Reinstalling Factory Halogens
Jul 27, 2009, 02:27 PM
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Reinstalling Factory Halogens
Ok, so I bought my second used Evo with aftermarket HID's. The passanger side was always dimmer than the driver side. I figured it was an issue I could fix later, a bad connection or something. Today, I noticed that the dim side was not working at all. I'm going to swap bulbs tomorrow and see if it's a bulb issue. If not I guess it's either a bad connection or ballast?
My main question is, if I do infact decide to go back to the factory halogens, what's involved? Most aftermarket HID kits are plug an play, correct? So I'd assume that converting it back to factory wouldn't be too difficult if I had to, unless the wiring is all hacked.
Coverting back to facotry halogens is a last resort, but I'd like to keep it an option. I'll mess with the connections and swap bulbs tomorrow and try to find out what the problem is.
At this time, I'm not totally sure what the name brand of the HID's are. Any suggestions in the meantime are welcome
I'll report back tomorrow with what I figure out.
My main question is, if I do infact decide to go back to the factory halogens, what's involved? Most aftermarket HID kits are plug an play, correct? So I'd assume that converting it back to factory wouldn't be too difficult if I had to, unless the wiring is all hacked.
Coverting back to facotry halogens is a last resort, but I'd like to keep it an option. I'll mess with the connections and swap bulbs tomorrow and try to find out what the problem is.
At this time, I'm not totally sure what the name brand of the HID's are. Any suggestions in the meantime are welcome
I'll report back tomorrow with what I figure out.
Jul 28, 2009, 11:26 AM
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I..... am an idiot.
I disassemble the entire fron end of my car. Front bumper and headlights come off. I bought some factory 9006 halogen bulbs, put them in annnnnddd, same problem. Passanger side still doesn't work. I'm running around looking for my test light, thinking I'll put my poor electrical diagnosis skills to work when sudden it dawns on me.... why didn't I just check the fuses? Whatya know. 10 amp fuse is blown. I guess the previous owner never upgraded to 20amps. I stole the 10amp fuse from the hazards just to test it and horray!!! Both headlights work!
So, I figure I'll reinstall the HID's. Excited and proud that I fixed and simple probelm, I go to flick on the HID's to see if they work..... nothing. I'm thinking "aww god damn!". Then I remembered, as I was searching about this problem before I made my post, I remember reading that Evo's have reverse polarity. I simply just flipped the plugs and BAM! HID's are back up and running.
Now I just need to buy two 20amp fuses and I'll be golden.
While I had my bumper off I took the time to install my LICP that survived the accident from my old Evo
I disassemble the entire fron end of my car. Front bumper and headlights come off. I bought some factory 9006 halogen bulbs, put them in annnnnddd, same problem. Passanger side still doesn't work. I'm running around looking for my test light, thinking I'll put my poor electrical diagnosis skills to work when sudden it dawns on me.... why didn't I just check the fuses? Whatya know. 10 amp fuse is blown. I guess the previous owner never upgraded to 20amps. I stole the 10amp fuse from the hazards just to test it and horray!!! Both headlights work!
So, I figure I'll reinstall the HID's. Excited and proud that I fixed and simple probelm, I go to flick on the HID's to see if they work..... nothing. I'm thinking "aww god damn!". Then I remembered, as I was searching about this problem before I made my post, I remember reading that Evo's have reverse polarity. I simply just flipped the plugs and BAM! HID's are back up and running.
Now I just need to buy two 20amp fuses and I'll be golden.
While I had my bumper off I took the time to install my LICP that survived the accident from my old Evo
Well, easy fix there!
Jul 28, 2009, 06:02 PM
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Haha, yeah. My stupidity didn't stop there.
I just took the car for a drive a few minutes ago, wondering why my turn signals work. Turns out, I forgot to put the 10amp back in the hazards, so that kept the turn signals from working, hahaha. So I stole a 10 amp from my horn instead until I get some fuses.
I just took the car for a drive a few minutes ago, wondering why my turn signals work. Turns out, I forgot to put the 10amp back in the hazards, so that kept the turn signals from working, hahaha. So I stole a 10 amp from my horn instead until I get some fuses.
