HIDs Another Problem

[matty_glanza]

recently i purchased a leon mk2 and decided to install my HIDs which installed fine an worked but only worked till i turned the engine on then the bulbs started to flicker a few times then turn off with the car telling me theres an issue with the bulbs.
my car is an 06 plate

anyone had this problem aswell
thanks for any help
matt

 

[Jarre]

Are your ballasts CANBUS?

 

[TarekElsakka]

If you don't have can-bus free ballasts (like the ones sold by hids-direct.com) then you need decoders for the HIDs.

 

[matty_glanza]

ahh ryt not sure about canbus but am guessing not if there playing up
thanks for the help

any links for the best?

 

[TarekElsakka]

I bought mine locally so I have no idea who sells ones online that are guaranteed to work; I am going to Google that for you, though:

http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/hid-decoder.html

http://www.xenonhidworlds.com/lights/catalog/HID-Warning-Canceller-p-22291.html

http://store.ijdmtoy.com/Canbus-Decoder-Warning-Canceller-HID-Xenon-Kit-p/hid_canbus_decoder.htm

Also check eBay and Amazon, I am sure you'll find them there. By the way, these links are just to show you what the decoders look like and for you to read more information about them and how they work. I searched on hids-direct but couldn't come up with anything, however if you're based in the UK then I suggest you contact them (either by phone or email) and ask them about it. They are one of the best companies I've ever dealt with and all the products I purchased from them worked flawlessly, and a lot of others on this forum share the same experience.

http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/

That is their website.

By the way, I recently purchased CAN-BUS Free HID ballasts but before that I had regular ones and I used decoders and they worked fine. The decoders I have for some reason only work on 35W ballasts, though, whereas the 55W ballasts (decoder or not) flicker and then turn off. Which gives me an idea, have you checked if your ballasts are 35W or 55W?

 

[jamiegwillym]

Mine is a '56 plate and came with aftermarket HIDs when I bought it...

If I start the engine with the lights in the AUTO or the ON postion they sometimes flicker like a police car, or one will be Off and the other On.

However, this is solved by starting the engine with the Lights in the OFF position and then turning them to AUTO once running.

I don't know why this happens, or I don't know what Ballasts I have, but I'm not too worried as there is a work-around.