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Old 01-31-2013, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 09PitchBlackSS
I've had Morimoto go out on me a couple times too when I had retrofits. Nothing will ever beat OEM. So happy my STi has OEM HIDs.
Agree. Unless I get a new car factory equipped with HIDs, i'm not gonna bother to touch my Halogens.
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I've replaced one set of ballasts in the last 4-5 years. You guys must be biting the wiring or something, idk
Old 01-31-2013, 04:13 PM
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Ive been running our test ballasts for almost a year now without a single issue. These are our new Canbus kits we sell.
Old 01-31-2013, 05:33 PM
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Hey where do you put your ballasts abyway, under the headlight holder thig or somewhere else? Do u cover all connections with tape or anything like that? Im jw what the **** im doing wrong lol
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Strap them down under headlight bracket. NO TAPE that will retain moisture.
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Originally Posted by riceburner
Hey where do you put your ballasts abyway, under the headlight holder thig or somewhere else? Do u cover all connections with tape or anything like that? Im jw what the **** im doing wrong lol
I put mine behind the headlight in the fender well. 3 yrs and no probs.
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Connections I use that die electric grease stuff
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Originally Posted by 07MetallicSC
if you need help with the hid wiring set up for your redline pm me seebs
I appreciate it. I ended up just trashing most the kit. It was a cheap ebay one and pretty sure the relay was screwed up, causing most the issues. Heck, the relay positive part didn't even fit over the battery post and we had to change that out too. Was just a pain.

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Seebs the Ion wiring is (-) switched. The Morimoto Harness solves that issue
Ya. When we first installed it, the brights would be stuck on. So we switched the wires and everything just kinda went to hell after that. I was able to have brights/lows but they were revered.

If I used the morimoto harness, would it just be plug and play then? I do miss my high beams out here, but I really don't want to deal with messing with wiring anymore.
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Yes PnP. You may have to swap the low/High wires on harness i dont remember but I have it installed and works wonders
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I have the new Canbus kits and relay harness from mkurley, headlights and fogs.

Fogs installed and work great, zero issues, absolutely love them. Had one bulb giving issues in headlights, would flicker on for like 1/10 second then not come back on. Tried the bulb on 4 ballasts and did the same thing on each. Has to be a bulb issue though.

mkurley has been good to work with thus far. prompt responses and has my defective bulb for testing now, just waiting on the outcome. Im just looking forward to my headlights looking as great as my fogs. I would deff recommend they're Canbus kit
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