[renzovc16]

whats up brodas !!! My wife and i have installed the hids
i have received my VOLT HID KIT
here is what i have as in the pictures
i also got a free relay harness on each side
as you can see in the pictures each side has a positive and a ground ring terminal which i will install it to my battery .....
i have decided to remove my front bumper for proper installation,, its not a plug in play with the relay harness , also i will be organizing all the wiring as you can see on the pictures , i will make it nice and neat lol:notworthy

 

[KH]

Brodas?


:dunno:

 

[renzovc16]

brothers = brodas

 

[MM49]

Not a fan of slim ballasts but I don't want to scare you now that you have bought them.

You don't really have to remove the bumper.

 

[renzovc16]

Not a fan of slim ballasts but I don't want to scare you now that you have bought them.

You don't really have to remove the bumper.

lol, eventhough i have to connect the positive side to the battery ? i hope i will be able to fish the wires without taking the bumper broda

 

[mystikal777]

If you want to use the harness, it's best to take the bumper off to find a ground. That's what I did, I don't know if there are any spots to ground the harness without taking the bumper off.

 

[renzovc16]

thanks broda

 

[Dieseltiger]

you're going to take off the bumper to find ground for relay harness cables, i did not use mines

 

[renzovc16]

how come you didnt use your relay harness broda ?

 

[Dieseltiger]

pre installation HIDs kit VOLT ! pics

Because my friend told me not to since it was hard to find a ground without taking off the bumper

 

[renzovc16]

is it safe ? whats the pros and cons having or not a relay brother

 

[DOOM]

These are the things you should research before a purchase.

HIDs are high current and need solid grounds. If you use your stock harnesses it will probably be fine but you may have intermittent blinks in the lights from inadequate grounding capacity. Cheap kits could fry your harness and believe it or not, a harness can easily exceed a grand to replace.

 

[renzovc16]

These are the things you should research before a purchase.

HIDs are high current and need solid grounds. If you use your stock harnesses it will probably be fine but you may have intermittent blinks in the lights from inadequate grounding capacity. Cheap kits could fry your harness and believe it or not, a harness can easily exceed a grand to replace.

wow thanks a lot brother, is it better to ground it directly to the negative side of my battery ?

 

[accordex-lv6]

pre installation HIDs kit VOLT ! pics

Well without a relay harness you suffer from flickering issues, one side turning on and not the other, both sides turning on and one side turning off, more pull on the battery and alternator.
Relay harnesses regulate voltage from the battery and alternator, providing equal amperage to the entire system without significant dip in voltage to one component and not the other. HID's use less energy after they are running but take heavy load to fire them on. After they're on, the energy equalizes and evens out. You should be able to find a video somewhere of the load HID's take to turn on and run consistently.

 

[ksills]

Renzo,
Ever hear your mom tell you, "An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure"? Use a relay, replacing is OEM harness is expensive: Remove the bumper, easier installation and better ground and DON'T ground to battery.

 

[renzovc16]

Thank you brothers !

 

[renzovc16]

 

[Fail City]

nice job, now you just gotta clean up the wiring. Maybe do a retrofit in the near future to make it even better.

 

[AccordinLyVietz]

just a heads up, for your own safety that wiring looks scary and could be problematic in the future. use some wire ties to clean it up

 

[renzovc16]

Oh definetly brothers im gonna organize all wiring , and make them neat , thanks !