Im sure there are plenty of us out there that purchased v6 STS's that came stock halogen headlights prior to 2008. this thread is to talk about those earlier year 2005-2007 STS's with self installed aftermarket HID's.
I have done my low beams, high beams & fog lights without any issue. but my driver side head light does not come on when my auto-headlight feature engages when the sun goes down. I have to switch the auto off, than back on for the driver side to turn on. well after a few months of this my driver side head light will not turn on even when turned auto off, and headlights turned on directly. my high beams, low beams, fogs, markers/signals & running lights all work fine, no issues, no codes on the cluster.
I have read that CTS's have reversed polarity on there head lights meaning each head light harness has the same colored lines, but the +/- is reversed. has anyone found this to be true with the STS? has anyone actually tested the polarity before installing the snap-in harnesses to their ballasts? im starting to wonder if I have caused an issue by feeding my driver side bulb incorrect polarity and prepared to pay the piper, but I need a little insight. anyone had a similar issues specifically with the auto head light feature? or flickering/bulbs going out only after short use?
please, if you purchased a 25 dollar kit from ebay, do yourself a favor and realize that's the problem in the first place. although ill admit they do have decent brands on ebay, which I have used & ill assume most other have.
so issues? solutions?
I have done my low beams, high beams & fog lights without any issue. but my driver side head light does not come on when my auto-headlight feature engages when the sun goes down. I have to switch the auto off, than back on for the driver side to turn on. well after a few months of this my driver side head light will not turn on even when turned auto off, and headlights turned on directly. my high beams, low beams, fogs, markers/signals & running lights all work fine, no issues, no codes on the cluster.
I have read that CTS's have reversed polarity on there head lights meaning each head light harness has the same colored lines, but the +/- is reversed. has anyone found this to be true with the STS? has anyone actually tested the polarity before installing the snap-in harnesses to their ballasts? im starting to wonder if I have caused an issue by feeding my driver side bulb incorrect polarity and prepared to pay the piper, but I need a little insight. anyone had a similar issues specifically with the auto head light feature? or flickering/bulbs going out only after short use?
please, if you purchased a 25 dollar kit from ebay, do yourself a favor and realize that's the problem in the first place. although ill admit they do have decent brands on ebay, which I have used & ill assume most other have.
so issues? solutions?