FlowLighting HID Kit - $234.99 - Page 4

Graxall · 11-02-2005, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by SC/TGrandAm

Yeah and I don't recall the owner of Oznium owning a Grand Am that has got down and dirty with the headlights and/or either. When 3 people who have, tell you the opposite, who do you believe? your choice.

Well thats fine and dandy and all, but what your not realizing is the BCM is sending the headlight wiring a small current to power the DRL's. The ballasts are still getting that small current even though its not enough to turn them on and they do not like that small current. It's only a matter of time before they blow out.

Ok so now what are you saying will NOT make them blow? disabling DRL's?

11-02-2005, 12:47 PM

graxall, what exactly did I tell you?

Graxall · 11-02-2005, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Oznium.com

graxall, what exactly did I tell you?

Like i said above. Harness goes into ballast. bulb goes into other side of ballast..boom done..

Rba007 · 11-02-2005, 04:18 PM

Harness as in the stock 9007 plug? (Hopefully not, or the 'boom done' part may come true).

Graxall · 11-02-2005, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Rba007

Harness as in the stock 9007 plug? (Hopefully not, or the 'boom done' part may come true).

ok well do you have these? you said you blew 2 sets of HID"s how? the way im saying? did you fix yours?how? ect...questions that needs answeres

since Sc/t GA or w/e can only critisize, he cant help...

Rba007 · 11-02-2005, 05:30 PM

That made no sense.

But im gonna try to decipher.

I dont know how i blew them. I know the ballasts were mounted well, protected from the elements and not allowed contact with water. I know i didnt touch the bulbs and they were treated well. They just stopped working. Both sets, went through two sets of Mcchullochs in 6 months. Not really any way to fix the things.

Im saying you want to get power from your battery. The stock harness isnt designed to put out the juice necessary to power HIDS on startup. Do a search, this has all been covered a gazillion times and I know the couple of us who know about the subject dont like having to constantly repeat ourselves when we are just trying to help you people. Which is also amusing, because when we give this advice, most people treat us like we dont know what we're talking about. Remember, I came up with the idea for a projector retro, SC/T got it done first, then i got it done. We both had the original DRL disabler kit which was a pain to wire up, and we are both VERY familiar with the GA headlight wiring and how it works. Take our advice or leave it, its not my money im spending on your lights.

Rba007 · 11-02-2005, 05:31 PM

And yes, the mcchullochs that blew were wired to stock wiring. That was before I knew basically anything about our wiring. They blew even though I did have DRL's disabled at the time.

My retrofit HID's were wired to the battery and never gave me any trouble at all.

Graxall · 11-02-2005, 11:53 PM

ok so basically what your saying is to run the hid to the ballast then the ballast to power/switch and ground and ill be fine?
Im not saying you guys are wrong. im trying to get imput so i dont spend 250dollars on something thats gonna break..i appreciate it..I just dont reallyt like the fact of having to put my headlights on with a switch other than the stock thing...i hate it with my angeleyes atm too..

Rba007 · 11-03-2005, 06:56 AM

Its easiest to use a seperate switch. But using relays and crap could be done with the stock switch. It was an absolute cakewalk with my grand prix, but GA's have the negative trigger which is a pita. Yea, you need power from the battery, a ground, and then youre on the right track to being ok. Then we just need to talk about this being some no-name odd kit...

Again, all of this could be found if you did a search for 'hid' or went over to hidplanet.com and looked around.

Graxall · 11-03-2005, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Rba007

Its easiest to use a seperate switch. But using relays and crap could be done with the stock switch. It was an absolute cakewalk with my grand prix, but GA's have the negative trigger which is a pita. Yea, you need power from the battery, a ground, and then youre on the right track to being ok. Then we just need to talk about this being some no-name odd kit...

Again, all of this could be found if you did a search for 'hid' or went over to hidplanet.com and looked around.

its not a no name kit..its the kit that the thread is made for

..Ive heard about that too, the relay n all that..but im no wiring master so i dont know how to do that

Rba007 · 11-03-2005, 03:24 PM

It basically is a no-name kit. Like ive said, many have had no problems at all with an aftermarket kit like this. But a LOT of people have as well, including myself. So ill cross my fingers for ya!

sickness · 11-03-2005, 08:24 PM

Day time running lights are the high beams, right? They are a whole different bulb/wire than the HID bulb hooks up to. So there shouldn't be a problem?

