I know this has been brought up quite a bit by a lot of people. But I still cant seem to find the exact answer I am looking for as there are so many threads and a few are quite long (27 pages one of them) and go back 7 years.
My question is. Do I need a Capacitor, or an error eliminator for HIDs? This is for a 2014 Volt. I read like 8 pages of a thread where people were installing DDM Tuning brand HIDs without issues. But no one ever specifically stated what year car they had or if the installed a capacitor or error eliminator or not. I have a DDM Tuning kit from my truck that was retrofitted(selling now so took the kit off to keep), and I hooked up the ballast directly(reversed plug as I know the volt is reverse polarity), and the HID's flicker. I am not sure what I need to stop this.
DDM offers either a BOW3 kit or a Capacitor kin on theyre website. I assume the BOW3 is the error eliminator? But does this remove the flicker at all? Or is it the capacitor that removes the flicker?
I tire both ballasts from my truck. One is 3 or maybe 4 years old. And the other is only a few months old(had a warranty exchange). Both have the flicker. This is also the cheaper DDm kit. Not the Plus or Ultra. But I read in one topic where people were installing these with not issues. And this was a topic going back to 2011, so I know its not that they are installing it on a GEN 2 instead of the GEN 1 that I have. Maybe after this thread completes. Maybe we can get this or a write up added to the FAQ's for quick easy reference? I just havent been able to see peoples installs with the wiring. JUST what the outcome is with what the headlights look like. Thats great and all, but a lot of people leave out the small details of wiring, which is a HUGE aspect of these kits. I am not going to run a Relay harness on this yet unless i start to see issues with start up of the ballasts or a fuse blow. The wiring in these cars is about twice that of what my truck wiring was(01 Silverado), which I did add a relay harness to. THank you in advanced. And Happy Holidays too!
My question is. Do I need a Capacitor, or an error eliminator for HIDs? This is for a 2014 Volt. I read like 8 pages of a thread where people were installing DDM Tuning brand HIDs without issues. But no one ever specifically stated what year car they had or if the installed a capacitor or error eliminator or not. I have a DDM Tuning kit from my truck that was retrofitted(selling now so took the kit off to keep), and I hooked up the ballast directly(reversed plug as I know the volt is reverse polarity), and the HID's flicker. I am not sure what I need to stop this.
DDM offers either a BOW3 kit or a Capacitor kin on theyre website. I assume the BOW3 is the error eliminator? But does this remove the flicker at all? Or is it the capacitor that removes the flicker?
I tire both ballasts from my truck. One is 3 or maybe 4 years old. And the other is only a few months old(had a warranty exchange). Both have the flicker. This is also the cheaper DDm kit. Not the Plus or Ultra. But I read in one topic where people were installing these with not issues. And this was a topic going back to 2011, so I know its not that they are installing it on a GEN 2 instead of the GEN 1 that I have. Maybe after this thread completes. Maybe we can get this or a write up added to the FAQ's for quick easy reference? I just havent been able to see peoples installs with the wiring. JUST what the outcome is with what the headlights look like. Thats great and all, but a lot of people leave out the small details of wiring, which is a HUGE aspect of these kits. I am not going to run a Relay harness on this yet unless i start to see issues with start up of the ballasts or a fuse blow. The wiring in these cars is about twice that of what my truck wiring was(01 Silverado), which I did add a relay harness to. THank you in advanced. And Happy Holidays too!