HELP with HID********* problem solved and solution posted! thx to Kaotic~~~

[tobymak21]

i just got my kit today....not bi-xenon....the H4 will halogen high beam from xenon-vision. i plug both side in.....but it is not working.....need help....anyone?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Exactly what is not working? I know the cable leading to the ballast must be inverted (I know mine did), and Thomas told me to switch two prongs around. Although I forget which ones were switched.

[tobymak21]

well the lights are not turning on....cable inverted? like.....red cable to red cable or red cable to blue cable?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

See the cable on the left? I had to invert mine from what the instruction stated.

[tobymak21]

mine is the slim version...everything....is plug and play...so only one way to plug it....mine doesnt seem to be removable from the ballast

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Here's how mine was. I just can't remember which two prongs were switched around.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

mine is the slim version...everything....is plug and play...so only one way to plug it....mine doesnt seem to be removable from the ballast

Post pics of the kit, it might help. And where abouts NorCal are you in?

[tobymak21]

i m in oakland....my cousin is coming to help me tomorrow morning...i m just impatient and worry.

just took a pic with my phone.....but how can i post it up here?

[tobymak21]

nvm on the pic thing

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Two ways you can post pictures. Either use the attachment button (looks like a lock) in the reply to attach the picture, or use photobucket or some other source to link it.

Cool, let us know if it works.

[tobymak21]

anything unusual u see in the pic???

[Kaotic Lazagna]

hmmm, looks like the bottom cable to the ballast (in the pic) can be inverted. The other cable is the HID's and halogen, lo/hi cables, right?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Similar to mine, but connections just are at different places. Your -/+ has a little tail from the ballast, whereas mine does not.

[tobymak21]

yea....they connect from that black thing to the bulbs

[tobymak21]

i dont know if the ballast is fired or what but....both side are not working so i m not confident in my installing skills.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

yea....they connect from that black thing to the bulbs

That cable looks hooked up fine to me, it's the -/+ one that's puzzling me.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

i dont know if the ballast is fired or what but....both side are not working so i m not confident in my installing skills.

I installed mine according to the instructions (which were all wrong), and my kit is working just fine. However, after a week, one ballast died, and had to be replaced.

[tobymak21]

the red one? there is only one way to "click" it together..so i m not sure if i can turn it around.....and the red cable does go into a red cable o the other side.

[tobymak21]

well, i bought mine from xenon-vision on this forum..if it doesnt work...i'll contact them.....

[Kaotic Lazagna]

the red one? there is only one way to "click" it together..so i m not sure if i can turn it around.....and the red cable does go into a red cable o the other side.

Yes, the red one. Mine looked like the locks could only go one direction, but the seller of my kit reassured me that it can be hooked up the inversely.

Do you mind disconnecting the red cable, and showing us how both ends look? Don't really have to since your cousin will be helping you out, I'm just curious. :laugh:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

well, i bought mine from xenon-vision on this forum..if it doesnt work...i'll contact them.....

Oh, there you go. Much better than eBay sellers. :laugh:

[tobymak21]

OMFG u were right....that click is wrong....i figured it out.....

picture 1 is what it is designed to be but is WRONG!!

picture 2 is what it is suppose to be~

[tobymak21]

Kaotic.....thx fro replying and helping me.....now it lights up fine.....tomorrow morning i m gonna finish installing it.....thx again~~ P.S see u at the next yaris bay area meet~~ thx!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Kaotic.....thx fro replying and helping me.....now it lights up fine.....tomorrow morning i m gonna finish installing it.....thx again~~ P.S see u at the next yaris bay area meet~~ thx!

Sweet, no problem about the help. I had an extra problem of the low beams turning on only when the high beam was turned on, but that was fixed with the prong switch.

See ya at the next Bay Area meet.