I bought H4 headlights and bought the H4 hid lights I hook them up and its like they are switched. Its a low/high bulb. The high beam is on when I have the low beams on and i hit the high beams and the hid's start to flicker for about 10 seconds then stops. I need any opp right now. I read on here that some guy posted a year ago to cut the green wires. I did that and still doesnt work....... Any clue on what to do????

 

Do a search!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Been covered a million times

BTW:

 

I have been searching for the past 4 hrs.. they say you can find any thing on the net thats bs. and i need help not smart remark. thanks

 

I believe he meant for you to search this site...it has been covered a million times. Good luck! Here is one of the many posts.....

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/elec...nversions.html

and a wiring diagram...

https://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/t...es/connect.gif

 

i gotta say i feel like a dumb a** i got them to work but its just flashing now i gotta read some more. my account on here wouldnt let me read posts on here but im golden now. thanks

 

Cool! If you need any help just shout...been there and done that. They are amazing once you get them installed correctly.

 

is that just a bad ground?

 

The location of the wires are different on H4s than the stock sealed beams. If you don't fix that issue, then you have a false ground which is causing the flashing light issue. Make sure you get the wiring right.

 

everythings wired right... still flashing and one side shuts off

i hope its not the green wires i cut like a idiot. i wired them back up but dont know if they are the right way. should it matter?

 

did you switch the connectors around? and are they true hid's or imatation hid's?

 

i switched the connectors around and they want to light up. they flash and one will light up and the other will shut off. and they work great my buddy has them on his mustang.

 

Yeah make sure you have the wires correct, even if that includes not using the stock connector. Most HID's dont have hi-beams, and will flicker if there's a weak electrical connection to the wires.

It should also be noted that there are 2 types of "HID" kits out on the market. the REAL High Intensity Discharge bulbs are skinny, plasma-like bulbs that are super sensitive and will blow if you touch the glass from the natural oil of your fingers, if not cleaned off with rubbing alcohol. They are powered via power inverters called 'ballasts' which will make them naturally flicker when warming up after turning them on, then stay constant.

The FAKE "HID" bulbs look just like your stock bulbs but may be tinted yellow or blue, and are sold in commercial packaging with such names as cyber white, hyper white, or even in japanese so you wont be able to read that the text really reads japanese for "HID simulating replacement".

 

ya they are real i have the ballasts but im just woundering why one will shut off. im lost....

 

they wont turn on unless there's the rated power available, you could have a loose ground somewhere. other than that, the ballast has 4 connectors to it, two to the bulb and two to the stock wiring. it could just be that the ballast is turned around and the wires to the bulb should be connected to the stock wiring and vice versa. that has happened to me before.

 

Just an FYI, I used two Kits to get mine going...4 ballasts in all. I couldn't resist, I got a smoking deal on the 'real" thing. I wouldn't change a thing now! The only initial issue was the wiring to the low beams which affected the high beams. Now it's great.

 

good luck on your hid conversion and please post pictures