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BigOgre Mar 4, 2011 05:42 PM

New HID's are flickering
 
I tried using a 740 uF capacitor and changed out the ballasts. Do you know a fix for this or is it just a bad kit?

Shift_A32B Mar 4, 2011 05:47 PM

Turn on HID's, play around with the wires that go to the headlight. (sorry I don't know the name of those wires). I had the same problem, and it turn out to be the left wires that go plugged in the headlight. I haven't replaced those wires, I just taped them down, so basically every time those wires moved, it made my light flick. hopefully I made sense.

BigOgre Mar 4, 2011 05:51 PM


Originally Posted by Metallica (Post 7957593)
Turn on HID's, play around with the wires that go to the headlight. (sorry I don't know the name of those wires). I had the same problem, and it turn out to be the left wires that go plugged in the headlight. I haven't replaced those wires, I just taped them down, so basically every time those wires moved, it made my light flick. hopefully I made sense.

what do you mean by play around?

Shift_A32B Mar 4, 2011 05:53 PM


Originally Posted by BigOgre (Post 7957602)
what do you mean by play around?

move the wires up and down...left to right...just move them :D. do it on both sides...if lights don't flick when you are playing with the wires...then it could be something else.

ChrisMan287 Mar 4, 2011 05:58 PM

Are both sides out? Sounds more like a power or ground issue to me than a faulty kit.

BigOgre Mar 4, 2011 06:10 PM

Both sides flicker Chris - can you recommend a solution? Im going to try playing around with the wires though

2kmaxseblack2k Mar 4, 2011 08:31 PM

my resolution to this problem is...by oem nissan parts next time like oem xenon headlights as opposed to the hids. It maybe more expensive initially..but well worth it and much more reilable and but performing all around...just fyi. but try messing with the wires a little bit there could be a loose connection or something you're missing.

jeff5347 Mar 5, 2011 01:47 AM

i had the same problem an it was the fuse. I had i think a 5 amp fuse for each side and i guess the hids werent getting enough power. i wired the hid power in series and put one 30amp inline and that solved the problem. it plagued me for a almost 2 weeks before i figured out that there wasnt enough juice being supplied

mrpopo573 Mar 5, 2011 09:11 AM

ebay kits are prone to this....cheap ballasts

ChrisMan287 Mar 5, 2011 09:31 AM


Originally Posted by BigOgre (Post 7957621)
Both sides flicker Chris - can you recommend a solution? Im going to try playing around with the wires though

Do you have a wiring harness that pulls current right off the battery?

Nexus67 Mar 5, 2011 10:59 AM


Originally Posted by 2kmaxseblack2k (Post 7957761)
my resolution to this problem is...by oem nissan parts next time like oem xenon headlights as opposed to the hids. It maybe more expensive initially..but well worth it and much more reilable and but performing all around...just fyi. but try messing with the wires a little bit there could be a loose connection or something you're missing.

If it's a ground issue he could have problems w/ those as well.

F35-JSF Mar 8, 2011 03:51 PM

Stock lights don't have a ground running to them do they? My high beam indicator came on last night and flickered on and off (the high beams never come on unless I activate them but my right headlight goes out while the indicator is going). Loose ground?

CMax03 Mar 8, 2011 06:20 PM

Check your connection security......that's for the bulbs and wire connetors as well somethngs loose.....


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