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Old 07-13-2013, 04:00 PM   #167
E46toFT86
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Just wondering if any one experienced the same issue I had/may still be having. Just got finished installing my retrofit HID kit from TRS. Ran power to the battery and grounded the ballasts to the chassis. I tested everything out prior to reinstalling everything back in place and checked out fine to the best of my knowledge. Now when everything was back in place, I had my car in the garage that way I can see the lights turning on/off by using the reflections off the wall. A couple times I noticed the drivers side light would flicker or take a couple seconds to get up to full brightness. One time I turned it on and the same drivers side was dimly lit until I turned the headlights back off and then on again.

Does anyone think it's just bc they're brand new & just working out it's kinks first. Sort of like a break in period? Or may I have a faulty ballast/bulb. I dont think I wired anything wrong b/c 1. they work & 2. I made sure the connections were good before I put everything back b/c I knew it'd be a pain to redo everything. Other than that I drove around for a couple miles, stopped and stood outside looking at the headlights, got home sat in the garage with no lights on other than my new HID's to see any problems and they seem just fine no flickering. Seems like it's just during the initial startup, maybe has something to do with the relay harness all the way on the passenger side and the long wire going to the ballast to the drivers side :dunno:
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