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OEM HID Headlight Install question
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<blockquote data-quote="turka" data-source="post: 11431005" data-attributes="member: 129264"><p><img src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/375284_10150571700440944_508420943_11281358_955831741_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/394568_10150571705790944_508420943_11281383_1330504794_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/418848_10150611868350944_508420943_11411762_873420864_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/389442_10150571701210944_508420943_11281362_1273786565_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Was a bitch, but we ended up figuring it out. TOTALLY WORTH IT!! No Ford dealers or Ford techs in my area knew how they would be wired up either since proper HID/NON-HID pin connector diagram's don't seem to exist - so we got the best directions on forums we could find and a test light and decided to wing it. </p><p></p><p>Found <a href="http://www.s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61109&highlight=oem+hid" target="_blank">THIS THREAD</a> and the OP's info (<strong><u>Read: first post only!</u></strong>) actually helped and is/was the correct way to do them - but was a little difficult to follow due to how he worded things. Just get 2 relays and a bunch of quick connects and some wire that matches the gauge of the ones on the new HID pigtail.</p><p></p><p><strong>Here is a diagram of how the NON-HID headlight wires will be wired up to the new HID pigtail, just use this pic for how to wire up the NON HID to HID pigtails initially then follow the instructions on first post of link above for the rest such as wiring certain wires together, then connect to the relay, etc:</strong></p><p><img src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/421488_10150611879515944_508420943_11411791_1273519126_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><strong>NOTE: The new HID pigtail wires are all the same green color. Just snap the new pigtail into the back of the headlight and go from Right to Left to wire up like picture above.</strong></p><p></p><p>I unfortunately could not take proper pics that made any sense at the time (it was 4am when we finally figured it out and honestly all the wires looked the same to me) but here are how the 2 relays look like all done: :shrug:</p><p><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/430181_10150611866375944_508420943_11411760_394234504_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hope this helped a little bit</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="turka, post: 11431005, member: 129264"] [IMG]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/375284_10150571700440944_508420943_11281358_955831741_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/394568_10150571705790944_508420943_11281383_1330504794_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/418848_10150611868350944_508420943_11411762_873420864_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/389442_10150571701210944_508420943_11281362_1273786565_n.jpg[/IMG] Was a bitch, but we ended up figuring it out. TOTALLY WORTH IT!! No Ford dealers or Ford techs in my area knew how they would be wired up either since proper HID/NON-HID pin connector diagram's don't seem to exist - so we got the best directions on forums we could find and a test light and decided to wing it. Found [URL="http://www.s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61109&highlight=oem+hid"]THIS THREAD[/URL] and the OP's info ([B][U]Read: first post only![/U][/B]) actually helped and is/was the correct way to do them - but was a little difficult to follow due to how he worded things. Just get 2 relays and a bunch of quick connects and some wire that matches the gauge of the ones on the new HID pigtail. [B]Here is a diagram of how the NON-HID headlight wires will be wired up to the new HID pigtail, just use this pic for how to wire up the NON HID to HID pigtails initially then follow the instructions on first post of link above for the rest such as wiring certain wires together, then connect to the relay, etc:[/B] [IMG]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/421488_10150611879515944_508420943_11411791_1273519126_n.jpg[/IMG] [B]NOTE: The new HID pigtail wires are all the same green color. Just snap the new pigtail into the back of the headlight and go from Right to Left to wire up like picture above.[/B] I unfortunately could not take proper pics that made any sense at the time (it was 4am when we finally figured it out and honestly all the wires looked the same to me) but here are how the 2 relays look like all done: :shrug: [IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/430181_10150611866375944_508420943_11411760_394234504_n.jpg[/IMG] Hope this helped a little bit [/QUOTE]
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