flashing hids

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  1. big v 10

    big v 10 New Member

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    hey guys need a little help here bought hids off marcel,no problem ,o5 srt10 have the lamp out issue,also the hids are flashing when turned on, i can here the relay clicking cheecked all my connections and grounds and all are right cant figure this one out ,any suggestions thx jeff
     
  2. 1bad4dr

    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    hmmm I just put the HID's in MRSSRT10's truck the other day and have no issues, other than the lamp out light on. I will have a fix for that this week.

    Question,

    Do you have anything aftermarket installed that would be eating up amps from the battery? i,e., Custom Stereo, piggyback ecu....

    edit: Are they fine after initial turn on? The HID bulbs do need to warm up.
     
  3. big v 10

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    hey i do have an amp hooked up to the battery,with that said i start the truck and its doing the same thing,i can here the relay cliking on and off with the flashing of the lights , how are you going to solve the lamp on issue??? i got that too im ready to pack this in and give up plug the reg bulb back in and be done.the computers in these trucks will not except these types of lights,thats all there is to it.until some one figures how to trick the sensors issues will always be there.
     
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    1bad4dr Mr. Meany

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    You need bigger ballasts. Have Marcel get you the 55 amp ballasts and that will solve the cutting out issue.

    Me and another member (Legmaker) both have aftermarket items that draws more current from the battery and had the same issue. Marcel sent us the bigger ballast and ALL is perfect now.

    As for the Lamp out issue, like I said, I will have a fix for that this week. Hang in there man, Marcel has been great at resolving issues such as these.
     
  5. StevoSRT

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    its good that you worked out those issues for me so i didnt have to deal with them! hahaha...thanks ron!
     
  6. big v 10

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    ok thx for the info ron, will give marcel a call for the bigger ballasts 55 watt,
     
  7. LegMaker

    LegMaker LMI - LegMakerIntakes

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    yep..... i have the other set of charger hids and the exact issues you mention happened to ron and i...... got rid of the relays and went with stronger ballasts...... mine are perfect now except for the fact they are so bright i could light up a football field!!!! hahahahaha