This FX-R/morimoto kit was purchased from TRS. Matt from TRS did advise me to swap the orange and blue plug on the 9007 harness. Did so and was unsucessful.

I think it may be the fuse? The fuse next to your leg while sitting in the truck? I don't know...

When I first initially installed the lights, I used the OEM plug on the passenger side (battery side). The low beams lit. The hi-beams did not light up but you can hear the soleniod flipping the shield. I played a little switcharoo (switch plugs from solenoid to use with ballast and vice versa) with the wires and still came out with the same results: low beam lit, hi-beams did not light up but you can hear the solenoid flipping the shield.

That's when I emailed Matt. He said to switch the orange and blue prongs on the 9007 harness. I did so and nothing worked. No low beams, no hi-beams, no solenoid flipping shield. So then I thought, maybe I need to plug the 9007 harness into the OEM plug on the driver side instead. Plugged it all in and the low beams worked, partially. One was fully lit and the other was flickering/strobing and you can hear it strobing tick tick tick tick. Checked hi-beams and that did not light up nor did the solenoid flip the shields. Next I swapped the orange and the blue prongs on the 9007 harness. Low beams are fine now but no hi-beams. The solenoid flips the shields, and we're back to square one...

I appreciate everyone's post and reply. Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

What is the #1 reported problem. The trigger for the high beam moves the shield but the light does not illuminate ?

Unless there is more than 1 connection to the high beam, it is not a connection issue.

 

Yea.... there is/are no other connections for the high beam...unless im blind

 

Do you have a URL to the install documents ?

I know I am asking for a lot, HID kits seem to be the worst documented product out on the market.

This swap the pins BS is nonsense.
If the manufacture of the kit knows what they are doing, there is only 1 pin out for a given headlamp bulb type. Swapping pins is pissing into the wind diagnoses, the battle cry of the unknowing.

 

there was no install documents....

check out their site in regards to the harness:
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/pro...roducts_id=151

 

Are you getting power to the 9006 pins (going to the ballasts) when you switch the high beams?

 

That was about useless.

If there are no install documents, how the heck is it supposed to be installed, guessing ?

 

i would assume yes because if there is no power going to the 9006 pins then the solenoid wont be flipping the shield for high beams no??


the harness is pretty simple.

1 - 9007 plug into the OEM socket
2 - 9006 male plug (1 for each ballast)
2 - 9006 male plug (1 for each high-beam)
1 - negative battery
1 - positive battery
1 - ground

 

True, but without install diagrams that show the function of the system, makes this swap the pins BS diagnoses method of trying to figure stuff out.
The list above does not list out where the diode is at, and what is going on in the harness ( black box mentality ).

Thought some day HID retro kit manufactures would get their collective heads out of their rears and make a product on par with aux lamp manufactures.
Hella provides install directions with the functional diagrams for something as simple as aux lamps. Bet they do not get the "common" install questions.
It is not as if it would take a lot of resources to make something like this, and remove the supposition trail for installs and diagnoses.

 

Yea...

well this morning i had him check fuse #16 (20amp) in the truck and it was blown. Replaced it with another 20amp and hi-beams still didn't work. Now the passenger side just flicks and tick tick tick like a slow strobe light......starting to think i just got a bad batch

 

Well they are going to send me their old style harness. Should work, i'll update you guys!

thanks for all the knoweldge if it turned out to be the same then i'll try to add a diode.

 

There should be a diode in the harness to power the ballast from either the high beam or low beam wires. Perhaps it is missing or bad. I would get a new harness from TRS. They are great to work with; I'm sure they would send you one

 

yea, they sent out the old style harness yesterday. Just waiting for it to come now....

the guy who owns the F150 says his fuses are popping... the light fuses inside the truck next to your leg... could it be because the wiring harness has 20A fuses and the ones inside are using 10A?

 

What fuse number(s) are blowing ?

What MY is this truck ?

The factory fuse should just now be a trigger to the relays on the harness, which means < 1.0 A of draw.

 

Fuse #28 (10a)

MY???? err?