Gen 5 HID install help

[citrxj]

Before anyone says anything, I searched this too, most threads talked about what brand of HID to use.

That being said, I need help installing HIDs.

I have DDM Tuning HID kit, with the optional wiring harness:
http://www.ddmtuning.com/index.php?p...=101&parent=85

Is there a picture of how to set up the wiring harness? I'm pretty sure I followed the guides I found, but my lights do not light up. Here's my steps:

Connect ballast into OEM plug.
Ballast to HID bulb.
HID bulb to the two wiring harness plugs.
Wiring harness to touch + side of battery and the bumper.

Is this enough? Am I doing this wrong... how do you properly attach the wiring harness to the + terminal? Pictures?

Right now I haven't mounted anything, I'm doing this on top of the bumper. I know that it probably doesn't matter, but is there a possibility of something shorting if I'm doing it like that?

Another thought: I connect the plugs using the tab/key as a guide... however could it be that the polarities are reversed this way?

Also, what are some battery safety tips?

[glenn14]

Originally Posted by citrxj

Before anyone says anything, I searched this too, most threads talked about what brand of HID to use.

That being said, I need help installing HIDs.

I have DDM Tuning HID kit, with the optional wiring harness:
http://www.ddmtuning.com/index.php?p...=101&parent=85

Is there a picture of how to set up the wiring harness? I'm pretty sure I followed the guides I found, but my lights do not light up. Here's my steps:

Connect ballast into OEM plug.
Ballast to HID bulb.
HID bulb to the two wiring harness plugs.
Wiring harness to touch + side of battery and the bumper.

Is this enough? Am I doing this wrong... how do you properly attach the wiring harness to the + terminal? Pictures?

Right now I haven't mounted anything, I'm doing this on top of the bumper. I know that it probably doesn't matter, but is there a possibility of something shorting if I'm doing it like that?

Another thought: I connect the plugs using the tab/key as a guide... however could it be that the polarities are reversed this way?

Also, what are some battery safety tips?

Citrix,
1st off did you get a relay harness with your kit. If not you should get one.
It will make things easier and will draw power right from your battery here
is a diagram of a relay harness and where it connects to.

The main plug remote turn on plug goes right to your driver's side headlight socket. The red wire goes to your + positive on your battery. The black wire goes to any ground
point on your metal frame. Then you have a right and left plug that plugs into your right and left ballast. I covered up my passenger headlight socket because you will not use that and you do not want that to get rusted out or damaged. Then you should have a connector from each ballast that plugs into your rightside and left side bulb. Disclaimer this is just a guide to give you an idea of how you hook up your hids. I am not responsible for what you do to your car. Post some pictures of your kit
and we can privide you better info. Then in this pic the wires from your ballasts plus into each one of your bulbs. See picture The ballast plug #1 from the harness plugs right into your ballast socket and ballast plug #2 plugs right into your other ballast socket.



Glenn

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[LE05]

Originally Posted by citrxj

Am I doing this wrong...

yes, you're installing a hid kit into a halogen based reflector! be prepared to lower the aim of the headlights a large amount to reduce the glare for other drivers.

but if you must install it, pictures would help on how you have it connected now.

[citrxj]

Yes, I do have a relay harness (I used the term "wiring harness" in my first post, sorry if that made any confusion).

I got it to work with the harness now, thanks to your guide. I had to manually hold the relay harness to the battery, however, this is just a test run to see if I can get it to work.

I found out my major problem: for some reason, hooking up the headlight socket to the relay socket using the hook does not work, the polarity is reverse and I have to attach it backwards.

Now my problem is, HOW do I hook it up to the battery? Do I just remove the nut on the battery terminal, slip the relay on, and then reinsert the nut? And how do I go about doing this, I keep reading horror stories about a short blowing up your car or something.

LE05: I do plan on doing either a retrofit or using ebay projectors, I just want to see if I can get this to work.

