Okay so I've had my HID's wired up for about 3 weeks now with caps and am gonna be switching them out with the resistors when I get some free time in the next few days, but I have a question about the brightness..

My 6k HID's don't seem as bright as they should be (or at least what I think they should be). Compared to my buddy's F-250 with 6k's, his look brighter to me, and I know he has a different bulb type, but that shouldn't matter should it? Will my lights get brighter once I wire up the resistors in place of the caps, or are they just not going to be as bright as I think they should be?

 

Resistors v/s caps wont dim or brighten them up. Maybe it is his viewing angle or the way his headlights project and reflect the light.

 

I hope this helps you 06 guys and up..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQCkX72NGBA

 

^^^ Thats a nice vid for installs and they say they are going to show you the "50 watt resistors eliminate the flickering issues that come on these vehicles" but they dont show it.

 

Hey Dirtydog I have an 06 with hids, a bixenon kit. I bought a harness that includes the resistors. But Recently they stopped working. There is no power to the low beams what so ever. Just the high beams! I checked all fuses n everything looks good. Any ideas on how to fix it? Can I just disable the can-bus headlight system all together? And how would I get my TIPM re-configured? Any help is greatly appricated!

 

Good to hear. Some people have good luck with caps and some dont. Same is reported with resistors although I think sometimes they dont get them wired right...lol

 

Has anyone had there TIPM re-configured by the dealership? Does it work and how much does it cost

Thanks

Sanchez

 

@ Speedaholic - Thats a big difference in those lights. Looks great too.

@ ATXSANCHEZ - The dealer connects to it via the StarScan or other proprietary tool and reconfigs it. As for the price, the best thing you can do is call your dealer for a price since they are the ones that will be charging you. You are asking me to give a price for the dealer and I cant do that because it would likely would not be accurate.

 

Most dealers will chrge you a flat 1hr fee for something like a re-configure but please *NOTE: Just because you get a re-configure doesn't mean your problem is solved. If there are active codes, you need to resolve them before a re-configure. Active codes mean the problem is still occurring within the circuit. You can only reconfigure a couple of times before the tipm becomes locked and no good. Chrysler calls it a safety feature, I call it a scam.
Once you fix your problem and your issue's still exist, then a reconfigure is what to do next. If that doesn't work, a new tipm is needed. The dealer needs to install it and do a factory re-configure on it so to enable and match everything up circuit wise(options).

 

On a side topic to help everyone out and give some pics, I already had one PnP resistor harness (for my pass side) but I made one for my drivers side over the weekend. Here is what they look like.

On the first one (remember mine are 9007 plugs) the two outer pins (high beam and low) go to one pin of each resistor. Out of the other end of both resistors, both go to the center wire (common or ground). The white insulation you see is to keep the hot resistors from melting the wire and shorting everything out. That is also a male 9007 plug



The second one I recently made is similar. There is a male and a female 9007 plug. I took both high beam wires from both plugs and soldered them to one end of one resistor. I took both low beam wires from both plugs and soldered them to the end of another resistor. Then from both of the other ends from both resistors I soldered wire from there and soldered it to the center wire on both plugs. The result? A PnP harness.











Please do not ask me to make one for you. Its not that I dont mind doing it, its that for the cost of the material, you could buy them from here for $40

http://www.carhidkits.com/wiring-ada...-pack-378.html