HID nightmare !!!!!!
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HID nightmare !!!!!!
mornin scoobers. received my hid kit from BOB'5, bright and early this morning so i thought id fit it straight away. WRONG !!!!!!!
has anyone done this because boy o boy am i lost. not that im bigging myself up or anything, but im normally a wiz when it comes to car electrics, but this baffles me. there are too many wires, that i end up with wires spare. and the instructions are pretty poor to boot.
im not having a go at BOB'5 here, cos what he done was ace
i just need help in fitting em. calling anyone...............
dan
has anyone done this because boy o boy am i lost. not that im bigging myself up or anything, but im normally a wiz when it comes to car electrics, but this baffles me. there are too many wires, that i end up with wires spare. and the instructions are pretty poor to boot.
im not having a go at BOB'5 here, cos what he done was ace
i just need help in fitting em. calling anyone...............
dan
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im afraid i havent seen any of BOB'5's kits, but I fitted one to my own car last night in about 10 minutes.
does yous have a control type box?
you should have at least 1 wire that should go back to the positive battery terminal.
The kit i have has 2 earths, 1 positive, and two oval plugs that go into the units themselves. It also has two female connectors that plug into the male fittings on the bulbs
then on the bulbs you could have upto wires. two go back to the unit (these are usually round, and you CANNOT get them mixed up as they only go one way) and you may have a squarish plug. this would go onto the main loom as mentioned earlier.
if you were nearer to me i'd offer to come and look at it with you, but sadly you're not.
does yous have a control type box?
you should have at least 1 wire that should go back to the positive battery terminal.
The kit i have has 2 earths, 1 positive, and two oval plugs that go into the units themselves. It also has two female connectors that plug into the male fittings on the bulbs
then on the bulbs you could have upto wires. two go back to the unit (these are usually round, and you CANNOT get them mixed up as they only go one way) and you may have a squarish plug. this would go onto the main loom as mentioned earlier.
if you were nearer to me i'd offer to come and look at it with you, but sadly you're not.
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Once you lay everything out it is quite simple.
You have two different ways of fitting it:
1. Plug and Play
2. Wired directly to the battery
This is why you will have connections/wires spare.
Instructions should be fairly clear but I will dig up some walkthrough guides that some people on the GB have done.
You have two different ways of fitting it:
1. Plug and Play
2. Wired directly to the battery
This is why you will have connections/wires spare.
Instructions should be fairly clear but I will dig up some walkthrough guides that some people on the GB have done.
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Everything is colour coded and it's near impossible to get things wired up wrong.
I recommend fitting the wiring harness as opposed to doing it the plug'n'play route.
I recommend fitting the wiring harness as opposed to doing it the plug'n'play route.
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reight. ive got it all layed out in front of me. do i only need to connect the original headlight bulb wires to the two on the battery loom.? then i would have thw other original headlight bulb wires not connedted to anything?
its taken me 5 hours already and im still lost
dan
its taken me 5 hours already and im still lost
dan
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im afraid i havent seen any of BOB'5's kits, but I fitted one to my own car last night in about 10 minutes.
does yous have a control type box?
you should have at least 1 wire that should go back to the positive battery terminal.
The kit i have has 2 earths, 1 positive, and two oval plugs that go into the units themselves. It also has two female connectors that plug into the male fittings on the bulbs
then on the bulbs you could have upto wires. two go back to the unit (these are usually round, and you CANNOT get them mixed up as they only go one way) and you may have a squarish plug. this would go onto the main loom as mentioned earlier.
if you were nearer to me i'd offer to come and look at it with you, but sadly you're not.
does yous have a control type box?
you should have at least 1 wire that should go back to the positive battery terminal.
The kit i have has 2 earths, 1 positive, and two oval plugs that go into the units themselves. It also has two female connectors that plug into the male fittings on the bulbs
then on the bulbs you could have upto wires. two go back to the unit (these are usually round, and you CANNOT get them mixed up as they only go one way) and you may have a squarish plug. this would go onto the main loom as mentioned earlier.
if you were nearer to me i'd offer to come and look at it with you, but sadly you're not.
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ive done it............yay yay yay
many thanks all. it still took me a couple hours to fit after i had worked it all out, but i suppose i just like doing a job properly the first time. lol. i just wish i had read the instructions carefully when i first got em. would of saved a few hours. lol.
the best bit is that ive managed to hide it all, ballasts under the headlights nice and secure and ive hid all the wiring, so it looks factory. .
just waiting for it to get dark so i can see the effect. lol
many thanks again all, and to BOB'5 , for everything, and the super delivery
dan
many thanks all. it still took me a couple hours to fit after i had worked it all out, but i suppose i just like doing a job properly the first time. lol. i just wish i had read the instructions carefully when i first got em. would of saved a few hours. lol.
the best bit is that ive managed to hide it all, ballasts under the headlights nice and secure and ive hid all the wiring, so it looks factory.
.just waiting for it to get dark so i can see the effect. lol
many thanks again all, and to BOB'5 , for everything, and the super delivery
dan
ive done it............yay yay yay
many thanks all. it still took me a couple hours to fit after i had worked it all out, but i suppose i just like doing a job properly the first time. lol. i just wish i had read the instructions carefully when i first got em. would of saved a few hours. lol.
the best bit is that ive managed to hide it all, ballasts under the headlights nice and secure and ive hid all the wiring, so it looks factory. .
just waiting for it to get dark so i can see the effect. lol
many thanks again all, and to BOB'5 , for everything, and the super delivery
dan
many thanks all. it still took me a couple hours to fit after i had worked it all out, but i suppose i just like doing a job properly the first time. lol. i just wish i had read the instructions carefully when i first got em. would of saved a few hours. lol.
the best bit is that ive managed to hide it all, ballasts under the headlights nice and secure and ive hid all the wiring, so it looks factory.
.just waiting for it to get dark so i can see the effect. lol
many thanks again all, and to BOB'5 , for everything, and the super delivery
dan
I have my HID kit layed out on the kitchen floor, will fit it today hopefully.Did you remove the headlights to hide the ballasts?
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what i also done was to put some of that black, corrigated, electrical wire conduit stuff over the wires from the battery so they look factory aswell.
dan
i sure did matey. but it only takes two mins.then you will see a nice little shelf to put the ballasts on. its also easier to get the bulb covers off for cutting the hole in. and taking the lights out gave me somewhere to hide all the wiring and relay etc.......
what i also done was to put some of that black, corrigated, electrical wire conduit stuff over the wires from the battery so they look factory aswell.
dan
what i also done was to put some of that black, corrigated, electrical wire conduit stuff over the wires from the battery so they look factory aswell.
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post pics up of the HIDs
Guys can you please post some pics up of what these HID lights look like in the dark? As many as possible please as I am also thinking of getting some off BOB if they are the dogs danglers and look like the ones you get on the M3/R32/lambos etc etc.
I dont want any that are too bright and chavvy where can easily see they are aftermarket stuff.
Thanks
I dont want any that are too bright and chavvy where can easily see they are aftermarket stuff.
Thanks
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