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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 05:11 PM
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Bought these a while back but couldnt figure out how to put them on. i know the ballast work cause i tested them out before hand. plz help, thanks
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 05:17 PM
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you dont need the relay pack (1st picture) for your civic.

also it appears your kit isnt plug n play as most are.

The harness that plugs into factoy bulb has a ground wire and a 12 volt wire for low beam. Splice a wire into each and run the ground to the black wire of the HID bulb and the 12 volt wire for low beam to the red wire of the HID bulb. I dont have the wire colors handy right because I am home.

Now the rest is plug n play. The longer harness off the HID bulb plugs into the ballast and the two smaller plugs go to the same plugs coming out of the ballast.
 
Old Apr 9, 2009 | 05:32 PM
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i thought the relay was a safty feature to prevent the stock wireing from potentially frying from the 23,000 volt ignite.im guessing his civic did not come stock with a hid system . also to keep the light from flickering and strobing reducing the life of the ballist and bulb.???????????
 

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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 315 Customs
you dont need the relay pack (1st picture) for your civic.

also it appears your kit isnt plug n play as most are.

The harness that plugs into factoy bulb has a ground wire and a 12 volt wire for low beam. Splice a wire into each and run the ground to the black wire of the HID bulb and the 12 volt wire for low beam to the red wire of the HID bulb. I dont have the wire colors handy right because I am home.

Now the rest is plug n play. The longer harness off the HID bulb plugs into the ballast and the two smaller plugs go to the same plugs coming out of the ballast.
funny thing is that first i bought the kit and plugged everything up but they didnt light up, so then i went and bought the relay harness and then tried to wire it again and still no luck. i tried every possible way to hool theese up and nothing. i've been searching on some other forums that i might need to put a bigger fuse or something but is there any other way that you guys might think is wrong?? thanks
 
Old Apr 9, 2009 | 06:58 PM
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it has to be the ballist are they under warranty if return for new ones were did you buy them and what brand are they?????????
 
Old Apr 9, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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well the ballast do have a year warranty but like i mentioned earlier i hooked up the lights and ballasts do the battery itself and they both work but the problem is me cant seem to hook them up right any other suggestions?? thanks
 
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hmm dam do your stocks still work.also is the ballist socket one way or can you accidentally plug it in backwords a co worker had that problem and it damaged the ballist .do you have a wireing diagram .if all else fails bring it to a shop that installs hid see what they think maybe have them install them its very cheap.
 
Old Apr 9, 2009 | 08:09 PM
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yea stocks still work i have them on now but thanks anyways
 
Old Apr 10, 2009 | 08:48 PM
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Plug and play is 50% at best.... Use the relay's They ARE needed.
Get 12 volts from the battery NOT the headlight harness. Use only the negative trigger from the factory bulb harness to trigger the relays.... trust me.
The lights are turned on via a ground......
 
Old Apr 11, 2009 | 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by KarTuneMan
Plug and play is 50% at best.... Use the relay's They ARE needed.
Get 12 volts from the battery NOT the headlight harness. Use only the negative trigger from the factory bulb harness to trigger the relays.... trust me.
The lights are turned on via a ground......
I have been installing HIDs for years now and I have never ever had any problems not running the relay harness for any vehicle that uses a 9004, 9005, or a 9006 bulb

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well the ballast do have a year warranty but like i mentioned earlier i hooked up the lights and ballasts do the battery itself and they both work but the problem is me cant seem to hook them up right any other suggestions?? thanks
Can you can a few pictures of how you have them wire up in your vehicle so we can get a better idea of whats going on, if not at least a close up picture of the bulb and ballast

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i thought the relay was a safty feature to prevent the stock wireing from potentially frying from the 23,000 volt ignite.im guessing his civic did not come stock with a hid system . also to keep the light from flickering and strobing reducing the life of the ballist and bulb.???????????
The only time I've ever had to use the relay harness is on newer American vehicles and/or vehicles using a 9007 bulb. I have been running my HIDs on my Integra for 2 1/2 years now with no relay harness and are plug n play and yet to have any issues.
 
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