it only keeps the lows on while the highs are on, whilst coming out of high beam mode otherwise that would be a perfectly acceptable solution. personaly i'm ok with the wait, i just know i can't put them on when going around corners lol but i think ima take a stab at that solution this week, because i'm reinstalling an alarm brain unit this week anyways so i'll be down by my BCM (good lord do i hate it down there, so claustrophobic)

 

That's a really bad idea...

When you hold back the stalk for 'flash to pass', you are supplying power to both sets of lights thru a single supply, so you are more than doubling the current that the supply wire is designed for

This is fine for a quick flash, but it if you hold it in this position for an extended period, you will overheat the wiring and eventually cause damage. It's less of an issue if you are using a relay harness for your HIDs (which you should absolutely be doing to ensure you don't fry your stock wiring), but it's still not a good idea

The MFS is also a fairly common failure point, so the more you click back and forth between low and high, the higher the likelihood that your MFS will fail...

BBEngineer

 

Ok.. I was just a suggestion.. I have HID lows and I still dont see any reason to use highs to begin with. Heck before I even switched to HIDs I still never used my highs, just seemed like I never needed to.

And now my HID lows are brighter than highs anyway so whats the point.

 

My high beams don't even work anymore

 

They are not necessary but I have a lot of highway driving so its necessary for me.

 

Is it recommended to use a relay harness when installing hids?
I've already ordered a ddm tuning 35w 6000k hid kit, and am ready to install. Should I order a wire harness or will it be ok if I install the hids without one?

 

I installed mine and its fine. If they flicker, you will need one. If they dont, you should be good.

 

Alright sounds good. Ill give it a go and see what happens. I'll have pictures whenever I get them in. In Minnesota where it's 5 below and dropping, not sure how long it will take me haha

 

When I did the plug and play method on my set they would flicker ever so slightly now and then. I bought a relay kit and they have been perfect. I highly recommend it. Its also better for the ballast.

 

alright, i have a problem and since you seem to have such an adept understanding, this pickles me, my passneger side is out, my running light and turn signals work, but my hi and lows dont work, i checked the bulb..kind of hard to see, but i saw no sign of burning, which you should see in such a hot bulb once one dies youd expect some sort of sign. so, i took the liberty of checking the voltages coming out, the driver side is of course 12 volts, the passenger side how ever is 10 volts. both on highs and lows :\ the ballast i assume are not turning on as they dont sense enough current with the lower voltage, so what could cause this? seems kind of like i could have a seriouse problem here