HID HEADLIGHTS

rhinoracer22 · 2007-08-21 13:19:38

I REPLACED MY STOCK LIGHT BULBS WITH THE HID HEADLIGHTS. THEY CAME WITH THE BALLISTS AND EVERYTHING.

THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS THAT I THINK THEY ARE GETTING TOO HOT OR SOMETHING.

WHEN I 1ST TURN MY RHINO ON AT NIGHT THEY ARE FINE, BUT AFTER I RIDE FOR AWHILE AND COME TO A STOP AND TURN THEM OFF, ONLY ONE WILL TURN ON. IF I WAIT ABOUT 30MIN THOUGH, THEY WILL EVENTUALLY TURN ON.

IS THIS BECAUSE THEY'RE OVER HEATING OR DO I HAVE BIGGER PROBLEMS? IS THERE MAYBE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BALLISTS?

IF ANY ANSWERS FOR ME OR ANY SUGGESTIONS I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT....

WoofersInc · 2007-09-12 16:47:55

Try going to a 20 Amp fuse. The HID's use a lot of power when they first start up. This is from the installation insrutions. See if that helps.

Rockstar Junkie · 2007-10-11 11:15:14

I agree with WoofersInc.... if that doesnt help.... might be a problem with the ballasts. I dont think they can get too hot so they dont work. I run two sets of HID's and have never had this problem. When I get home, I will check the fuses I am using and let you know.

rhinoracer22 · 2007-10-15 09:31:47

Thanks guys. I really appreciate the help.

rhinoman329 · 2007-11-01 19:04:45

I recently got the HID kit for my rhino and im having the same problem Rhinoracer22 is having. Where exactly would i put the bigger fuse? is there a fuse there already that i have to replace or do i have to splice in somewhere along the line?

sandahauler · 2007-11-01 21:04:51

I don't think a fuse would do this. If it were a bad or under-rated amp fuse it would just blow. Must be something else IMO...

http://www.halcyon.net/lights/hid-faq.shtml

http://www.aa1car.com/library/hid_headlamps.htm

here is some info that may or maynot help

good luck guys

rhinoracer22 · 2007-11-02 11:09:01

thanks for the help, but yeah i dont have an in-line fuse hooked up to them either.

rhinoman329 · 2007-11-02 23:10:34

k. problem solved. when i installed the kit it worked great. but the instructions did warn about during start up using around 16 amps and that the fuse could possibly blow. i located the fuse for the headlights in the fust box next to the batterey and just switched it to a 20 amp like recommended and it fixed the problem. the 15amp that was in there was blown.

MR. KRYPTONITE · 2007-11-04 17:35:48

Glad you got it figured out How do you like them?

rhinoracer22 · 2007-11-04 21:07:41

k. problem solved. when i installed the kit it worked great. but the instructions did warn about during start up using around 16 amps and that the fuse could possibly blow. i located the fuse for the headlights in the fust box next to the batterey and just switched it to a 20 amp like recommended and it fixed the problem. the 15amp that was in there was blown.

awesome, i will check that out right away. Thanks for help!

rhinoman329 · 2007-11-14 19:06:03

Glad you got it figured out How do you like them?

they work awesome !! sucks to be the guy coming torwards me at night though.

MR. KRYPTONITE · 2007-11-14 21:36:29

Thats the kind of lighting that I like! :shock:

rhinoracer22 · 2007-11-15 10:47:36

I was looking at this problem some last night. Replacing that fuse would prob work, but I was alsp thinking about the way they're hooked up. Of course they plug right into the stock lighting, but they do pull alot off of start-up. I dont think having them hooked up to that turn knob light switch is good enough. Not only do you have the HID lights turning on when you turn it, but you also have the brake lights too. So What i'm going to do is try disconnecting the headlights from the turn knob and puuting them on their own switch. Just came up with this last night, let me know what you think....

rhinoman329 · 2007-11-15 13:21:49

that doesn't sound like a bad idea. I took it out last weekend and rode all night with no problems.. I'll be heading up to Glamis for about a week during thanksgiving...i'lll let ya know if i come across any problems.

rhinoracer22 · 2007-11-16 12:26:18

that doesn't sound like a bad idea. I took it out last weekend and rode all night with no problems.. I'll be heading up to Glamis for about a week during thanksgiving...i'lll let ya know if i come across any problems.

my lights always worked when i turn them on, but after riding for a little bit when i turned them off and then turned them back on is when they didn't work...

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