Is there a How-to for installing HID?

[2003 Mazdaspeed]

Hey~~ I m back from HK I got HID from hk me and my frd are planning to install it ourself. Is there a How-to for installing HID?

[bluezoom]

If you can't get ahold of Jason, try HIDplanet.com (http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/).

[Pro2nr]

this one isn't too detailed, but is a good guidline.
G-GARAGE/McCulloch HID Kit (H7) Installation for the 01-03 Protege 5. (http://www.mazdaformance.com/mccullochp5.htm)

[2003 Mazdaspeed]

Today I tried to install the HID w/ my frd today. It wasn't hard at all just plug and play but when i tried to turn it on the light is working and its going on and off really fast. When we are about to give up i tried to turn the light on and the one that is going on and off stayed on.

Here is the problem

- one of the light isn't working
- My day time running light = HID
- High beam is always on

[thekid]

Did you buy the secondary parts required for the High Beams on Sedans? This is required to run low/high beams with H4 systems.

[ChopstickHero]

when your headlights are in DRL mode, they aren't sending enough power to the HIDs, and they cause flickering, which may be damaging.

to get around this, you can disable your DRL, or install some kind of foglight switch relay so that your HIDs are on all the time or off all the time.

[MCLi]

Yup, DRL is the problem since P5 uses the low beam as DRL. When I installed my HID, all I did was disable the DRL so it will stay off. Do a search on Disable DRL. After that your lights should work properly. Make sure you replace the 10A fuse to a 20A. So your lights don't burn out.

[RicecookerP5]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (MCLi @ Jan. 04 2005,6:25)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Yup, DRL is the problem since P5 uses the low beam as DRL. When I installed my HID, all I did was disable the DRL so it will stay off. Do a search on Disable DRL. After that your lights should work properly. Make sure you replace the 10A fuse to a 20A. So your lights don't burn out.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
I just recently installed my HID's. I can't find the DRL module. What's it look like?

[RicecookerP5]

found it and disabled it. done and done. that was cake. http://ib2.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif

[xJethro]

What brand of HID did you guys install?

[RicecookerP5]

I got Brightstar

[2003 Mazdaspeed]

using philips

[xJethro]

how much did it run you guys...? http://ib2.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[RicecookerP5]

$450 all together man