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04-24-2005, 11:59 PM | #1 |
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HID install Trouble. Please Help!
Ok , This is the story. I am trying to install an aftermarket HID kit on my 05 WRX. I am connecting the the red and black wires from the ballast harness to the red and black wires of the stock bulb Harness. When i try to turn it on the bulb does not fire up. So then i decide to check if it will fire up if hook it up directly to the car battery. Presto , they fire up perfectly. Can Anyone please tell me why i am experiencing this trouble?! I have previously installed 2 hid kits on two different other cars with no hassle. Does the Imprezza have something weird concerning how hid kits can be wired that i need to know?
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04-25-2005, 12:30 AM | #2 |
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impreza, one z.
have you looked in the HID faq? subarus use a switched ground... does that have anything to do with it? |
04-25-2005, 07:30 AM | #3 |
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I searched and it looks like i maybe found the solution. It seems that i have to hook up the wires red and black from the ballast in reverse to the stock wiring. Can someone please verify that for me.
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04-25-2005, 07:55 AM | #4 |
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Where did you get the kit from? When i did mine, it was self explanitory. I wouldn't hook anything up in reverse, thats asking for trouble. This doesn't sound like a very PnP kit, and you should probably contact whoever sold it to you.
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04-25-2005, 08:03 AM | #5 | |
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04-25-2005, 01:34 PM | #6 | |
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04-25-2005, 01:57 PM | #7 |
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i got it from proxenon
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04-26-2005, 08:06 AM | #8 |
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ok , solved the problem with a test light . Turns out the the factory H1 bulb harness is color coded in reverse. Black is Positive and Red is negative. Why did subaru do this is beyond me
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04-26-2005, 08:41 AM | #9 |
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Yes, for OEM wire colors you really need to look up their function in a wiring diagram; it's not like aftermarket radio harnesses where standard colors are almost always used.
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07-23-2005, 12:27 PM | #10 |
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i did my backward cuz the the white line is actually the ground, Khid brand
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