[s-cars] Annoying headlight out indicator after HID install

[Lee Levitt]

Right. Click & Clack have a kit to do this. Your choice of black 
or red electrical tape to go over the display.

Lee



On Mon Apr 18 15:50:34 PDT 2005, Aaron Taylor 
<aaront at cox-internet.com> wrote:

> Or you could disable the headlights out idiot light.......
> Mine comes on but only for 10 sec then decides all is well.
> Aaron
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Mark 
> Strangways
> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 4:03 PM
> To: Elvis Palombizio; S-CAR at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Annoying headlight out indicator after HID 
> install
> 
> 
> You could, just measure the current that the HIDS run while on.
> Now use Ohm's law to calculate the current a 55 Watt headlight 
> draws at 13.5
> 
> volts .
> Take that current number subtract what you actually pull with the 
> hids.
> 
> Use ohms law again to calculate the shunt resistance you will 
> need to create
> 
> the same power draw as the halogen bulbs.
> 
> One thing that you may what to look at is the inrush current when 
> firing the
> 
> HIDS. Some ballasts can be very greedy with current, and it may 
> end up frying your self-check unit, or your headlight switch.
> 
> Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elvis Palombizio" 
> <epalombizio at yahoo.com>
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 11:33 AM
> Subject: [s-cars] Annoying headlight out indicator after HID 
> install
> 
> 
>> Good Morning All,
>>    Do I have to install a resistor inline to avoid
>> seeing this headlight out warning after upgrading to
>> HIDs for my low beams?
>> 
>> any btdts?
>> 
>> thanks in advance!
>> 
>> E
>> 
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