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Sanityface · June 2nd, 2011, 09:47 AM

Hey all, being my first post and very unexperienced when it comes to dealing with cars, i have a pretty basic hid kit question. i purchased the slim 8k conversion kit from autocityimports as far as i could tell the plug and play seemed simple enough but i guess i just over looking something way too much and i am having trouble connecting it to the old lamp connector. from what i could tell being single beam h13 it didn't come with the connector just the two blue and black wires to hook it up to my old socket. only they don't fit. so hopefully i'm just trying to connect the wrong wires in the wrong area?

stangcobra · June 2nd, 2011, 10:18 AM

There is no connector you either need a relay harness or need to know how to crimp wires and such

Sanityface · June 2nd, 2011, 10:25 AM

so the relay will help that? i was gathering that the relay was just for 55w kits and that i didn't need one for a 35.

stangcobra · June 2nd, 2011, 10:28 AM

The relay provides power to the hids in a different way. If you know what you are doing with stripping wires and crimping them and all that good shit then you can do it without, but a relay harness makes it exponentially easier.

Sanityface · June 2nd, 2011, 10:34 AM

alright, thanks for the quick answer. until i get better at this stuff ill probably just buy the harness instead of taking a chance.

stangcobra · June 2nd, 2011, 10:37 AM

Good choice, I screwed around with mine for four or five hours with different wiring combinations before I broke down and got the relay

Sanityface · June 2nd, 2011, 11:06 AM

Yeah I learned my lesson on tampering without knowledge quick after messing with my fuses.

RICHIEM22 · June 2nd, 2011, 11:17 AM

Hey man, you don't need the relay!!! I got the 6k 35 ballast from DDM tuning and the wires didn't fit either. You just have to use a nail filer to make them smaller and then they should fit. Here's a thread about your exact problem:

how to: install DDM HID kit non PNP

June 2nd, 2011, 09:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sanityface Junior Member Name: Austin Join Date: May 2011 Location: SC Vehicle: 2008 Eclipse GS Posts: 4 Rep Power: 2	HID kit noob. Hey all, being my first post and very unexperienced when it comes to dealing with cars, i have a pretty basic hid kit question. i purchased the slim 8k conversion kit from autocityimports as far as i could tell the plug and play seemed simple enough but i guess i just over looking something way too much and i am having trouble connecting it to the old lamp connector. from what i could tell being single beam h13 it didn't come with the connector just the two blue and black wires to hook it up to my old socket. only they don't fit. so hopefully i'm just trying to connect the wrong wires in the wrong area?

June 2nd, 2011, 10:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
stangcobra Has A Big Member Name: Jake Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cary NC Vehicle: 01 svt cobra Posts: 1,215 Rep Power: 3	There is no connector you either need a relay harness or need to know how to crimp wires and such __________________ http://stancerocks.tumblr.com/

June 2nd, 2011, 10:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
stangcobra Has A Big Member Name: Jake Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cary NC Vehicle: 01 svt cobra Posts: 1,215 Rep Power: 3	The relay provides power to the hids in a different way. If you know what you are doing with stripping wires and crimping them and all that good shit then you can do it without, but a relay harness makes it exponentially easier. __________________ http://stancerocks.tumblr.com/

June 2nd, 2011, 10:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
stangcobra Has A Big Member Name: Jake Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cary NC Vehicle: 01 svt cobra Posts: 1,215 Rep Power: 3	Good choice, I screwed around with mine for four or five hours with different wiring combinations before I broke down and got the relay __________________ http://stancerocks.tumblr.com/

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HID kit noob.

June 2nd, 2011, 10:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sanityface Junior Member Name: Austin Join Date: May 2011 Location: SC Vehicle: 2008 Eclipse GS Posts: 4 Rep Power: 2	so the relay will help that? i was gathering that the relay was just for 55w kits and that i didn't need one for a 35.

June 2nd, 2011, 10:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sanityface Junior Member Name: Austin Join Date: May 2011 Location: SC Vehicle: 2008 Eclipse GS Posts: 4 Rep Power: 2	alright, thanks for the quick answer. until i get better at this stuff ill probably just buy the harness instead of taking a chance.

June 2nd, 2011, 11:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
Sanityface Junior Member Name: Austin Join Date: May 2011 Location: SC Vehicle: 2008 Eclipse GS Posts: 4 Rep Power: 2	Yeah I learned my lesson on tampering without knowledge quick after messing with my fuses.

June 2nd, 2011, 11:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
RICHIEM22 Senior Member Name: Richie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tampa, Florida Vehicle: 2007 Eclipse SE Posts: 1,929 Rep Power: 5	Hey man, you don't need the relay!!! I got the 6k 35 ballast from DDM tuning and the wires didn't fit either. You just have to use a nail filer to make them smaller and then they should fit. Here's a thread about your exact problem: how to: install DDM HID kit non PNP

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