Anyone else install an HID kit?
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ChevyST_12
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Thats how I was gonna do it anyways. The whole time I seen people saying it doesn't working or anything I was like damn. But now since I know it works with the setup I always use I'll be getting some real soon. So what hid kits do you guys use. I Get mine usually from BuyHids.com
ChevyST_12
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Oh and FIMS where about in orlando are you located at, me and the Daytona guys have been trying to get a little sonic meet together. Any thoughts
XgovernmentAgent
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just put a relay kit on the headlights. when the day time running lights are on the headlights are only supplied with somewhere in the avenue of 9 volts. with the relay kit installed the whole time they will be supplied power from the 40 amp relay on the harness. i will be installing my hids and relay kit next week
ChevyST_12
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So what am I gonna be needing a relay for my hid fog kit? Or just the headlights?? And what do you guys think of the 3,000k fogs and 6,000k for the heads
just finished installing my kits on both the low beams and the fog lights. i did the relay kit on the low beams but they cut out due to the day time running light feature. so the hid shop by me modified my wiring to where the front corner lamp which only comes on at night will activate the relay for the low beams. so now there will be no more day time running lights as well as bullet proof lighting 
. so for those with issues this is the solution
. so for those with issues this is the solution
ChevyST_12
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So even with the relay they still didn't come on. Or they do just gotta turn off the daytime running lights each time you enter your
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read what i posted two posts ago. the problem is when the day time running light blah blah blah is on you only have around 9 volts to the headlight. there is not enough voltage to kick on the relay and therefore its meaningless. at night it will be fine. what i stated was if you take your front turn signal wires and use the constant power on it which only comes on at night, you will lose day time running lights but you will get the 12 volts to the relay to allow it to kick on
FIMS
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Fairly sure that my relay harness is plugged in to the drivers side headlight bulb... And relays aren't controlled with the voltage of the input, it's the amperage. Normal relays will turn on with 1 volt, with a max of 12 volts.
ChevyST_12
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Ok I see so , let's say during the day time when driving the hids won't turn on. Because of low voltage!! But once I actually turn on the headlights at night they will work just fine. I never use my DRL anyways I always shut them off!!
ChevyST_12
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Oh really with the relay harness you used? I was asking the guy above you. I always use a relay harness I did with my cobalt also that had DRL
FIMS
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Then there was a problem with your installer if they went out, or your car. The only thing that would cause that would be a drop in amperage at the switched power source, or they wanted you to pay them for more work...
ChevyST_12
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Ok, so just do a relay harness for my hids for the lows and are my fogs in need of a relay or are those fine without them.
jim97regalgs
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i just installed my hid kit with a relay harness the other day. i also used the power from the drivers headlight and my hids work in the day and night just like factory drls.