Jeramie630 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 So I have had retro source 55w hid kit In my car for about 7 months and out of know where the headlights stopped turning on. Anyone have similar problem? Not sure if it's the hid kit itself or my car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11edgelimited Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 So I have had retro source 55w hid kit In my car for about 7 months and out of know where the headlights stopped turning on. Anyone have similar problem? Not sure if it's the hid kit itself or my car If you added a wire harness check the relay and fuse. I mounted the relay upside down on my last car thinking it was waterproof. Well I was wrong and it filled with water and rusted inside. Needless to say a relay is magnetic and when it gets too rusty it doesn't make contact. If it is the reply just take yours into just about any autoparts store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie630 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 If you added a wire harness check the relay and fuse. I mounted the relay upside down on my last car thinking it was waterproof. Well I was wrong and it filled with water and rusted inside. Needless to say a relay is magnetic and when it gets too rusty it doesn't make contact. If it is the reply just take yours into just about any autoparts store. Thanks I'll check that out tomorrow I hope that's all it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWS Alpine Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 If both lights are out then it's most likely the relay or fuse as mentioned. Having a wiring harness with a single relau is not a good idea with headlights. You never want to have a single point of failure so you can still get home. You can either carry an extra relay and fuse in the glovebox or add another relay to the harness for each ballast. Lightwerkz makes some really nice dual relay harnesses that I highly recomend. Also would suggest getting an extra relay/fuse anyways. Water can damage them but the relays they use are much more water resistent than the kit ones. Still not waterproof though. http://shop.lightwerkz.net/LightWerkz-Single-Xenon-Wiring-Harness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie630 Posted December 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Thanks it was the fuse. Looks like moisture got in it I made sure I wrapped it with electrical tape this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie630 Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) .. Edited March 14, 2012 by Jeramie630 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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