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b0dh1
01-10-2005, 03:15 PM
I have NO idea if the two could be related but I figured the more detail, the better. My car sat hoodless, in the rain for one night but I did cover the engine bay with a tarp. The next day I installed my FMIC, put everything back together and I have NO headlights. The fogs work and the parking lights work but no headlights. There is an occasional small flicker in the bulbs but they wont ignite.
I have the kit wired just like it came. It's a Xenon kit with Philips ballasts.
I have the splice in the fusebox for the hi-beam signal so the fogs work with the HIDs.
I have checked all(or what I think is all) fuses. I checked both relays by swapping them with the horn relay; both check out fine. I checked all wiring and I noticed that a ground came out of its plug. This is the part that plugs into the ballast. I fixed that and even tried wiggling it whille the lights were positioned on. What else can I check? I'm desperate. I need my lights:(

cnk
01-10-2005, 03:17 PM
Did you check to make sure no water got into the headlight housing? Double check all connectors?

Calvin

b0dh1
01-10-2005, 03:25 PM
Yeah I checked everything I could think of. The bulbs look fine assuming "fine" is what I've read about the spots inside the bulb. I quadrouple checked all connections. I even went to the extreme of completely uninstalling the complete kit and reinstalling it. GRR.
The only thing I haven't done is to completely disable the DRLs according to some of Mulder's posts. I just unhooked the plug in the engine bay. I'm going to go take the glovebox out and unplug that 10pin plug and see if that does anything for me.

b0dh1
01-10-2005, 04:11 PM
I disabled the DRLs by disconnecting the 10pin connector under the glovebox. I turned the key on, turned the lights on, and my passenger side light worked for about 10 seconds. Help. I'm lost:(

b0dh1
01-10-2005, 06:17 PM
I tried one last resort and it's working as of now.
My kit uses only one of the factory, blue headlight connections.
I moved it from the convinient drivers side connector to the passenger side and my HIDs have been lit for about 5 minutes now. Let's just hope they stay on:)
Hopefully this little bit of info could help someone searching in the future.

jlogan9
01-10-2005, 09:52 PM
Do they still work?

I am having an issue with one of my lights... It turns on for less than a second and then goes out... I am not sure if it is the bulb or what...

b0dh1
01-11-2005, 03:12 PM
Yeah mine are still working. Did you try using the other blue connector?