HID Wiring harness Relay question
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So I bought 2 relay harnesses and it seems that the Relays were cheap and didnt last. They are constantly drawing on my battery while the car is off (2Amps). I have done some metering and came to the conclusion that the switches in the relays are sticking as if I turn the lights on and off I can get there to be no draw.
also my high beams turned on today by themselves and didnt turn off when I turned the car off..... I had to pull the power wire of the harness off the battery....
Any suggestions?
I obv need to replace the relay but need to know what kind. I know its a 40amp Automotive relay is there anything else I need to know? 4 or 5 prong? I also need the female piece as well as the one in the harness now does not have 2 separate pieces.
where can I find a good quality relay?
also my high beams turned on today by themselves and didnt turn off when I turned the car off..... I had to pull the power wire of the harness off the battery....
Any suggestions?
I obv need to replace the relay but need to know what kind. I know its a 40amp Automotive relay is there anything else I need to know? 4 or 5 prong? I also need the female piece as well as the one in the harness now does not have 2 separate pieces.
where can I find a good quality relay?
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Rep Power: 179 Re: HID Wiring harness Relay question
I'm building my own Wiring harness right now with help from Gearbox. I bought a Bosch 5 pin relay (even though i only use 4). It was around 8 bucks from a local automotive parts place. Gearbox has been using his Bosch relay for over a year and he says he has had no problems with it.
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So I bought 2 relay harnesses and it seems that the Relays were cheap and didnt last. They are constantly drawing on my battery while the car is off (2Amps). I have done some metering and came to the conclusion that the switches in the relays are sticking as if I turn the lights on and off I can get there to be no draw.
also my high beams turned on today by themselves and didnt turn off when I turned the car off..... I had to pull the power wire of the harness off the battery....
Any suggestions?
I obv need to replace the relay but need to know what kind. I know its a 40amp Automotive relay is there anything else I need to know? 4 or 5 prong? I also need the female piece as well as the one in the harness now does not have 2 separate pieces.
where can I find a good quality relay?
also my high beams turned on today by themselves and didnt turn off when I turned the car off..... I had to pull the power wire of the harness off the battery....
Any suggestions?
I obv need to replace the relay but need to know what kind. I know its a 40amp Automotive relay is there anything else I need to know? 4 or 5 prong? I also need the female piece as well as the one in the harness now does not have 2 separate pieces.
where can I find a good quality relay?
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stick with bosch/tyco relay but it sounds like you may have other wiring issues if hi beams are coming on by themselves. www.partsexpress.com has everything you need to build your own harness. i would never use the cheapo premade harness they sell on ebay and stuff.
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well it depends on your setup. i am imagining the relay is only for the hids and not the hi beams. it looks like you have an 04-05 so the hi beams should be halogen and completely separate from the new harness for the hid lo beams. hi beam wiring should not be touched unless you have a bixenon projector.
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I'd get one with a suppressing diode in it. I made a thread on why they're important.
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/1...ighlight=diode
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/1...ighlight=diode
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Relays got fried.... I have the Hi and lows on separate relay harnesses and the relays are not the best quality apparently. They got wet, fried and need to be replaced.
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if they got wet, i would figure out a way for that not to happen like move them somewhere else. bosch relay can fail from getting wet too...be sure to mount them with the contacts/terminals facing down at the ground.
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after doing some more research I decided to not install the HID kit and stick with the Halogen bulbs. To many issues with power consumption and im not getting the light output I thought I would. The halogens actually are brighter than the 6K HID bulbs.....
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