[E|ninety|3]

So I bought some HIDs form ddmtuning.........

and after replacing the fog lights with the hids... they turn on and work fine for about 30s - 2minutes and then they just turn off and can't turn them back on.. unless I restart the car..

but I bought the same ones for my audi a month back and they work fine but on my 330i they keep malfunctioning..


Just shitty HIDs or something else I gotta do to stop it from doing this?

[Lolitskasey]

You have to splice 4700uf caps into the kit. There is a thread about this. It's called "hid fogs easy as pie" or something like that.

[Lolitskasey]

"HID fog lights easy as pie and a cost of only $60.95" is the title of the thread, good luck!

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

What year is your BMW?

These work guaranteed on 08+
http://www.highperformancebulbs.com/bmwhidfoglia.html

They have been shown to work on 06 and 07 but is not guaranteed.

The reason your generic HID system is not working is cause its not a canbus HID.

[E|ninety|3]

Its an '06 but ok I'll look up the thread. Thanks!

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

Originally Posted by e90ragemaker

Its an '06 but ok I'll look up the thread. Thanks!

Good luck with 2006 they are a nightmare even with the most expensive highest quality kits. Best advice is to get the car coded or keep swapping kits till it works

I have a couple locals with 06 and 07 models using the HPB kit but its not guaranteed to work but they will work with you if you want to email them.

[E92-Lighting]

Originally Posted by e90ragemaker

Its an '06 but ok I'll look up the thread. Thanks!

MTEC has special ballasts for earlier BMW models that are error free

[El Cheapo Loco]

you got pm

[e90n52b30]

Originally Posted by Lolitskasey

You have to splice 4700uf caps into the kit. There is a thread about this. It's called "hid fogs easy as pie" or something like that.

This is bad advice. Do not do this. Do you know the exact specs of the OP's car? No. I went over extensively, why this is bad in that thread (under a different user name).

People in that thread have had the caps explode on them....

You can go about this 3 ways:

1) Code the PWM duty cycle to 100%.
2) Wire the ballasts to a relay, triggered by the OEM wiring and powered directly from the battery.
3) Build a PWM filter. I would not recommend this because if the solder joints fail, your kit will fail down the road and you could potentially damage the rest of the electrical system.