wiring up a hid kit?

[clgale88]

im trying to wire and fit my hid kit now everything has gone good until i connect the red and black wire up. iv plugged the red into exisiting headlight wire and the black wire i have unplugged the brown which goes onto existing bulb holder and plugged the black into that. ok so the hids come on but when u turn them off onto sidelights then flick like mad what am i doing wrobg..... help!!

[dom]

Have you got the ballasts installed correctly?

[clgale88]

yep everything connected properly how it should

[dom]

Maybe it's a sign you shouldn't be installing HID's

[clgale88]

maybe maybe. there fine when lights is on nice and bright as soon as u turn them of to sideligts they flash like mad more when the car is off

[clgale88]

maybe golf mk3 cant have hids

[dragongreengolfgti]

not sure if this is right but theres a yellow plug under the standard airbox which you need to unplug for something to do with the lights either that or the wires are somehow crossed with the sidelights maybe

[dom]

not sure if this is right but theres a yellow plug under the standard airbox which you need to unplug for something to do with the lights either that or the wires are somehow crossed with the sidelights maybe

Ah yeah! Forgot about that, it's the dip dim resistor! As Mike said take your airbox out & unplug the yellow plug, you may find that it's slipped down inside the wing a little but it's definitely there!

[Bellend]

As these said.

Not sure what engine you have but providing you have the airbox on your wing on the left side in looking at the engine bay, whip the cover off, take off the pipe to make it easier then take off the two rubber rings holding the lower box in, take it out and somewhere will be a yellow plug. Disconnect it.

It just keeps a low volt feed to the headlights when the sidelights are on. It isn't needed or required and you won't miss anything by taking it out.

[Wayne]

I would not bother they will be an mot failure from Jan 2012.