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Hall Of Fame
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: South GA
Ok..........now you got me confused here. So u think a possible bad ballist is the problem?
So go from lets say the pos(+) post on the battery to where at on the ballist? Do I need to leave everything hooked up or...? I'm not the best when it comes to the electronics part Weed, sorry. I have the HID Extra kit if that helps any. I appreciate it man
So go from lets say the pos(+) post on the battery to where at on the ballist? Do I need to leave everything hooked up or...? I'm not the best when it comes to the electronics part Weed, sorry. I have the HID Extra kit if that helps any. I appreciate it man
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: South GA
got my new ballasts and all is well now.. but just one thing. I did an entire thread search in 3rd gen and found no cases of HID's causing TPMS errors... today while driving got a tpms error that came and went away.. I see 4th gen trucks did have this issue but is it at all possible the 3rd gens could have this.
never happened with my old set of HID's i had for over a year.. and didn't happen with these for about a week and a half until today.
never happened with my old set of HID's i had for over a year.. and didn't happen with these for about a week and a half until today.
Champion
Joined: Oct 2006
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yea I just didn't know if anyone has heard of this happening on a 3rd gen ram. I googled and found issues with the newer 4th gen rams but nothing on 3rd gen rams. I guess Ill play it by ear I was just out on a drive and new issues.. Odd thing is I figure if these guys emitted enough to bug out TPMS sensors my FM radio would be seeing issues too.. that's not the case. Not really sure I'm going to play it by ear.. Worst case scenario I'll look into a different brand of kit or maybe paint these with a metallic paint or something
Champion
Joined: Oct 2006
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hmm good idea.. I'm going to play it by ear at this point. I did the hard reset on the comp.. (left battery off for about an hour) hasn't happened again. I may see about HIDextra sending new ballasts if it appears to happen again more often.
but good news is the flickering is fixed with the resistors. Took a while to install but it's all good other than this minor glitch. did 4 separate relays one for each ballast. Also kept the coil terminals on each individual headlight.. Figured if I ever have an issue having everything done individually other than the main power feed into the relay it will make t-shooting easier.
and with all the wiring done and the way I did it I can get a new set of ballasts from somewhere else and just swap them in.
but good news is the flickering is fixed with the resistors. Took a while to install but it's all good other than this minor glitch. did 4 separate relays one for each ballast. Also kept the coil terminals on each individual headlight.. Figured if I ever have an issue having everything done individually other than the main power feed into the relay it will make t-shooting easier.
and with all the wiring done and the way I did it I can get a new set of ballasts from somewhere else and just swap them in.
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Joined: Jan 2011
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question about HID
i bought these headlights and these tail lights.
Are these HID lights? if so do I need relays or resistors? I watched the install video on them and they didnt use them.. but i definitely dont wanna fry my system.. any help would be appreciated...
BTW the truck is a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 5.7L QC
Are these HID lights? if so do I need relays or resistors? I watched the install video on them and they didnt use them.. but i definitely dont wanna fry my system.. any help would be appreciated...
BTW the truck is a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 5.7L QC
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From: South GA
Man those tails are freaking sweet. I like those. Those headlight are HALOGEN projectors. Although you likely can fit HID bulbs in them (pay attention to what type of bulbs though - H1/H11/H13) the light output might not look right as they are not designed for HID bulbs.
Where are you getting your HID kit from?
Check out this link if you dont already have a set
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/vendor-...m-members.html
Where are you getting your HID kit from?
Check out this link if you dont already have a set
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/vendor-...m-members.html