pogijeffrey

i finally received my hid kit from from james at ACG. i even got the error cancelors. but after installin just one, it took 5 sec to actually turn on. then when i started the car, it turned off. after a moinute or so i turned them off and i then hear this buzzing noise. what could it be. the hid doesnt even turn on anymore either. all i here is this short buzzing noise every after 5 sec. please need help. i really want these to work... any info would help. thanks

e1000

You sure you have the polarity correct for al the wiring? If they're using capacitors for error cancelers, then that might be what's making the noise.

e1000

also, where are you placing the error cancelers?

pogijeffrey

i figured it out. the blue piece where the red arrow is pointing at is hitting the metal piece in the middle of the housing. the metal piece that reflects the light if u kinda dont know what i'm refering to. some how it hits it or some how nearly touching it and the blue piece has problems igniting the bulb. like its grounded. and that was the buzzing noise i was hearing. is there any way i could fix the problem. or should i just return them? do they make the bulbs any shorter?

e1000

some bulbs are a bit shorter than others but most of the time they're about the same length. I take it you're using these for your low beams. You should try CAREFULLY putting a bit of electrical tape to cover up the exposed metal piece.

pogijeffrey

WILL THAT WORK?

e1000

It should. I mean, can't hurt to try it.

pogijeffrey

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THE TAPE MELTING AND STARTS TO LIFT AND THEN TOUCH THE BULB.?

pogijeffrey

is this a common thing with W203's?

e1000

lol, knock off the caps lock.

I'd say it would be low, unless you got a 55w kit, HID's operate at only 35w, so it dosen't really generate that much heat.

e1000

There's another guy around here that did a retro on his w203 with the reflectors but he didn't seem to have any problems. It's probably the difference of millimeters though.

pogijeffrey

yeah this sucks. i'm definitely gonna try that tape method first thing tomorrow. thanks for the help. and sorry bout the caps lock.

e1000

cool. Another thing you can do is stick a screw driver in your light housing and push the shield thing a bit for more clearance.

Good luck!

BlkBenz8

I never had that problem with my HIDs.. Make sure the bulb doesnt brake because theres gonna be shorts.. that melt you housing. It happened to me, be very carefull and i dont think you need error cancelors. I dont have those and it shows no problem with my HIDs

e1000

you don't need error cancelers if you have the Xenon=Present setting. If you don't, then you need them.

ROLLNNN

I got the HID's for my low's and fog's from James also and had them installed yesterday. Albert at TWS did it for me. I watched him install and everything was plug and play with the error cancelers. Low beams were quick and eveything fit in perfect. So far no flickering or error messages. did you get the 35w or 55w? i got both 55w, are the bulbs different sizes? Anyways hope you get that hooked up, its pretty damn bright..

e1000

if you got 55w, you shouldn't need the error cancelers.

ROLLNNN

i thought that, but wasn't 100% sure, when i asked James he wasn't sure either. To be on the safe side i ordered them.... it wont hurt anything with them installed will it?

e1000

nope.

pogijeffrey

roland, do u have the regular clear stock headlights? i dont know man. i tried both of the bulbs. it just hits it.

ROLLNNN

Yeah i have the clear stock headlights. I don't know what's up either, maybe ask James and see if the bulbs he sent us are the same size???

pogijeffrey

roland, how do i know if the kit i got is either a 35w or 55w?

ROLLNNN

it should say on the ballast or if you paid $65 for the kit then its 35w. The 55w were $20 more

TruTaing

I dunno if you guys frequent the other forums, but I found:

https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...es-models.html

It doesnt make sense to buy a 35 dollar error canceller when you can make your own under 15 bux.

e1000

some people are terrified at the idea of soldering