all you should need is that relay harness and a possible canceller kit. where did you buy the HID's and what brand are they? either they are really crappy ballast or the ballast are needing that canceller kit...

 

I bought the kit from V-LEDS. It's actually a pretty nice kit, except it doesn't work with my Jeep.

When I questioned him more about wanting the harness with the capacitor and fuse he said it would be more complicated to install compared to the resistor. Which confused me considering it should just be plug and play like the kit itself. But then he never answered me about that, he just told me to plug things in backwards and see if that works. Which it did...kind of.

My question is would a harness even work/fix the problem considering the polarity is backwards? I'm assuming it would fix the buzzing the ballast is making, or is this caused by it being plugged in backwards? Also, what's a canceller kit? I haven't heard of this before...

Thanks for the help!

 

I bought a kit that had the wrong polarity I had to file off the nub on the back of the plug so that I could connect it to the female side reversed. But you will also need a relay switch for the low and high beams. You don't need a relay switch for the fog lights.

 

Just spoke to him again and he said that he's in contact with the manufacturer of the kit to see what might be the problem. He says that he has a friend with the same kind of car so if all else fails he would install a kit on his friend's car and try to figure out how to fix it.

So hopefully he can figure something out! He said he should have an answer tonight so he'd email me tomorrow and let me know. And if nothing can fix it, he'll refund my money to me.

 

Usually when you hear a ballast making a buzzing sound it is an indicator that the ballast is going bad. At least this is for regular lighting applications so I would imagine it would be the same for auto applications. Example: I hear a buzzing sound in my warehouse on one of the lights. Most likely it is a bad ballast (actually all the time it is)

However, I would try the setup with a relay correctly in place and then if it is still buzzing you have narrowed down the issue to equipment.

 

Hello,

You do not need a relay or capacitor on your vehicle. You just need a proper relay harness when installing a kit on the low beams.

I am not familiar with the kit that you purchased but I do know that we test samples on a regular basis and depending on the quality/design of the ballast, some ballasts are considerably louder than others.

Steve

 

Well thanks for all the information everyone, but I got an email from him this morning and I'll just be shipping the kit back to him for a refund.

So thanks again for the help!

 

*bonk!* shoulda went to xenondepot!

 

LOL I actually have a place I usually get my HIDs from (had them in my last two vehicles and currently in our Charger R/T). I was going to order from them, but since I ordered reverse LEDs from this other place and saw they had HID kits...against my better judgement I ordered a kit from him.

He's been very helpful, and nice during the entire mess, so I have nothing bad to say about him or the kit...the Jeep just didn't play well with it.

Now I have to wait even longer to get my HIDs though!!

I know I know...:boohoo:

 

Let me know if you dont get the problem resolved. I would be more than happy to help out.

Steve

 

Thanks Steve! I'm actually just returning the kit to the guy though, my guess he couldn't figure out a fix for the constant loud buzz coming from the ballast, so he told me to ship it to him and I'd get my money back. But if I come across anymore hassles or problems...I'll remember you said that.

 

Please do!

 

Im also available for ANY assistance that you might need.

Marcel

 

Wow, thanks! So much help on this board...it's unlike any other board I've been a member of. I think I might stick around..