The line that my projectors cause seems to be less defined than the stock lights tbh. Guess I will throw more $$ down this hole and replace the ballasts.



I may have installed the headlights upside down anyone think that may be an issue with the brightness?

 

Hell looking at Diode Dynamics price for replaing the ballasts $30/each I may just drop an extra $20 and get an entire replacement HID conversion kit from them.

 

The ballasts are probably not the problem. How dim are they?



Pulling 12v straight from the battery should be brighter than any other possible connection setup. The DD relay harness should have larger gauge cable than stock also...all in all they should be equal to before or better on the relay harness.

 

^ that's true. And I don't think the ballasts are the problem.



Here's something I experienced two nights ago:

The piece on the bulb that lines up with the weird 3 prong holes on the headlight actually came off, and was sitting inside the headlight. This was messing with the reflection within the projector, making that one side seem MUCH lower than the other. I got a pair of pliers, pulled it out, and snapped it back where it's supposed to be. The line was just as crisp as stock after that, no more low angle.



It could be something as simple as that, and the projector line shouldn't really be affected much.

 

Ok, once I get the one spade connector reattached I will try reinstalling the rig tomorrow and see what happens.

 

I have not looked at the schematics. Is it possible that the headlamps run on a separate 24v system? This would explain alot about why the HIDs were able to pull enough power to destroy the junction box. If they were 12V, you should have been pulling less power then stock headlamps.

 

So, after getting the wire repaired I reinstalled the entire set up.



After grounding the setup to proper grounding points (not a grill mounting screw) the lights lit up to their proper brightness.



Both sides had to be grounded as I found out the side that was not grounded during my initial operations check would not light up. I grounded it and BLAM light



So I think my fiasco with HID's is now complete.

 

lol... that's a lot of work to get headlights functioning properly, BUT... now you'll have awesome HIDs for the next several years of owning your car. A few days trouble is worth years of HID enjoyment

 

currently waiting on mine to arrive for the HD. Didn't get a shipping confirmation. odd..

 

nvm, just got it. they are on the way. Putting them in the HD and the van.