[LE05]

Originally Posted by citrxj

I found out my major problem: for some reason, hooking up the headlight socket to the relay socket using the hook does not work, the polarity is reverse and I have to attach it backwards.

this is why I make my own harnesses... if you're handy with a multimeter and know enough about electronics, its almost a 100% guarantee it'll be right.

Originally Posted by citrxj

Now my problem is, HOW do I hook it up to the battery? Do I just remove the nut on the battery terminal, slip the relay on, and then reinsert the nut? And how do I go about doing this, I keep reading horror stories about a short blowing up your car or something.

LE05: I do plan on doing either a retrofit or using ebay projectors, I just want to see if I can get this to work.

if your harness looks like in the picture above, then yes, that will be fine. just make sure the fuse is out on the harness when you connect the positive lead to the battery... replace it when you are sure everything is properly connected.

good to hear, most people just slap a plug and play kit into halogen reflectors without any concern for other people or the actual functionality of the lights.

[rtagn]

LE05, you said take the fuse out of the box before attaching everything and then put it back in when you're done? am i correct? (just fyi for my reference)

[glenn14]

Now my problem is, HOW do I hook it up to the battery? Do I just remove the nut on the battery terminal, slip the relay on, and then reinsert the nut? And how do I go about doing this

Yes,
That is what I did and make sure everthing is tight. You have to reverse your plug because the Camry is
reverse polarity. My ballasts that I bought from Xenon Depot are polarity protected so I did not have to
attach mine backwards. I am no electronic wizard but you would probably blow the fuse or relay before you damaged anything to your car.
LE05 has some great tips too...

Glenn

[LE05]

Originally Posted by rtagn

LE05, you said take the fuse out of the box before attaching everything and then put it back in when you're done? am i correct? (just fyi for my reference)

well, i'm assuming your relay harness is fused on the positive lead (power wire in glenn14's piocture)... so yes, take the fuse out of the box before attaching everything and put it back in when you're done.

[LE05]

Originally Posted by glenn14

I am no electronic wizard but you would probably blow the fuse or relay before you damaged anything to your car.

yup, that's why a relay harness is so important... its like a shield for your oem electrical system. if you had connected the ballasts directly to your oem plugs and something had shorted out, you'd be looking at a very expensive repair... or worse, a total loss from a car fire!

[JFD27]

i didnt wanna make a new thread because this has mostly all the info i need in it. but my question is, with the hids in the stock housing is there a spotter you need to cover to cut down the glare in the gen 5 like the gen 6? and with the relay harness, would i need to buy 2, one for each headlight or do both of the bllast run off one relay harness?

[glenn14]

Originally Posted by JFD27

i didnt wanna make a new thread because this has mostly all the info i need in it. but my question is, with the hids in the stock housing is there a spotter you need to cover to cut down the glare in the gen 5 like the gen 6? and with the relay harness, would i need to buy 2, one for each headlight or do both of the bllast run off one relay harness?

If you get a harness like I posted above you can run both ballasts off of that relay harness...

Glenn

[JFD27]

Okay great, thanks man. What about the spotters though, do you need to cover them up in the gen 5 like you do in the gen 6?

[PRINCESS PEACH]

there are no squirrel spotters for the gen5, because squirrel spotters are only found in projector headlights, where the light is projected from a circular lens rather than light being bounced back by reflectors (yours). Because of this design, youre going to end up blinding everyone on the road, making driving hazardous to everybody that comes your way.

[cdtran]

Originally Posted by PRINCESS PEACH

there are no squirrel spotters for the gen5, because squirrel spotters are only found in projector headlights, where the light is projected from a circular lens rather than light being bounced back by reflectors (yours). Because of this design, youre going to end up blinding everyone on the road, making driving hazardous to everybody that comes your way.

+11111111

[JFD27]

Wow, i didnt realize that guys. Is there anyway i can cut down the blinding in the gen 5 housings without a retrofit?