HID Flicker

[Blk06]

I just bought a HID kit from NExt MOd and had it installed at a local shop, but I have to turn the lights ON and OFF manually, because if I leave it on AUTO the lights start to flicker. If anyone can point me to where I can go to have it fixed, I would really appreciate it.

[JayJay18]

You need a relay harness to bypass your daytime running lights

[JayJay18]

You will lose your daytime running lights though, but what you can do that actually looks really good is the INDY fog mod where it makes your fog light switch independant from the Lowbeam switch that way you can use your fogs as daytime running lights

[stevenma188]

Or you can run a capacitor on the relay to maintain your DRLs.

[Souls]

There's FAQ stickies at the top of this forum about HIDs with everything you need to know.

[Blk06]

Where can I buy the capacitor?

[Souls]

surplus electronic shops... or you can buy a harness, search "flicker" in Kijiji auto parts section

[gotak]

You will lose your daytime running lights though, but what you can do that actually looks really good is the INDY fog mod where it makes your fog light switch independant from the Lowbeam switch that way you can use your fogs as daytime running lights

Just check your fog bulbs regularly. They are typically not designed for long term continuos use. So they burn out faster. That's why when you see people who use their fogs as their daytime lights or in some idiotic cases as their head light at night, a lot of times you see one burnt out.

[McGuyver_3]

Just check your fog bulbs regularly. They are typically not designed for long term continuos use. So they burn out faster. That's why when you see people who use their fogs as their daytime lights or in some idiotic cases as their head light at night, a lot of times you see one burnt out.

that is not true whatssoever a bulb is a bulb they do not burn out quicker just because they are fogs

[Souls]

Just check your fog bulbs regularly. They are typically not designed for long term continuos use. So they burn out faster. That's why when you see people who use their fogs as their daytime lights or in some idiotic cases as their head light at night, a lot of times you see one burnt out.

LOL! :chuckle


that is not true whatssoever a bulb is a bulb they do not burn out quicker just because they are fogs

no guff

[gotak]

that is not true whatssoever a bulb is a bulb they do not burn out quicker just because they are fogs

Yes they do. Not all bulbs are created equal.

Lets do a theoretical thought experiment with two bulbs. One where there's a long filament and one with a shorter one. And lets say both produce the same amount of light and draws the same amount of current when paired with the same voltage power source.

The equations you are looking for are 1) V=IR and 2) P=VI (should remember this from high school physics). V=voltage, I=current, P=power

So according to 1) since both draws the same current over the same voltage their resistance is the same. So as a result the bulb with the shorter filament must have greater resistance per mm of filament than the one with the longer filament. Thus according to 2) the power dissipated per mm of filament on the shorter filament bulb much also be higher. Which if you think about it means more heat is being generated per mm of filament as well. If the filament are made from the same material you can guess what that means. Shorter life span due to the material of the filament "burning" off (don't think that's the actual term).

So not all bulbs are equal and certainly you can design a fog bulb to have less life span. Less filament should mean less cost you just run it hotter to get the same output.

[McGuyver_3]

Thats all nice and great but then why does mazda use h11 fog bulbs on the previous gen but then on the 2010 model use h11 as headlight bulbs? Wouldnt that mean the bulbs would burn out faster aswell? they use the tiniest of bulbs on nissans and they rarely ever burn out in the fogs. the H7's arent that great as i see tons of mazdas with burnt out bulbs

[JSI]

I wouldn't argue with Dan when it comes to anything like this.

[cklwilliam]

You need a relay harness to bypass your daytime running lights

how do u do that.... i have a relay hooked up, but my daytime running lights still turns on.

[x_o_k_x]

how do u do that.... i have a relay hooked up, but my daytime running lights still turns on.

As far as I remember you cannect positive wire into a blue/white wire (inside your fuse box, it will work as DRL and also will stay on for 30sec after shutting car off) and negative into stock harness or any clear negative ground. Other side connect to ground as well.

[cklwilliam]

As far as I remember you cannect positive wire into a blue/white wire (inside your fuse box, it will work as DRL and also will stay on for 30sec after shutting car off) and negative into stock harness or any clear negative ground. Other side connect to ground as well.

would really like to figure out how to do this, i already did the indy fog, now i just gotta disable drl.