High beams on, low beams off - how to stop?

[someonestolecc]

Just put in a HID kit into my flatmates r32.

When he puts on his high beams however, the normal low beams are intermittantly cut out. This is a problem as the HID don't like being turned on and off quickly.

Can anyone please tell me how to turn this off, so that when my mate puts on his high beams, the low beams stay on?

Thanks - any help greatly appreciated!

[NZM.031]

im not sure whether the lights normal use a relay to change between the lights, or whether its just done through the switch. so you may have to add or remove a relay. if its changed through the switch, which it sounds like, then all you have to do is put a relay in the 2 circuits so that when the high beam is turned on, the relay closes and keeps the low beam on aswell.

anyone feel free to correct me as im not quite sure.

cheers

Linton

[someonestolecc]

Hmm interesting idea NZM but switching relayed circuits sounds like a bad idea, because it's still switiching it. I'd like to keep the HID life as long as possible by keeping the same circuit powering them.

Any other suggestions?

[Sambo33]

yep the HIDs on my 33 do this, low beams are the outer lights and high beam is the inner lights. i cant run both at once its either one or the other. ive found now that i have the HIDs i never use the high beams anymore.

[P1E]

What are HIDs? How much? Where?

[dayne]

Do a search, there was a thread on how to re-wire the lights to make them both come on! i was reading it not to long ago. Its possible to do it.. im sure of it.

Dayne

[someonestolecc]

What are HIDs? How much? Where?

Read my sig please

Do a search, there was a thread on how to re-wire the lights to make them both come on! i was reading it not to long ago. Its possible to do it.. im sure of it.

Dayne

Hey any chance you could post it or give me a title to search on please? I've had a look through all headlight searchable threads and none come up with the info I needed.

[NZM.031]

i understand what you are saying, that is just what we used to do when putting projector beams into 31s. there'd be a way to do it, what if you ran your lights off constant power, so whenever the car is running, the lights are on. thats one way to skin the drift cat.

cheers

Linton

[someonestolecc]

The problem with running the lights on constant power is that when you start the engine the HID ballasts are sucking a lot of juice which would be fighting with your starter. Also you don't always want lights on.

I'm keen to see if anyone has any electrical ideas.

I can only think of 2 ways they could have done it.

1- When you hit high beams the power source is quite literally switched, which would probably be a relay that does it simply.

2- When you hit the high beams there is a relay that cuts the low beam current while the high beam current is turned on (on a seperate relay).

I'm really hoping it is the latter, this way I could just bypass the relay that cuts the low beam current.

If it's the former, then I'd have to bypass both relays and re-wire them so it works the way I'd like.

With either solution what I'd really like is someone who knows how to do this to outline just how the lights works and I could probably work it out from there. Obviously if someone knows how to do it straight out then I'd appreciate that input too

[33SOM]

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...&threadid=13979

[someonestolecc]

Thanks for the link man, I'm still looking for a way to disable the low beams being turned off, rather than having them turned on (after being turned off) when the high beams are applied.

I know it's only a slight difference but the reason I prefer it that way is because it's for HID and not normal globes.