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I have a question.. I have a 2006 dodge ram and have had my HIDs in for about 4 months now. i used the resistor and relay harness and it worked fine but it only used one plug from the headlights so it was getting all of its power source from the driver side whiel the passenger side was unhooked. not even a bulb in it. but i got no headlight out or anything on the dash. It is a Bi- Xenon kit for high and low. but a week ago i turned the highs on and it only switched one headlight so i checked the relay and thought it was the problem so i went to put my stock bulbs back in until i got a new relay but found out no power went to the passenger side bulb nor would the high beams work it would just shut off when i switched to highs and only driver side worked on low... there is nothing still on the dash for lamp out or anything... any ideas???
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I have a question.. I have a 2006 dodge ram and have had my HIDs in for about 4 months now. i used the resistor and relay harness and it worked fine but it only used one plug from the headlights so it was getting all of its power source from the driver side whiel the passenger side was unhooked. not even a bulb in it. but i got no headlight out or anything on the dash. It is a Bi- Xenon kit for high and low. but a week ago i turned the highs on and it only switched one headlight so i checked the relay and thought it was the problem so i went to put my stock bulbs back in until i got a new relay but found out no power went to the passenger side bulb nor would the high beams work it would just shut off when i switched to highs and only driver side worked on low... there is nothing still on the dash for lamp out or anything... any ideas???
If addding he resistors doesn't help after that, you will need to go to the dealer and have them reset the TIPM.
I have my truck exactly as you stated and had no codes shown, but the Starscan tool from the dealer showed Active codes on the pass side circuit.
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HIDs are filled with gas and salts and when electrified with high voltage, create a plasma light. But there is no filament so the truck cannot detect the bulb. Using a bulb that has the light output of 35w v/s 55w isnt going to make a difference as there is still no filament inside the HID bulb.
Bottom line overall, some people can get away with running HIDs with no resistors or caps just like some people can do it with interior LEDs. But not everyone can and some of those who do get away with it find issues coming back later down the road.
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so i bought the resisters but which wires are which you said i have it wired correctly and i understand you have to splice the low to the common and the high to the same common wire but which is which. the plug has a triangle appearance it looks kind of like a wall outlet two straight across from each and then the 3rd one that would be the ground on the wall outlet and how have people spliced it just a quick splice or strip a section of wire and solder it... etc
You can solder it if you'd like and tape it up after. That would be a better solution.
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hate to hear your having problems man, good luck on a fix.
Weed......my kits came from HID Extra......is it also normal for the high beams to suck? They are the same light on high as my old factory bulbs and as wierd as it may seem........they are no where near as bright as my low beam hids. Hope that makes sense
Weed......my kits came from HID Extra......is it also normal for the high beams to suck? They are the same light on high as my old factory bulbs and as wierd as it may seem........they are no where near as bright as my low beam hids. Hope that makes sense