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Retrofit High Beams Don't Work

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by BakerTaco, Feb 27, 2014.

  1. Feb 27, 2014 at 10:15 AM
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    BakerTaco

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    The title basically explains my issue. Got everything hooked up. Everything works except high beams. I click it to high beams and nothing moves

    Halpppp
     
  2. Feb 27, 2014 at 10:36 AM
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    Title doesn't explain everything, actually.

    Did they ever work? What components are you using?
     
  3. Feb 27, 2014 at 10:40 AM
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    They never worked. Oh yeah you're right. Sorry. It's the Mini H1s
     
  4. Feb 27, 2014 at 10:48 AM
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    Reverse the wires on the relay? Are you using the morimoto harness?
     
  5. Feb 27, 2014 at 12:01 PM
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    yeah. What do you mean though? Like to the other side of the truck?
     
  6. Feb 27, 2014 at 12:04 PM
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    Reverse the red and black wire coming off the relay on the bottom of the projectors. Maybe its backwards.
     
  7. Feb 27, 2014 at 12:07 PM
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    I'd swap the blue and white on the H4 input of our harness first.
     
  8. Feb 27, 2014 at 12:17 PM
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    I don't see anything blue and white... But Edpsx, you're saying run red to black and black to red?
     
  9. Feb 27, 2014 at 12:18 PM
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    Ohhhh Andrew I see what you're saying. How to I get it out though?
     
  10. Feb 27, 2014 at 12:24 PM
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    Blue/white he speaks of.
    CAM00177_4431e67da2b82e24128160b07caec6057f616202.jpg

     
  11. Feb 27, 2014 at 12:26 PM
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    Is that how they're supposed to be? Because my brown and white are opposite of that
     
  12. Feb 27, 2014 at 12:27 PM
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    Also make sure the pins are actually inside the "projector" labeled plug in the right spot as well. Sometimes they can slip off into the area next to the pin and not be working at all.

    You could also test the relays by hooking them up to 12v direct to see if they trigger.
     
  13. Feb 27, 2014 at 12:28 PM
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    That pic is of the harness I have sitting next to me and it worked fine, so I assume its the correct method.
     
  14. Feb 27, 2014 at 12:31 PM
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    To swap the pins push something small into this hole and push the pin back. Then just push the correct one back in and it will snap in place.
    CAM00184_ef362ce8aad0df29f8600d12a10d882094269b7d.jpg
     
  15. Feb 27, 2014 at 12:32 PM
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    Tiny flathead or an unbent paper clip. If you have a voltmeter, you can check the stock wiring and then orient ours accordingly (low to low, high to high, ground to ground). Ours is:

    blue - high
    brown - low
    white - ground
     
  16. Feb 27, 2014 at 12:55 PM
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    If none of this works the control box is the suspect. I had a bad one on my first retrofit
     
  17. Feb 27, 2014 at 1:00 PM
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    Yeah I tried everything. Still no high beams :|
     
  18. Feb 27, 2014 at 1:06 PM
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    When you switch to high beams do you hear the click of the relays?
     
  19. Feb 27, 2014 at 1:17 PM
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    Boom! Problem no more! I forgot to try switching the red and black. That was the problem. Thanks for the help!
     
  20. Feb 27, 2014 at 1:19 PM
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    Nevermind I still have a problem. Fuckkkkk. Yeah I hear them clicking now. That's all it did
     

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