DMoney08

I have an aftermarket HID kit on my car...but was wondering if anyone knows how to solve the flickering during initial start up?..I've read other forums and they said that you can add a capacitor or something?...do those work and if so how do we install them?...thanks for the help.

Spec_Davis

What kind of HID kit do you have? bc i have extra Error Msg Harness that i can sell to you.

DMoney08

well I bought at this website: omnixautosports.com, 8K I don't have any error message it's just that during initial start up...it flicks for a sec or two..everything else is fine...so I want to know if anyone knows how to solve that issue.

SPS819

Yeah.. If it only flickers for a sec or two then it's the ballast system. The efficency rating is not great on those kits. It's drawing to much power on initial start up. If you don't have the capacitor is only for the warning light error or sometime what will happen is that it will turn on, then a few seconds it will turn off. What the capacitor does is to trick the computer that the HID kit is still running a 55 watt output like your stock halogen bulbs, since most hid kits runs at 35 watt.

Spec_Davis

buy a error msg harness from your seller.

DMoney08

will this solve the problem? you think, http://stealthauto.com/Products/HID-...__HID-CAP.aspx

TemjinX2

did your car come with halogens stock and just added the hid kit? Also are the ballasts directly connected to the battery or the head light harness?

if your ballasts are directly connected to a halogen head light harness, thats your problem right there. HIDS take up less wattage then halogens but they use up double the amount of amps during start up.

Just be warned most stock halogen head light harness's are not designed to handle that many amps, so you do run the risk of burning out your head light harness.

Your better off connecting it directly to the battery with a harness.

You use can also try buying used oem ballasts which use up a lot less amps then aftermarket ballasts.

tanktube67

You need resistors

KA8

Yes capacitors are a must on w203's. It got rid of error msgs and flickering. They work really well with my $60 HID kit. There's a thread about it. It's been over a yr problem free.

DMoney08

sigh man...I'm so confuse now.. so should I buy the capacitor? bc I really dont know how my HIDs are wired I had a mechanic did it for me...as of now I'm thinking of getting either capacitors or a whole new kit or something because it's really bothering me...I need some advice please..like products and what kind and where to get them and if possible how to wire them as well..

tanktube67

the capacitors are very easy to install,

Glyn M Ruck

Have you solved this problem? If so what worked? I have a friend who has put aftermarket HIDs in and has the same problem

tanktube67

he needs to install the capacitors

Glyn M Ruck

Thanks, will advise him - Sorry for ignoring your earlier post but this thread has been going around in circles - confusing!