Rba007 · 11-03-2005, 09:49 PM

Your car only has one bulb. It has two filaments, one for high, one for low beam.

If you didnt know that, you shouldnt be buying hids, let alone GASOLINE to put in your car.

Graxall · 11-04-2005, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Rba007

Your car only has one bulb. It has two filaments, one for high, one for low beam.

If you didnt know that, you shouldnt be buying hids, let alone GASOLINE to put in your car.

actually it has 2, ur turn signal :P

Rba007 · 11-04-2005, 10:57 AM

Haha, well in that case there are four 3157, 194, 9007 then a 194...

sickness · 11-04-2005, 11:49 PM

Pretty sure I've got low beams and high beams, different bulbs. I can take some pictures if you want.

Graxall · 11-05-2005, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by sickness

Pretty sure I've got low beams and high beams, different bulbs. I can take some pictures if you want.

Hmm i dont think so man..have u ever taken apart yourheadlight? i have..your low beam and high beam are the same bulb but with diff power outputs( i think) the only other bulb is your turn signal..take pics if u somehow have 3 bulbs in ur headlights

nbod · 11-05-2005, 12:30 AM

So would this HID setup be easier in an Alero....with the separate hi/lo beams?

11-05-2005, 03:58 AM

tim aka sickness with a 98 grand am - has 9006 and 9005 bulbs

Yea in an alero with 2 bulbs, it should be quite simple

Rba007 · 11-05-2005, 08:44 AM

Ahhhh, that explains it! i never look over at what people are driving.

Having seperate bulbs for low and hi make it a lot easier.

And just FYI, i was impressed with Oznium a while back, seems like he cares about his customer's well being and their rides.

11-02-2005, 04:18 PM	#64
Rba007 GAGT Oldie AKA: Dave Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: N. Muskegon MI Age: 38 Posts: 2,444 Vehicle: 04 Grand Prix GT	Harness as in the stock 9007 plug? (Hopefully not, or the 'boom done' part may come true). __________________ Dave's Sexy Ride "Sul3LiME883: i'm drunk tho. i'd throw myself at a penis right now, i bet." "When you step over the line, your nuts are mine" "ArcticSun GT: u do smell dave, smell like awesomeness"

11-02-2005, 05:30 PM	#66
Rba007 GAGT Oldie AKA: Dave Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: N. Muskegon MI Age: 38 Posts: 2,444 Vehicle: 04 Grand Prix GT	That made no sense. But im gonna try to decipher. I dont know how i blew them. I know the ballasts were mounted well, protected from the elements and not allowed contact with water. I know i didnt touch the bulbs and they were treated well. They just stopped working. Both sets, went through two sets of Mcchullochs in 6 months. Not really any way to fix the things. Im saying you want to get power from your battery. The stock harness isnt designed to put out the juice necessary to power HIDS on startup. Do a search, this has all been covered a gazillion times and I know the couple of us who know about the subject dont like having to constantly repeat ourselves when we are just trying to help you people. Which is also amusing, because when we give this advice, most people treat us like we dont know what we're talking about. Remember, I came up with the idea for a projector retro, SC/T got it done first, then i got it done. We both had the original DRL disabler kit which was a pain to wire up, and we are both VERY familiar with the GA headlight wiring and how it works. Take our advice or leave it, its not my money im spending on your lights. __________________ Dave's Sexy Ride "Sul3LiME883: i'm drunk tho. i'd throw myself at a penis right now, i bet." "When you step over the line, your nuts are mine" "ArcticSun GT: u do smell dave, smell like awesomeness"

11-02-2005, 05:31 PM	#67
Rba007 GAGT Oldie AKA: Dave Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: N. Muskegon MI Age: 38 Posts: 2,444 Vehicle: 04 Grand Prix GT	And yes, the mcchullochs that blew were wired to stock wiring. That was before I knew basically anything about our wiring. They blew even though I did have DRL's disabled at the time. My retrofit HID's were wired to the battery and never gave me any trouble at all. __________________ Dave's Sexy Ride "Sul3LiME883: i'm drunk tho. i'd throw myself at a penis right now, i bet." "When you step over the line, your nuts are mine" "ArcticSun GT: u do smell dave, smell like awesomeness"

