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Old Dec 20, 2008 | 03:17 PM
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If im not mistaking it goes as followed:

Low beam (hot)-----Spare wire--(solder)--Resistor 8ohm 20w--(solder)--spare wire---Ground to frame or body

BOTH SIDES


Hids will only work with the current flowing the right way so if you get a flickering, then look to see what pin is RED on the kit and that should be your low beam hot.

A resistor is just like the filiment in your original light bulb, it just doesnt put off light
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Old Dec 21, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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I would really like a picture of how to do this. If anyone can help out
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Old Dec 21, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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i hope someone can. I got pulled over the other night with the driver side off. Cop let me go though
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Old Dec 22, 2008 | 11:42 AM
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Bump for that picture. I also would like to see what wires the resistor goes to and where at on the harness.
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Old Dec 22, 2008 | 11:39 PM
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Still hoping for help, still flickering
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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Got my harness from HID speed, hadnt had time to get them installed yet though, if the weahter isnt bad ill try day after christmas....
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 10:21 AM
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Well still waiting for something, might just break down and buy that harness
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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Take some pictures of how you wired the hids, ive been sick and cant find my camera or i would take some pics of mine
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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well i havent hooked them up yet, but to my surprise the kit came with capacitor wired inline + and - . Maybe thats the key? I will let you know.
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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I really appreciate the help guys, I am not an electrical genius by any means. I do however have some mechanical background to me and could really just use a picture to compare too. Thanks for the help everyone
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 08:41 PM
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here but this is the capacitors and they have em on ONE side and it uses a RELAY for the TWO hids. The size of the cap is in another picture on my page, sorry theres no dodge pictures its all the stroker 208K and shes still going winter/plow truck now
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Old Dec 26, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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Hmmm tough to see what I'm looking at there. I have to eye it up with my harness in my truck. Thanks for the picture though
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