Thread: Use a relay for HIDs or not

Quote: Originally Posted by HifiveB5 Actually you're only shorting the resistor and the circuit is still fused. You would have to short across the fuse itself to disable it. Here's the thread on how to: http://www.passatworld.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=295797 Bridging the pins worked really well for me and took about 20 mins on my couch. Fogs come on with ignition when the switch is OFF only. The catch is that they run full power and...

Great information, thanks everyone

Quote: Originally Posted by Panther 37 Can you re-rout the DRLs to the Fogs or City lights? that's essentially what i was just explaining above, you're routing the power to switch on the DRL's relay to the fog light power. think criss-crossnig circuits.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jesujoma I have just installed vvme slims on my 2002 b5.5 off of the original headlight wires. I shorted the resistor with the link from High5 above and kept the 173 in. I do want the daytime lights on. For the mostpart if works great,and no flickering Now I have noticed that one light sometimes doesn't fire up. Will adding the additional relay harness directly to the battery help with this issue? of is it...

Thanks HiFiveB5 ans Sipes216 for the replies. I like the idea of the fogs a DRL. I have a drak color car and drive a lot of country roads so I like the idea of them.

Quote: Originally Posted by klelmore None of these numbers indicates that long term problems should be expected when using after market HID installations with stock wiring. No they don't, but some of us have had problems with the initial voltage draw triggering some odd behavior. The headlight circuit itself can handle the HIDs, but some of the other components are bothered by it.

Quote: Originally Posted by klelmore What HifiveB5 said My DRLs still turn off when I activate the hand brake. That's a blessing and a curse because if I switch from the Euroswitch "off" to "on," I go across the "park" position. Because I've modded so that the DRLs are off in the park position, that momentarily interrupts the HIDs. Thus, they have to "hot...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jesujoma Now I have noticed that one light sometimes doesn't fire up. Will adding the additional relay harness directly to the battery help with this issue? Yes

I was scareed of that to, but I did a plug and play installation and have had zero issues ever, just go with a reliable HID brand and you will be good to go.

Quote: Originally Posted by GreenCar Search. Some of us have had issues without the relay. x2....when I was running HID the lights would not come on sometimes....after I installed the relays I never ran into the problem again...