unstable hid
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Forum Name: Lights, Neon, LEDs, HIDs
Forum Discription: Under Car Lighting, Strobe Lights, Fog Lights, Headlights, HIDs, DRL, Tail Lights, Brake Lights, Dashboard Lights, WigWag, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=138412
Printed Date: May 01, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Topic: unstable hid
Posted By: ballihoo
Subject: unstable hid
Date Posted: February 04, 2015 at 12:38 PM
hi there,
i have a mk3 golf in the uk.
my passenger side HID is unstable and flickers. its done this with the last two ballasts and bulbs ive had in it.
i recently brought a 55w set and a relay kit to see if this helps it, however its still doing it.
ive checked that the fuses are all okay and are 20amp. i cant find any loose connections.
i cant figure out why its doing it.
any help or info would be very appreciated!
Replies:
Posted By: oldspark
Date Posted: February 04, 2015 at 3:21 PM
Check the grounds.
It might simply be VW preserving their cultural heritage of dim left side headlights. (Yes, that too was a grounding issue.)
Posted By: ballihoo
Date Posted: February 05, 2015 at 2:08 AM
ill check them later after work if i can.
it never did it with standard halogen bulbs. if its not the ground what else could it be?
Posted By: oldspark
Date Posted: February 05, 2015 at 2:55 AM
Lots of things that aren't caused by bad grounding.
But until you provide more information...
Posted By: ballihoo
Date Posted: February 09, 2015 at 12:43 PM
i moved the ground from the neg. on battery to a bolt on the wing.
as far i can tell, although not tested it to much this seems to have helped but the other side is now flickering slightly.
i havent had a chance to give grounds a good clean to make maxium connection but will try this when io get a chance!
Posted By: enoxos
Date Posted: May 26, 2015 at 9:38 PM
try swapping the left and right plugs and see if the problem remains. A flickering HID can be due to several issues including, low battery, low output of the alternator, DRL (you should not connect HID on DRLs), bad capacitor in the relay harness (if present at all), etc.
So check your grounds well and swap the plugs for easy solutions, the others are quite more complicated. Good luck.
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