KenMAthisHD
Newbie
I just installed my HID low beams kit from DDM Tuning today, I've had it since September but just never got around to putting it on. They're super bright and I really like them, I might even convert my high beams to HID's instead of Halogens (or maybe we'll do LED's for those).
However, I notice that when first turning on the lows, or switching to low beams after using only the brights for a while (no 4 high mod yet), the HID's will start bright for maybe a half a second, then get really dim and gradually return to full brightness after maybe 2-3 seconds. I do have separate ballasts for each side and went with the waterproof double relay for the kit. I made sure that my grounds have good contact, I ground off the paint where I put my grounds so they're hitting the bare metal for the best ground possible and each ground is its own ground - they don't share a ground with anything else. The battery cable is plenty secure as well.
My thought is that they're going through some kind of a warm-up cycle if they haven't been on long enough to be fully heated, and perhaps it's some sort of safety thing so the bulbs last longer. My sister's Fusion and my wife's Corolla, both of which have HID's from the factory, don't do this though which is why I'm concerned. Is this a common thing with aftermarket HID kits? They're not dim all the time, they're actually very bright, and there's no flickering. Maybe there's an issue with one of the ballasts?
Thanks!
~Ken
However, I notice that when first turning on the lows, or switching to low beams after using only the brights for a while (no 4 high mod yet), the HID's will start bright for maybe a half a second, then get really dim and gradually return to full brightness after maybe 2-3 seconds. I do have separate ballasts for each side and went with the waterproof double relay for the kit. I made sure that my grounds have good contact, I ground off the paint where I put my grounds so they're hitting the bare metal for the best ground possible and each ground is its own ground - they don't share a ground with anything else. The battery cable is plenty secure as well.
My thought is that they're going through some kind of a warm-up cycle if they haven't been on long enough to be fully heated, and perhaps it's some sort of safety thing so the bulbs last longer. My sister's Fusion and my wife's Corolla, both of which have HID's from the factory, don't do this though which is why I'm concerned. Is this a common thing with aftermarket HID kits? They're not dim all the time, they're actually very bright, and there's no flickering. Maybe there's an issue with one of the ballasts?
Thanks!
~Ken