problems with my HID's need help
03-02-06, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jlin101
doesn't matter where it's connected as the entire electrical system is still interconnected, so the electrical drain at ignition is still there. I'm not an electrician or an expert on HID, I only know that multiple HID installation instructions warned about using automatic headlights and DRL's. If you look at IS, you will notice that the stereo does not come on for several seconds after ignition--I think that's for the same reason.
03-02-06, 03:20 PM
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IMO, I have mine set on auto and it works fine and I like it like that. If that shortens the life of the ballasts, so be it. I'll go buy some new ones next year...
03-02-06, 03:21 PM
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Auto should have no issue at all as the car cuts power to all accessories while the starter is running. Pretty much all cars do this, so when the starter is engaged, most things shut off, like the radio, fan, lights etc for the few seconds while the car starts to minimize drain on the battery.
03-02-06, 04:29 PM
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I have the Xenondepot Kit on my Chevy and always keep it on Auto for the lights. In 3 years, I've never had any issues with them not starting. Blown a couple fuses for unknown reasons though.....
03-03-06, 06:16 AM
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Hey ChrisM910, what brand/type of aftermarket HID to you have? Usually if you get a decent branded HID kit, you should have no problem leaving the lights on AUTO. I had my aftermarket 8000k HIDs for over 4months and I always leave mines on Auto with no problems. What you need to do now is tell the place where you got it from, that you talked to few of your friends and they all said leaving on Auto shouldn't have cause the failure. Only if you constantly switch it on and off w/ out letting it warm up will cause it to blow out. Tell them that either the bulb went out on you or the installation was not done properly (put it in a nice way) to cause the failure therefore, you need a warranty replacement.
What the store said about starting your car with the lights on, will not crank enough electricity is a bunch of bolony on the Lexus. The IS's has a big battery compare to those economic cars with smaller ones. So leaving it on while starting your IS is not a problem for the car; thats why they even have the Auto feature.
What the store said about starting your car with the lights on, will not crank enough electricity is a bunch of bolony on the Lexus. The IS's has a big battery compare to those economic cars with smaller ones. So leaving it on while starting your IS is not a problem for the car; thats why they even have the Auto feature.
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03-03-06, 06:24 AM
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I also leave mine on auto. Mine was just simple plug and play straight into the light harness. But it does require a lot of juice from the battery to turn on the HID bulb.
03-03-06, 06:07 PM
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If your "kit" came with an aftermarket harness then you will have no problem. A seperate harness for the hid lights is hooked directly to the battery and grounded directly to the car. Now the relay is acvited by less then .5 watt of energy that can be tapped from either of the original headlight plugs. I dont have an IS yet If your "kit" came with an aftermarket harness then you will have no problem. A seperate harness for the hid lights is hooked directly to the battery and grounded directly to the car. Now the relay is acvited by less then .5 watt of energy that can be tapped from either of the original headlight plugs. I dont have an IS yet but I would assume the alternators on both hid and none-hid IS models are the same.
Now keeping that in mind if the headlights are left on auto with factory HID is headlights and the headlights turn on right away when the car is started, that means the alternator puts out enough amps to cover the cold start of the HID system and provide sufficient amprage to the rest of the vehicle. So in all you will only be using .5 watts from your original headlight harness to activate the HID lights. Now like I asked before, what is the brand of your ballast? most OEM ballast will not have a problem firing up the lights. So all in all make sure the ballast are grounded properly, because the ground wirring has to handle about the same ammount of energy as the positive terminal.
Now keeping that in mind if the headlights are left on auto with factory HID is headlights and the headlights turn on right away when the car is started, that means the alternator puts out enough amps to cover the cold start of the HID system and provide sufficient amprage to the rest of the vehicle. So in all you will only be using .5 watts from your original headlight harness to activate the HID lights. Now like I asked before, what is the brand of your ballast? most OEM ballast will not have a problem firing up the lights. So all in all make sure the ballast are grounded properly, because the ground wirring has to handle about the same ammount of energy as the positive terminal.
03-03-06, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by loftus112
Hey ChrisM910, what brand/type of aftermarket HID to you have? Usually if you get a decent branded HID kit, you should have no problem leaving the lights on AUTO. I had my aftermarket 8000k HIDs for over 4months and I always leave mines on Auto with no problems. What you need to do now is tell the place where you got it from, that you talked to few of your friends and they all said leaving on Auto shouldn't have cause the failure. Only if you constantly switch it on and off w/ out letting it warm up will cause it to blow out. Tell them that either the bulb went out on you or the installation was not done properly (put it in a nice way) to cause the failure therefore, you need a warranty replacement.
What the store said about starting your car with the lights on, will not crank enough electricity is a bunch of bolony on the Lexus. The IS's has a big battery compare to those economic cars with smaller ones. So leaving it on while starting your IS is not a problem for the car; thats why they even have the Auto feature.
What the store said about starting your car with the lights on, will not crank enough electricity is a bunch of bolony on the Lexus. The IS's has a big battery compare to those economic cars with smaller ones. So leaving it on while starting your IS is not a problem for the car; thats why they even have the Auto feature.
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Originally Posted by car_lost
i just got my tints from JR Electronics 2 days ago... good people there. i spoke with Ricky. he's the man at that place 
03-04-06, 06:16 AM
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I am so PISSED OFF right now, my *****in HID driver side headlight went off again. What the *****!!!!, now i have to wait until monday and go back again to fix it for the 3rd time. this is bull caki. These people at 
JR Electronics better do something for me and do it right because this is already rediculous. Im going to have to waste my whole day off waiting for that to be fixed. I tell you this is unbelievable 
I cant even begin to tell you how mad i am DAMN....well im sorry for venting but i just had to because its bull already,
thanks for listening
AHHHH
JR Electronics better do something for me and do it right because this is already rediculous. Im going to have to waste my whole day off waiting for that to be fixed. I tell you this is unbelievable I cant even begin to tell you how mad i am DAMN....well im sorry for venting but i just had to because its bull already,thanks for listening
AHHHH
03-04-06, 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisM910
I am so PISSED OFF right now, my *****in HID driver side headlight went off again. What the *****!!!!, now i have to wait until monday and go back again to fix it for the 3rd time. this is bull caki. These people at JR Electronics better do something for me and do it right because this is already rediculous. Im going to have to waste my whole day off waiting for that to be fixed. I tell you this is unbelievable I cant even begin to tell you how mad i am DAMN....well im sorry for venting but i just had to because its bull already,
thanks for listening
AHHHH
JR Electronics better do something for me and do it right because this is already rediculous. Im going to have to waste my whole day off waiting for that to be fixed. I tell you this is unbelievable I cant even begin to tell you how mad i am DAMN....well im sorry for venting but i just had to because its bull already,thanks for listening
AHHHH
03-07-06, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by loftus112
BTW You're Welcome Chris. And Man it blown again!! Those are the type of lessons people cough out a little more loot to get the better stuffs to save the headache down the road and end up spending more $$ and time. Don't get me wrong, I'm just saying maybe JR sold you a crappy HID kit or their installation just plain suXors. Have them just replace the whole damn thing to end your fustration man or better yet, if you can pay a little bit more for a kit upgrade.
They do very good business there its just bad luck on my part i guess. they have been very professional and they dont give me a hard time whenever i go there so atleast in that aspect i cant complain, its just a lemon ballast thats all i can say
i will update again when/if they ever get fixed
Thanks for letting me vent i feel much better
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