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Old 04-04-2010, 10:51 AM
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whats up guys, hey when I bought this truck it already had HID's on it..Im not sure what kind they are or anything, but anyway yesterday I went out to take it for a drive and it was dark so I turned the lights on and noticed they were not coming on.... So i get out of the truck go look at them and they are kind of like pulsating... Like kinda flickering , both sides at the same time... I noticed when I bought the truck it had a bunch of diodes in the glove box. Could that be the issue? Any help would be appreciated..
 
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I mean resistors not diodes.... where do they go?
 
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there are lots of threads on this but we are assuming you do not have resistors on the HID harness already. What are the numbers on the resistors?
 
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I took the resistor off the drivers side and its all burnt up.. I cant get any numbers on it.. I went to radioshack and they said they need to know the omes... Otherwise he wont sell it because he doesnt want to start a fire... So how can I figure that out...? Its a pretty big resistor, its about 3 inches by 3/4.....
 
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I'd assume the resistors needed are 20w.
 
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how do i know if I need 20 watt or 50 watt, or 6 ohm or 8 ohm? I just want to make sure that I get the right stuff so I dont set my truck on fire....
 
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These are the ones in my truck on my HIDs. The 6ohms will work fine.

 


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