HID Problem...

[Jhop16]

I got this 10k HID kit, i plug them both in and neither of them work lol... am i doing something wrong??... i just came across a How-to guide and it said something about grounding ??... i dont remember any ground wires, mine basically just had 2 loose wires w/ prongs that u plug into the stock 9005 socket

 

[cobalt123]

not properly grounded they wouldnt work...

 

[Jhop16]

isnt the ground wire one of the wires that plugs into the socket tho?

 

[cobalt123]

yeah, usually black

 

[Jhop16]

i'm not understanding...

i plug them in and the HIDs dont work, my headlight bulbs still work tho... so the ground going into the socket must be fine

 

[cobalt123]

yeah, was your kit not completely put together as in the wires

 

[Jhop16]

it came as a little box, the HID bulb w/ plug, and the 2 wires w/ plug, and they all plug into the box, i can understand 1 not working but whats the odds of getting 2 shitty ones

 

[cobalt123]

when mine came in, i had to attach the wires to the plug b4 i could plug it in

 

[Hailcesar75]

Did you say 9005??

Isn't it 9007

hid kits should be plug and play.

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Or maybe u put the prongs in the socket backwards

 

[AAS G5]

Did you say 9005??

Isn't it 9007

hid kits should be plug and play.

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Or maybe u put the prongs in the socket backwards

Depends on the kit! Some are not total pnp

 

[cobalt123]

i saw that too but i took it as a typo, stock oems are 9007

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http://www.chevycobaltforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110

 

[Hailcesar75]

Well thank god mine were then. My fogs were like that with the prongs.

 

[cobalt123]

hmm i just ordered a new set moving from 6k to 8k

 

[Hailcesar75]

For heads or fogs?

 

[cobalt123]

heads 2nd gen

 

[ionit3]

Did you say 9005??

Isn't it 9007

hid kits should be plug and play.

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Or maybe u put the prongs in the socket backwards

yes its 9007 NOT 9005

 

[dman090]

post a pic of your kit

 

[Fluffy]

post a pic of your kit

indeed i'm kinda lost with your discriptions, you may have dead ballast?

 

[Jhop16]

like stated, its 9005... Who said this kit was for my cobalt??...

i'll post a pic of it later maybe u guys can help me make since of it

 

[FASTL61]

try flipping the positive and negative in the HID harness.I had to do this to 3 sets ive had.For some reason they were reverse polarity.