[blackknight]

I have a relay for my HID setup, but i dont have it installed yet. I was planning on installing it tonight, but i ran into a snag...

The end that is supposed to connect to the battery is not big enough to fit around the bolt.

What should I do? cut the end off and splice on a bigger connector? would that be ok?

oh and btw this is the relay i have
http://store.theretrofitsource.com/...id=80&osCsid=b15c366f7cdb94b18d6c5d4f352a46ba

 

[Joseph K]

Cut out a piece of it and just slip it under the bolt head and tighten the bolt. Or else just get a different connector that'll work, cut the old one off, and crimp the new one on. Simple.

 

[RobT34]

Yep just cut it off and splice in a bigger size. I have that same harness and had to do the same thing, works fine

 

[Ketis]

isnt there a red box under the hood where you can hookup instead of going to the battery?

 

[blackknight]

yea right next to the alternator...but that bolt inside there is too big as well.


What would be better? the one by the alternator? or the one on the battery?

 

[GeoffSFAs10]

either one works. i have mine coming off the red box bolt.

 

[RobT34]

either one works. i have mine coming off the red box bolt.

me too

 

[blackknight]

k cool, i went out and bought a new connector end, some electric tape and some heatshrink. i will try to install the relay tonight. but i dont know if im gonna get to it.

Thanks for the help fellas

 

[01 suburban ls]

Slide off the fuse box cover. Not the top, but the sides. Theres a couple places to put it in there.

 

[Jason]

i had the same problem, a couple seconds with a step drill bit and i was in business

 

[blackknight]

ok so i was working on installing the relay harness....and i ran into a problem.

only one side will come on. ive got everything connected correctly. ive got the power to the alternator thingy, then the low beams on my driver side are inserted into the only female plug on the harness. then the harness has female ends that are supposed to go to each ballast. along with a ground on each side. Idk whats wrong

any ideas?

 

[blackknight]

bump bump

 

[GeoffSFAs10]

Bad ground.

 

[blackknight]

i tried changing the ground, but still no luck.

 

[08RCSB]

Get a better relay I hate the kind like that with a ground at each end.

I'd be willing to bet the ground is still bad.

 

[OKLAGMCRUISER]

multiple things to try here.

exchange bulbs from the working side to the not working side to eliminate an issue with a bad bulb. if you find both bulbs now work move to trying to swap ballasts to elliminate an issue with one ballast....if both ballasts work...just simply try turning the plug from the relay harness to the side that is not working over 180 degrees...might just try this step first!

Pat

 

[08RCSB]

Oh yeah did you try reversing polarity?

 

[blackknight]

ive done everything said here, im gonna try again with a new ground and see what happens.

 

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Get yourself a test light. unplug the ballast on the side that does not work and check for power. if you connect the test light to a power source, you can check for ground also with a test light. these things are massed produced in china and quite often are piles of junk. If you have power and ground at the ballast connector, be sure power goes to power and ground to ground, you can easily swap the connector around on most ballasts. If you dont have power, call the site you got your relay kit from and get them to send you a new one. if they are no help, call me and i'll make you a good deal on a new one.

 

[blackknight]

Tried again with new grounds on both sides, and flipped the polarity. both came right on! Now the lights dont flicker, and they come on all the time everytime, instead of just one or the other sometimes and then having to flip them on and off.