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HID retrofit wiring .. Ground-switched or Positive-switched ?? ..('03)

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Old 04-05-2009, 11:48 AM
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I need to know .. it's a 2003 Grand Caravan with OE 9007 bulbs .. I'm taking those out and redoing the wiring for a custom HID retrofit setup using D2S bulbs. Need to know, factory bulb power is Ground-switched or Positive-switched. ..??
 
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When you brought the kit, doesn't come with instructions?
 
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This is not a kit. This is an OEM HID Xenon setup from a 2005 Acura , includes d2S HID projectors, d2S HID bulbs, ignitors, ballasts, all OEM from Acura. This is not a kit, THIS IS BETTER. Becuase it's from a different car that was actually wired for a Xenon setup, this is why I am asking this question. I am making custom wiring to plug into the G.Caravan which will include 16-Gauge ( + ) and ( - ) wiring, own Relay, fuse, and battery terminals. This will plug directly into the battery, I am not using the stock wiring for power.

Any help would be appreciated .... ground-switched or positive-switched ?

(( I suppose I can find out on my own, by multimeter tests, if I had the g.van here, but it's in another state at the moment )) ..
 
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It should be switching the positive. One lead for your existing lights should go to chassis ground. The other two are high and low beam switched lines.
 
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Can anyone else confirm ? ..As both options are common on dual-filament bulb setups.
 



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