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    HID Lights Seem To Slightly Dim "Normal"?

    When i warm up my car , and sit in the car i knotice that my HIDS Dim and little and then go back to full brightness , And then think to myself maybe becuase the cars just warming up and the wires/electrical in the car is as well which could be causing this .. And when i say Slightly its one of those things that only the owner can notice* But just want to make sure im not loosing power somewhere

    Nd i only seem to knotice it when the cars warming up because its the onli time i can actually sit there and notice while im not driving

    So short and simple is this normal and if not can anyone help me try and figure this out

    THANKS!

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    Are you running a wire harness with a relay straight to the battery, or are you powering the HIDs through your stock harness?

    The stock harness is NOT adequate to power HIDs while they warm up. This is probably the first signs of your wiring harness giving out. Get an aftermarket harness IMMEDIATELY, or you're going to find yourself doing some very involved repairs.

    http://shop.3bspecialties.com/produc...0&productId=22

    I have one of theirs. It's very well made, very cheap, and they get it to you nice and quick!






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      #3
      Originally posted by deevergote. View Post
      Are you running a wire harness with a relay straight to the battery, or are you powering the HIDs through your stock harness?

      The stock harness is NOT adequate to power HIDs while they warm up. This is probably the first signs of your wiring harness giving out. Get an aftermarket harness IMMEDIATELY, or you're going to find yourself doing some very involved repairs.

      http://shop.3bspecialties.com/produc...0&productId=22

      I have one of theirs. It's very well made, very cheap, and they get it to you nice and quick!
      No im running with a relay straight to the battery , and with all the wires a reg HID kit comes with ..

      Check Out My Work In Progess . . . . .

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        #4
        Your kit came with a harness/relay to the battery? Wow. Most don't, and most people run with the stock wiring!

        Check the wiring, then. It sounds like they aren't getting enough power somehow. HIDs take the most power when warming up.






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          #5
          Originally posted by deevergote. View Post
          Your kit came with a harness/relay to the battery? Wow. Most don't, and most people run with the stock wiring!

          Check the wiring, then. It sounds like they aren't getting enough power somehow. HIDs take the most power when warming up.
          yeah a friend of mynes bought a shit load of them , and sold them to me for 90 bucks and came with a relay .. thats what bought me and he installed himself no charge! .. with life time warranty .. i mean with the relay..common


          how can i check though to make sure they are getting enough power.. becuase they are bright once they are completly chargerd and lit.. its just i knotice they SLIGHTLY DIM and return to full within sec's when the cars warming up..lol.. just want to make sure its nothing KILLER waiting to happen down the road..lol

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            #6
            Get some pics of the entire setup and post them up. We'll take a look and see if anything seems to stand out as being wrong.






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              #7
              Yeah its normal, as soon as you turn them on they are really bright then they dim and then slowly come back up to reg brightness.
              wat?

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                #8
                I never noticed that with mine. I have old style HIDs though. Big balast/ignitor combo in one, and another is big balast and separate ignitor (OLD OEM BMW). Maybe the newer, compact, low-power-draw ones do that, if that's what you have.






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                  Originally posted by deevergote. View Post
                  I never noticed that with mine. I have old style HIDs though. Big balast/ignitor combo in one, and another is big balast and separate ignitor (OLD OEM BMW). Maybe the newer, compact, low-power-draw ones do that, if that's what you have.
                  Probably depends on your ballast, I know mine is CPU controlled if that makes a difference.
                  wat?

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                    well i have Zenon ones they are rather bulky .. and ill put pictures as.soon.as.possible

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                      #11
                      They are gas bulbs so if you go into youtube and look at videos of cars with HID. It turns on then it dims slightly then gets brighter which is the normal state. =] You're lucky I want HID's soon on my CB7 too

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                        #12
                        Im not sure exactly what your saying.....but HIDs dont go right to their normal colour/operating temperature right away.....They take a min to warm up and you notice that by the colour changes.

                        This is why it is NEVER a good idea to turn your HIDs on and off quickly.....The drastic changes to the bulbs can fuck shit up.


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