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bigtallsam
09-26-2006, 04:03 AM
hi all,

thinking of some hid's but noticed soem kits advertised with or without relay harness' fed from battery

to those of you with hids installed, did you guys just feed of the original harness or fit one of these battery/relay harnes looms?

regards

sam


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/XENON-LIGHT-HID-CONVERSION-KIT-H1-H4-H7-9004-9005-9006_W0QQitemZ150035096591QQihZ005QQcategoryZ72235 QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HID-XENON-CONVERSION-KIT-H1-H4-H7-H11-9005-9006-9007_W0QQitemZ170030910268QQihZ007QQcategoryZ72235 QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Qube
09-26-2006, 07:59 AM
OEM wiring harness, but check your connectors wiring to ensure that the wire isn't brittle or fraying. Any resistance going over aged wiring may cause problems (fire?) for you. Other than that, OEM harness and an upped fuse. That's it.
Tiger
09-26-2006, 09:14 AM
OEM and change fuses to 15A... No problem for 5 years now.
bigtallsam
09-26-2006, 09:27 AM
she's a late 1990

the wirings obviously old now but the loom to the headlights looks in good condition

thanks

sam
bigtallsam
09-26-2006, 09:34 AM
i meant to ask

how long does it take for them to warm up?

thanks

sam
Qube
09-26-2006, 10:20 AM
Check the wiring where it joins to the connector (at the bulb). It may be on the verge of breaking if flexed a bit.

Takes about 80 seconds to go to proper brightness/color.
Tiger
09-26-2006, 10:40 AM
It takes about 10 seconds to get good light... It will be full brightness at about 40 seconds. I never timed it. Normal HID warmup. It doesn't matter how old because the current draw of normal bulb is 4A at the most... which is well under the rating of the existing wire.

HID may suck up 14A for brief period and then finally settle on about 3 amp draw... something like that... lower than regular bulb.
bigtallsam
09-27-2006, 01:32 AM
cool, thanks for all the info guys - i'll double double check the original loom but think she'll be ok

regards

sam
Paul in NZ
09-27-2006, 03:01 AM
so the fuse is uprated for the initial current draw?
Tiger
09-27-2006, 08:16 AM
The original wire is thick enough for higher amperage... and yes, changing the fuse to 15A allows the HID to work.