HID DRL fix/workaround

[Ozer]

For those of us who dont have HID, what exactly is the issue when going HID? Lights in Auto mode, when they come on they flicker?

[Jaycreek7908]

Was thinking of going with this ddm canbus ballast system.

[DanY]

For those of us who dont have HID, what exactly is the issue when going HID? Lights in Auto mode, when they come on they flicker?

I converted my 2015 to HID. You need a capacitor and a relay kit to install the HIDs.

Connect the capacitor the the existing headlight wire and then use the headlight wire to turn on the relay kit. The output of the relay kit then drives the HID ballasts.

 

This does mean that the HID headlights are on whenever the DRL lights are pulsing and when the headlights are turned on. This basically means that you have HID headlights on all of the time.

 

I highly recommend the TRS Morimoto kit. This is plug and play, you just need to run power and ground directly to the batteries for the relay connections. I hid the ballast, igniters, and relay kit under the plastic shroud on top of the radiator. Had to drill one

hole for the relay kit and secured everything else with adhesive velcro strips.

[Jaycreek7908]

I converted my 2015 to HID. You need a capacitor and a relay kit to install the HIDs.

Connect the capacitor the the existing headlight wire and then use the headlight wire to turn on the relay kit. The output of the relay kit then drives the HID ballasts.

 

This does mean that the HID headlights are on whenever the DRL lights are pulsing and when the headlights are turned on. This basically means that you have HID headlights on all of the time.

 

I highly recommend the TRS Morimoto kit. This is plug and play, you just need to run power and ground directly to the batteries for the relay connections. I hid the ballast, igniters, and relay kit under the plastic shroud on top of the radiator. Had to drill one

hole for the relay kit and secured everything else with adhesive velcro strips.

So you're saying don't worry about a canbus kit, get a capacitor link?

[DanY]

So you're saying don't worry about a canbus kit, get a capacitor link?

I did not get a canbus error eliminator or kit of any kind.

 

Right now I don't have any error indicators on the dash but every month when I get my Onstar email report, it says both headlights are out.

 

I need to hook up a resistor to the left and right headlight wires so the BCM thinks there is an bulb filament plugged in instead of a relay in order to get the report error to go away. Right now I am only using the passenger side headlight wire to drive the relay kit.

 

I'm not sure what the canbus kit or eliminator does and if it would fix this error message or not. I know resistors would fix the bulb detection problem but since I only get an error in the Onstar report, I don't really care.