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i purchased and install a plug n play xenon hid kit for my 09 camry and the lights work fine when i use the stock wiring headlight socket. i want to protect my car's electrical system so i bought a relay harness to draw power from the battery directly and not from the wires. I connected everything and the lights will not come on. the relay is fine since i tested the relay on my 1996 avalon and the hid xenons in that car powered up great with the relay harness. my question is what's wrong the 09 camry thats preventing me to hook up a relay harness and power my xenon kit with it. it seems the battery isn't powering on the ballast. help? suggestions? thnx
use a multimeter and check.. otherwise double check each connection. If you can't figure it out, you'll need someone to help you in person because there's a ton of things that could be wrong.
i did 5x check everything and i even retry the connection of the whole thing on several different occasions and everytime the lights would not seem to draw power from the battery. btw: the lights work fine now with the stock original headlight socket. i just want the relay to protect my car's electrical wiring. I really don't want to ask the toyota service tech people since i bet they gonna say something like i am voiding your car's warranty since you installed some aftermarket lights. will they say something when i go in for my first oil change?
Last edited by gotmilktruck; 10-16-2008 at 04:00 PM.
Just order a harness from XenonDepot. They ship out a complete relay harness separate for each side. It costs $40, and you can select the proper H11 size.
I have not modified my headlights, but I will try to help you out because this is just real simple and not rocket science.
1. Get a volt-ohm meter and figure out how to use it to measure voltage.
2. Unmodified, the basic power is going through a switch on the stalk on the steering column which in turn activates its own relay switch. This relay sends power to the lights.
3. You have tapped one or both of the bulb wiring harnesses and routed that power to a relay (or maybe two relays). The switch is either a single pole, single throw, or single pole, double throw. When you turn on the switch on the steering column, the relays should close and you should have continuity across the remaining connectors that are going to draw power directly from the battery. If not, you have done something wrong.
4. If you can measure voltage at the wire going to the relay and yet it does not close, reverse the wires because you likely have them reversed.
5. If there is no voltage at the relay when you turn the main switch on, look for a blown fuse. Otherwise the headlights wouldn't work anyway.
If this doesn't make any sense to you, pm me and we can fix this off line.
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Just order a harness from XenonDepot. They ship out a complete relay harness separate for each side. It costs $40, and you can select the proper H11 size.
Since I'm get my headlights retrofitted with TSX projectors, I was going to buy the D2S kit from them (harness, bulbs, ballast) but ended up getting bulbs and ballast from HIDPlanet for a lot less than what XenonDepot was charging.
Since I needed a harness, I was going to get it from XenonDepot but found out that shipping to the states for the harness is $18!!! Thats $58. If you live in Canada, it'll be a lot cheaper. I ended up getting my harness from www.theretrofitsource.com (Glenn14 did as well) for $25 plus $7 shipping.
We do ship from Canada to the US so shipping will be more expensive given that we ship via UPS fully traceable.
The wiring harness that we sell is actually a dual harness set up.
Each side will have it's own independent water tight relay and fuse. The benefit of this vs having only one relay/fuse is that should a part ever go out on you both sides will not be effected.
The harness also comes with 105 degree C PVS wire insulation.
Since I'm get my headlights retrofitted with TSX projectors, I was going to buy the D2S kit from them (harness, bulbs, ballast) but ended up getting bulbs and ballast from HIDPlanet for a lot less than what XenonDepot was charging.
Since I needed a harness, I was going to get it from XenonDepot but found out that shipping to the states for the harness is $18!!! Thats $58. If you live in Canada, it'll be a lot cheaper. I ended up getting my harness from www.theretrofitsource.com (Glenn14 did as well) for $25 plus $7 shipping.
Will this harness fix my strobe effect with the HIDS?
Are the relays different based on the bulbs? I notice on the website that there are several harnesses based on bulb type.. Aren't all the connectors on the HID universal except for the bulb?
Will this harness fix my strobe effect with the HIDS?
Are the relays different based on the bulbs? I notice on the website that there are several harnesses based on bulb type.. Aren't all the connectors on the HID universal except for the bulb?
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2009 Camry Hid Xenon Relay Harness Installation help!
,I got my HID for only $60.
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