Has anyone installed HIDs into there mini. after installing my kit i found that the lights werk fine with the engine off but once turned on they start strobing. i then installed a direct power relay harness and it made not difference. last nite if started working for alil when i was at idle but once i took off it started flashing again.

 

Factory HIDs here. But, that's pretty strange. Could be a faulty ballast...

 

hey if u ever get it fixed do you mind showing us some pics to see how the cut off is? and what brand hid's are you using?

 

idk.....my hid fogs werk fine

 

When you say HID's are we talking drop in kit or OEM. cause ive wanted to put a drop in set in but everyone just flames those things

 

yes, drop ins. nothing to flame as long as i can figure out why there doin this and for $150 a kit, it was well worth the try before touch a oem setup

 

that actually makes me feel better. the set i was looking at were 180, maybe the 30 dollar difference can help a little more?

 

i dont think the kits are gonna make a difference unless i have a defective one.....funny thing is, it works if i put the a/c on first then the headlights but they still flash when you hit the gas. makes no sense

 

ive had several friends drop them in their cars some have luck, some dont.....one of them only one of his lights would turn on at first so he would have to turn them on and off and on and off until both of them lit up.worked fine after that but another friend same car different kit no problem...idk? im sure it has something to do with the cheap price tag (no offense meant) i'm still gonna get a set tho! its not like a im breaking the bank if i dont like them anyways.

 

tru....my friend has sold a few thousand of these kits with not many problems.
we talked to the company that makes them and there sending me some type of a resistor box to control this issue...they/I hope!

 

good luck! you wouldnt by chance get a shot of these at night ? without them flickering of course?

 

 

awesome! thats looks really good. 6000k? i see you used what looks like silicone to seal the side of that rubber flap i was wondering what the best way to do that was gonna be...let me know if you get things worked out. im in the process of moving out so no money going into the mini for a little while otherwise i wouldve ordered a set the minute you replied to my questions!

 

ok....I have 8k up top and 6k in the fogs.....im leaning towards a ground issue so ive been trying different spot....i first went to the hood ground and then the master cylinder bolt to the booster since those were the closest to where my wiring was, but now im going to extended my leed and go to the motor and see what happens.

 

$150 for the whole set-up? Very suspicious.

 

suspicious?

i can sell them to you for $400 if u feel better about the price. ive already installed these kits on alot of cars with no issues....just having issues with the mini and this is my first mini ive installed these kits on.

 

all i have to say!

 

No thanks. I have the OEMS. But, does that kit include the self-leveling housing, or does it skip that?

 

No....Its a plug n play lighting system...bulbs and ballasts only.

self leveling only came on xenon cars. you would have to replace the headlamps and sensors on the suspension to get that feature but then you might as well keep going and put the xenons in from the factory which will cost you over $1000 i think.

 

Well, that was what I meant by being suspicious. I doubted that for $150 you would get something like the OEM product.

 

no one ever said its like OEM.....they're HIDs

 

for those of us that weren't lucky enough to pick up the OEM's

 

Are you using the halogen reflectors?

Do you have DRLs set on? If so, thats the answer.

 

no, DRLs are turned off. and no....i didnt modify the lamp at all.

 

i kind of like that look better than my round hid's. but then again. i love my cut-off it gives off..but hopefully you make them 'like new' or make them perfect. they look too good to be wasted.