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  1. #1 2008 Grand Prix HID headlights flickering 
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    put HID's in my car a while back and they do flicker if its not dark enough I figured its from the daytime running lights don't send enough voltage and they flicker and piss around, now when I originally hooked them up I used the harness to draw power from the battery and it still did the same thing except I could hear the relay kicking in and out, so I unhooked the harness and directly hooked them up. any ideas on how I can get rid of this problem I have to turn my lights on to eliminate this problem and I drive mostly with 1 headlight in the day time, and if I do straight driving from daylight till after dark I cant get the second light to come on and its really starting to piss me off.
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    Sounds like crappy ballasts

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    nah its something in the system causing it, iv got a set I paid around $200 for and a cheap set from ebay on my high beams and they work flawless and I also tried switching the ballasts around with still same effect
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    Possibly need two of these.....

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    Can't turn the DRL off? I know the 04+'s are different. If not try putting some electrical tape over the sensor so that it doesn't register and you can control them manually.
    Black 98 GT bought in summer of 2009 w/28K miles- GTX Rims, Retrofit headlights, tinted tails, 20% tint all around, KYB Excel-G's, WBS Lowering Springs, 33mm Dorman front sway bar, 22mm Addco rear sway bar, BMR trailing arms, BMR STBs front and rear, ZZP control arms, Poly motor mounts, ZZP CAI, Thrasher shift kit
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