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Old 09-25-07, 07:33 AM
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i promise i used the search for like days and ive given up... all i can find is DIY FOGLIGHT BULB install. im looking for some instructions on how to wire up standard HID conversion kits... the kit i purchased has no instructions and it plugs right up fine but wont work, whats happneing? please, anyone with same experience let me know before i chew out the guy that sold me the kit for sellin me a defect
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If your kit is anything like mines, if you look at the OEM plug you will see that its labeled + -, but the only thing is, is that its opposite. You have to put - to + and + to -. Make sense? Trust me I was like that too, and I figured hey worth a shot and voila! it worked!
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Wow.. Thats a dangerous move ISuxel. Mine was straight. Plug plus to plus and neg to neg. Maybe you need to upgrade your fuse racinghard
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Trust me I thought the same at first and I put it + to + and - to - but nothing and I was like WTF?!?! So I was like what the hell might as well try, its a brand new kit so I did it and it works perfectly I love my 3000ks! BTW danger4o5 you dont happen to have a Black IS do you?
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I guess its worth a try. No, I own a 06 crystal white 350
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OK nvm LOL, I bumped into a Black IS with a Tanabe exhaust, some kind of wheels, and his emblems shaved and I dont know who it is! haha
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okay, ill try flipping it but i know that it wont plug in easily cause it a plug that has like a piece in the middle to prevent the mix up between neg and pos. hmmm, should i splice some wires to make it flip ? i guess ill have to see. but yes, anyone with some pics and instructions would still greatly help us all
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take a pic of your kit and I will show u, it'll be easier if you have a pic so when can show you what goes where.
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The + and - are indeed reversed. At least they were on mine also.

You have to actually remove the wires from the kits plug, and swap them. All you need is a small screwdriver to pop the pins.
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See my kit didnt even come with the damn connector piece just wires you plug in, Im going to see if I can find the connector cause it bothers me, if someone knows where Id appreciate the help.
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Pretty sure you need the male connector.

After some searching, I found a place with female sockets.

On Ebay, there's a kit that includes wires, that you could just pull out. Like 10 bucks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=200107970730
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why is it the opposite? mine were too but they work perfectly fine and i love em!
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I thought the OEM was male and the one from the kit is female?

And Boy, the Supras I think were the same and possibly the IS300's.
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okay. so i think i got it. somehow reverse the positive and the negatives and it should work? ill try it this thursday and get back to you guys. ill try without the connector on ebay but that connector does look like it will do the trick. thanks guys... ill end up being the first to write up the how to DIY fog hid install
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Originally Posted by racinghart
okay, ill try flipping it but i know that it wont plug in easily cause it a plug that has like a piece in the middle to prevent the mix up between neg and pos. hmmm, should i splice some wires to make it flip ? i guess ill have to see. but yes, anyone with some pics and instructions would still greatly help us all
You can shave that little bump in the middle of the plug with razor blade or something. w/o that little bump, it still won't be loose.


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