11-03-2005, 06:56 AM	#69
Rba007 GAGT Oldie AKA: Dave Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: N. Muskegon MI Age: 38 Posts: 2,444 Vehicle: 04 Grand Prix GT	Its easiest to use a seperate switch. But using relays and crap could be done with the stock switch. It was an absolute cakewalk with my grand prix, but GA's have the negative trigger which is a pita. Yea, you need power from the battery, a ground, and then youre on the right track to being ok. Then we just need to talk about this being some no-name odd kit... Again, all of this could be found if you did a search for 'hid' or went over to hidplanet.com and looked around. __________________ Dave's Sexy Ride "Sul3LiME883: i'm drunk tho. i'd throw myself at a penis right now, i bet." "When you step over the line, your nuts are mine" "ArcticSun GT: u do smell dave, smell like awesomeness"

11-03-2005, 03:24 PM	#71
Rba007 GAGT Oldie AKA: Dave Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: N. Muskegon MI Age: 38 Posts: 2,444 Vehicle: 04 Grand Prix GT	It basically is a no-name kit. Like ive said, many have had no problems at all with an aftermarket kit like this. But a LOT of people have as well, including myself. So ill cross my fingers for ya! __________________ Dave's Sexy Ride "Sul3LiME883: i'm drunk tho. i'd throw myself at a penis right now, i bet." "When you step over the line, your nuts are mine" "ArcticSun GT: u do smell dave, smell like awesomeness"

11-02-2005, 12:47 PM	#62
Oznium.com Guest Posts: n/a	graxall, what exactly did I tell you?

11-03-2005, 08:24 PM	#72
sickness GAGT - Member AKA: Tim Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Age: 34 Posts: 162 Vehicle: 1998 Grand Am GT	Day time running lights are the high beams, right? They are a whole different bulb/wire than the HID bulb hooks up to. So there shouldn't be a problem? __________________ Go Irish!

11-03-2005, 09:49 PM	#73
Rba007 GAGT Oldie AKA: Dave Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: N. Muskegon MI Age: 38 Posts: 2,444 Vehicle: 04 Grand Prix GT	Your car only has one bulb. It has two filaments, one for high, one for low beam. If you didnt know that, you shouldnt be buying hids, let alone GASOLINE to put in your car. __________________ Dave's Sexy Ride "Sul3LiME883: i'm drunk tho. i'd throw myself at a penis right now, i bet." "When you step over the line, your nuts are mine" "ArcticSun GT: u do smell dave, smell like awesomeness"

11-04-2005, 10:57 AM	#75
Rba007 GAGT Oldie AKA: Dave Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: N. Muskegon MI Age: 38 Posts: 2,444 Vehicle: 04 Grand Prix GT	Haha, well in that case there are four 3157, 194, 9007 then a 194... __________________ Dave's Sexy Ride "Sul3LiME883: i'm drunk tho. i'd throw myself at a penis right now, i bet." "When you step over the line, your nuts are mine" "ArcticSun GT: u do smell dave, smell like awesomeness"

11-04-2005, 11:49 PM	#76
sickness GAGT - Member AKA: Tim Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Age: 34 Posts: 162 Vehicle: 1998 Grand Am GT	Pretty sure I've got low beams and high beams, different bulbs. I can take some pictures if you want. __________________ Go Irish!

11-05-2005, 12:30 AM	#78
nbod not quite GAGT AKA: eric Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Blacksburg, VA Posts: 70 Vehicle: 1999 Oldsmobile Alero	So would this HID setup be easier in an Alero....with the separate hi/lo beams?

11-05-2005, 03:58 AM	#79
Oznium.com Guest Posts: n/a	tim aka sickness with a 98 grand am - has 9006 and 9005 bulbs Yea in an alero with 2 bulbs, it should be quite simple

11-05-2005, 08:44 AM	#80
Rba007 GAGT Oldie AKA: Dave Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: N. Muskegon MI Age: 38 Posts: 2,444 Vehicle: 04 Grand Prix GT	Ahhhh, that explains it! i never look over at what people are driving. Having seperate bulbs for low and hi make it a lot easier. And just FYI, i was impressed with Oznium a while back, seems like he cares about his customer's well being and their rides. __________________ Dave's Sexy Ride "Sul3LiME883: i'm drunk tho. i'd throw myself at a penis right now, i bet." "When you step over the line, your nuts are mine" "ArcticSun GT: u do smell dave, smell like awesomeness"

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