should have: bulb to ballast, ballast to relay harness, relay harness to battery and factory wiring. Also, most of the fleabay units come with generic harnesses that are not specific to a particular vehicle so you will almost definitely have some connectors that aren't used...
