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Old 02-23-2010, 12:16 PM
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I bought a set of 55 w 8000k h4 HID conversion kit from ddm tuning. Upon the install I am sure I did everything properly matched the correct male and female pieces , plugged in the correct power sources etc. Upon firing them up , it didn't work. I tried matching the different ballast and bulbs from the kit and nothing worked. Can anyone give me any advice ?

Also I have a 99 civic I'm pretty sure its an h4 bulb...The oem connector had 3 prongs and the one inthe kit had 2 prongs ...could this be a possible problem...Please give me some solutions as you can imagine I'm not the happiest person at the moment.
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Old 02-23-2010, 12:36 PM
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Default Re: HID not working, any suggestions

Do you have the Hi/Low kit? If so, I had the same problem and I found that the relay that was provided in the kit to be bad. Check that first.
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Old 02-23-2010, 12:46 PM
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PUT THE RIGHT (ORIGINAL) BULBS IN IT?
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Old 02-23-2010, 12:48 PM
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Not to be silly but are you getting voltage to the connector?
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Default Re: HID not working, any suggestions

its not a high/low set up sot it doesn't require a relay, and I put the oem bulbs back in and they work perfectly. i'm going to try and install them again sat. with a test light just to recheck i'm getting power to the connector. But yeah I put the connector in every position possible and it still wouldn't work
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Default Re: HID not working, any suggestions

Originally Posted by 6thgenva
The oem connector had 3 prongs and the one in the kit had 2 prongs ...could this be a possible problem
Yes, sounds like they sent you an H7 kit instead of one for an H4.
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Old 02-23-2010, 02:49 PM
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Default Re: HID not working, any suggestions

bump i appreciate the tips so far
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You're bumping your thread a hour after your last post. OK.
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Default Re: HID not working, any suggestions

install the hid back on, try on high beams, if they come on then you have to switch the wires on the plug to the low position, on the hid plug
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Default Re: HID not working, any suggestions

I tried turning on the high beams during the initial install and nothing happened, and again thanks for all of the suggestions
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