you need a relay kit too. that stops the flickering.

 

yep that is correct. black being the ground, and the red being your power. what you have to do is plug the black into the middle of the truck headlight socket, and the red on either side of them. the dakota's have a skinny skinny prong, you might have to take a file and make them skinnier, (this was the case on my 2010). once you have it in, have a buddy turn on your lights. if they flicker badly, this means you need a relay kit. a relay kit plugs in on one side of your headlight socket and it just tells the lights when to fire on, and turn off. then there is a connection that runs over to the other side of the headlight, powering it. there is a connection to the battery which it pulls power from, and a ground. This will solve flickering issues!. they probably were flickering because of the auto delay headlights, how they stay on for a few minutes and then turn off. again, because the truck isnt providing enough power. Hid ballasts, although usually 35watts, use a huge load of power, when firing up because theyre a gas bulb. the 35 watts is usually at running(light emiting) temperatures.

 

ill send you guys a link to the rats nest of wiring i have for my dual HID kit setup i made for my 05 dak. i gotta pull the lights out anyway this week to paint the bumper. will post pic n wiring diagram(if i can draw it up from memory)

 

but yea a relay harness is def neeeeedddded. some require code overide modules to shut off the light out code. if anyone needs some i got 4 brand new ones. pm me n we can discuss $$ i dont need them at all n am shipping out overseas in july like to be rid of the unneeded parts.

but relay harness is def needed especially if running 55W HIDs