Hey Guys, First time poster, long time reader!
I've got sort of an elementary questions, but I'm pretty sure I've came to the right place.
Ok, about a month or so ago I installed an aftermarket HID headlight kit into my car. The kit basically removed both 9007 bulbs and replaced them with H7's (I believe)? Well, long store short, they used a seperate power and ground circuit and just plugged into one of the existing bulb sockets just as a signal for a relay.
Install was easy and they work great. I really want to keep them, but I am sort of annoyed by one small problem.
I think my car has some sort of system that alerts me if a bulb burns out. The high beam indicator on my dash lights up slightly at all times. I;m pretty sure this is because I just have one headlight bulb socket unplugged and taped up with electrical tape.
My solutiom was to install a resistor in my unplugged bulb socket. I had a few different resistor values in my toolbox. When I tried a 10ohm (1/2 watt), the high beam indicator went out and worked perfectly. However, about 10 seconds after being plugged in, the resistor burnt up. So I connected two 10ohm resistors in parallel. Worked! then Poof, let the smoke out. I only had a 1 meg ohm in my tool box left. This one didnt work. It acted the same as not even having it in there.???
So I come to you needing help.... Just wondering what resistance value or combination of values I should install in order to "fool" my car into thinking the headlight bulb is still plugged in.
All I know......
-Stock headlight wattage is 65w
-Battery/Charging system runs at 12.6v-14v
What value, wattage, and tolerance resistor should I buy? Or is this even possible? Thanks
I've got sort of an elementary questions, but I'm pretty sure I've came to the right place.
Ok, about a month or so ago I installed an aftermarket HID headlight kit into my car. The kit basically removed both 9007 bulbs and replaced them with H7's (I believe)? Well, long store short, they used a seperate power and ground circuit and just plugged into one of the existing bulb sockets just as a signal for a relay.
Install was easy and they work great. I really want to keep them, but I am sort of annoyed by one small problem.
I think my car has some sort of system that alerts me if a bulb burns out. The high beam indicator on my dash lights up slightly at all times. I;m pretty sure this is because I just have one headlight bulb socket unplugged and taped up with electrical tape.
My solutiom was to install a resistor in my unplugged bulb socket. I had a few different resistor values in my toolbox. When I tried a 10ohm (1/2 watt), the high beam indicator went out and worked perfectly. However, about 10 seconds after being plugged in, the resistor burnt up. So I connected two 10ohm resistors in parallel. Worked! then Poof, let the smoke out. I only had a 1 meg ohm in my tool box left. This one didnt work. It acted the same as not even having it in there.???
So I come to you needing help.... Just wondering what resistance value or combination of values I should install in order to "fool" my car into thinking the headlight bulb is still plugged in.
All I know......
-Stock headlight wattage is 65w
-Battery/Charging system runs at 12.6v-14v
What value, wattage, and tolerance resistor should I buy? Or is this even possible? Thanks