HID issue

[Adasm]

So I bought this car (97 gtp) that has HID ballasts and bulbs installed. They seem to be working fine but I think there may be a power issue. While i'm driving I notice alot of subtle flickering with the interior lights and dash lights, but when I park and turn the headlights off it goes away. Any ideas where I can start?

[buickman104]

Are you running power from the battery or tapping into the headlight wiring for power?

[Adasm]

That is a good question, I do believe it's from the headlight harness, a plug and play version, but i'd have to check tomorrow in the light.

[Adasm]

These ballasts are plugged into the stock headlight socket for power. I also notice that after driving if I park, the lights will go screwy; alternating from one to the other and sometimes the drivers side goes out completely. Could this also be a bad ground? I read a "how to" and it said to disable DRL and security flashes, could this have buggered up the bulbs or ballasts?

[buickman104]

Sounds like you need to buy a heavy duty harness. Are your ballasts 35w or 55w? If you buy a harness i would suggest you pick one up from theretrofitsource.com well worth it in quality wiring.

[Adasm]

They're 35w ballasts. And what do these harnesses you're referring to do?

[Adasm]

Thanks for the replies, upon inspection, these are slim ballasts with 35w ignitors. They're wired fully into the stock socket strictly for signal, ground and power. I think I may swap these out and put stock headlights back in.

[spazzz]

Thanks for the replies, upon inspection, these are slim ballasts with 35w ignitors. They're wired fully into the stock socket strictly for signal, ground and power. I think I may swap these out and put stock headlights back in.

that would be the easiest way to trouble shoot if it is the HID set-up or not..then go from there..grab some 9006s or borrow some just to see

[Adasm]

that would be the easiest way to trouble shoot if it is the HID set-up or not..then go from there..grab some 9006s or borrow some just to see

Thats what I was thinking. I have the original bulbs in a box and the HID kit seems pretty easy to swap in or out.

[Adasm]

9007_9007_setup.jpg

This is pretty much exactly what i've got attached to each headlight.