chris blackwell Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I've recently decided to get a HID kit for my 1993 import supra NA and the kit I bought off ebay did not work on my car. I have the plastic J spec facelight headlights. This was the kit I had: CANBUS PRO 35W HID XENON CONVERSION KIT HB3 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260951998477 The kit worked fine when tested on the battery but when plugged in correctly nothing, even with the engine running. My only thought was that maybe the kit wasn't getting enough power through the standard bulb fittings. Any ideas on why this is? Or maybe a suggestion of a kit that people know to work correctly? I'm after a decent set of 4300K. Thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Turn the cars bulb plug around on the ballast. Even though it will only click into place 1 way, turn it around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 HID ballasts need a minimum voltage to fire up the bulbs, if the voltage is too low the lights will either flicker or not light at all. If your kit works when connected directly to the battery, this is almost certainly the problem. The easiest solution is to connect the HID ballasts via a relay directly to the battery, if you do a search on eBay for 'HID relay harness' you should be able to find what you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris blackwell Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Cheers guys will try this and see how I get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraLEDrears Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Turn the cars bulb plug around on the ballast. Even though it will only click into place 1 way, turn it around. This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rising son Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Just encountered the same problem, turned the plug round and all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mull1986 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Is this kit any good Chris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris blackwell Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Well that worked perfectly!! Thanks for the help on that one. Keep the plug on the ballast the correct way round but turn around the plug from your original bulb connectors. Yes that kit is good but you don't need it for Supra's. I ended up with this one instead... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330789047472?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT These are £26.95 with next day free postage whereas the others were £48.73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Well that worked perfectly!! Thanks for the help on that one. Keep the plug on the ballast the correct way round but turn around the plug from your original bulb connectors. Yes that kit is good but you don't need it for Supra's. I ended up with this one instead... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330789047472?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT These are £26.95 with next day free postage whereas the others were £48.73 I bought a set of these. Metal case so a lot more sturdy then the all plastic ones. £24.64 and working well. Listing ends tomorrow. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140827237367?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mull1986 Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Wonderful, thank you guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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