HID FOGS on face lifted X5
 

:stickpoke installed hid fogs on face lifted x5 when turned on i am hearing a buzzing sound in radio and lights flickering on dash board and hid too. no messages on dash board. Before i damage any eletrical components i keep them unplugged. any advice or cure ??

Bad bulds or not enought ground.

Definitely sounds like a power/ground problem. How did you hook it up?

it was a plug and play -- just regular though the ballast is gued to the inside of the bumper plastics

yeah that has to be a power or ground problem like weasel said. Maybe plug one in at a time to find out which side is causing the problem (right or left), or to find out if it is both.

I was talking to my friend today about this problem. There is a set of anti flicker ballasts that some bimmers might need. I have asked my friend to purchase the kit when I know more I will let you know. it seeems the truck sends too much power to the hid kit(which doesn't need that much approx 35w instead of 50w)

some more details-- when lights are off no message when lights on i get [check fog lights] message -- lights on dash flicker and fogs flicker sometimes one fog doesnt come on until i turn them on and off a couple of times. so i keep them turned off. 2005 bmw X5 4.4

How are the hid's powered? Separate relay setup, or adapted to the fog light plugs?

just return them from where ever you got em from and call dave at custon angeleye.com and get a set from him !! i've bought 3 sets from him in the past 3 mo's for 3 dif cars and they all work flawlessly !!

plug and play and they always start up everytime !!

yeah, dave's products seem great. I have the headlights from him and the foglights should be coming in tomorrow.