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triggamike

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Posted: June 24, 2007 at 9:27 AM / IP Logged

I'm new to this, so bare with me. I bought a 2004 Mazda 6 GT fully equipped and decided to install HID's (8K). The guy told me that i had to keep my lights on all the time if not the lights will flicker like a cops car. I don't mind the flickering, but is it normal and is it bad ???

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Posted: June 27, 2007 at 10:21 PM / IP Logged

You don't mind the flickering.... ? You will most definatly "mind" it driving down the road some wet foggy night. NO it's not normal, and yes it is bad.

The HID ballasts require a good solid 12volts with steady current/amperage.

The reason most opf these conversions flicker is, daytime running lights or improper wireing.

Have you installed them yet?

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Tripnbeats

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Posted: August 02, 2007 at 12:56 PM / IP Logged

Well what happens is on newer cars you get the computer controlling the HIDs so you either add a harness thats plug n play with a resistor or a capacitor......the resistors get super hot n the caps do too but no where near as hot as the resistor....the resistors have to be wire wound and you can run it in parallel or series in parallel u can do it directly to the ballast in series u have to use 2 relays....what kind of company made the HID ballast and what model is the bulb?

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