OPT7 HID lows and fogs insatalled

[Bcountry]

I'm going to say sorry again for those that I blind driving down the road. But this kit actually works and works well. I did direct the light to shine down instead of the factory position so this should help some with on coming traffic.

 

[Rzrman328]

Looks good.

 

[Doughboy]

Very nice .... Looks good

 

[MADDOG]

I like it!

 

[Crashno1]

What kit's did you use?

 

[Bcountry]

What kit's did you use?

I used the OPT7 Blitz kit at 1st before doing some major reading I hooked them up straight from the blast to the bulb and thought I was doing something go till I cranked the truck and they spazzed and cut off on me. So I order the OPT7 cap and relay kit. I installed the caps and thought I was doing something well again hooked everything up and cut the truck on yay they stayed on for about 20 min and then cut off. So I installed the relay and they work fine now, Its many youtube videos on installing the relay all of them are pretty straight forward. But the one I liked the best was the one that stopped the relay from buzzing like crazy. You have to use the capacitors to hush the relay.

 

[bigolayne]

You got it. When I ran mine I had the exact same issues and in the same order. I thought all was good and then after 20 minutes the lights cut off. Then I added the relay and all I heard was buzzing; thank you YouTube. I had some capacitors sitting around and boom, no more noise and everything was gravy...
Glad you got them to work

 

[Bcountry]

You got it. When I ran mine I had the exact same issues and in the same order. I thought all was good and then after 20 minutes the lights cut off. Then I added the relay and all I heard was buzzing; thank you YouTube. I had some capacitors sitting around and boom, no more noise and everything was gravy...
Glad you got them to work

I was so pissed when they cut off I wanted to rip all the stuff out and send it back. Cause taking these lights out its not fun at all. Not like popping the hood and turning a socket to get the bulb out. LMAO SO when all the parts came in this was going to be my last try to get these right. Are you running HID's fogs too? I didnt run the relay to these and they seem to be working fine I do have the caps and ballast on them.

 

[bigolayne]

I do have the fogs and they cut off too. I got 2 relay harnesses from opt7 when I complained. They sent me a bunch of stuff after I complained; resistors, capacitors and relay harnesses. I installed just as the headlights and no problems since...

 

[Bcountry]

I do have the fogs and they cut off too. I got 2 relay harnesses from opt7 when I complained. They sent me a bunch of stuff after I complained; resistors, capacitors and relay harnesses. I installed just as the headlights and no problems since...

OK thanks so much ya they sent me 2 sets of everything I have that other relay in the garage laughing at me. I will install it ASAP BigO your a life saver.

 

[Limeybastard]

35 W or 55W kit?

I ask, since I want to install the 35W without the relay harness , I am under the impression that the 55W requires the harness/relay due to its power requirement, and that the 35W hid system could possibly be plug and play with nothing more than a canbus and flicker eliminater needed.

 

[Bcountry]

35 W or 55W kit?

I ask, since I want to install the 35W without the relay harness , I am under the impression that the 55W requires the harness/relay due to its power requirement, and that the 35W hid system could possibly be plug and play with nothing more than a canbus and flicker eliminater needed.

These are 35W kits I wouldnt even try it with out the relay after the trials I went through. The lights stayed on longer with the capacitors aka flicker eliminators but still went out cause of the canbus stuff, but with the relay wired up no worries on that.

 

[Limeybastard]

These are 35W kits I wouldnt even try it with out the relay after the trials I went through. The lights stayed on longer with the capacitors aka flicker eliminators but still went out cause of the canbus stuff, but with the relay wired up no worries on that.

Ok so effectively that's blown my theory away , as I was thinking the lower wattage hid kit would work and be stable without the power relay harness.
Dumb question: then why is there a need for for canbus and and capacitors if running direct off the battery ? Ultimately if one ran a seperate light switch for low beams and powered the HIDs directs dr battery, isn't this almost what is being achieved here?

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[bigolayne]

Yes, almost except the lights are controlled by the factory harness. If you were to bypass the factory you would get bulb out messages I believe, unless you have resistors in each factory plug.
I could be wrong but I actually think I'm correct on this one. It's the same principle when running the relay harness to the passenger side and needed to plug in resistors so you don't get light out issues.
I've seen the hid kits that are plug and play and I am a tad skeptical due to this. I know that the relay harness and resistors work and after having my lights shut off I'm not will g to risk it. It doesn't really take that much more time to set it all up and now I know my way around my truck pretty well. It really is just finding a place to put the resistor packs and grounding them; the rest IS plug and play.
Opt-7 even has a so called plug and play and it did plug and play and cut off after 15 to 20 minutes. One relay harness and some resistors and no more cutoff.
I stated this before but with these trucks what works for one does not necessarily work for another. I'm going with the advice and proven record of JJ from retroshop on this stuff. If I have an idea I run it by him first and then go from there.
I hope this helps some members because I only want us to have the sickest trucks on the road...

 

[iam_canadian22]

Ok so effectively that's blown my theory away , as I was thinking the lower wattage hid kit would work and be stable without the power relay harness.
Dumb question: then why is there a need for for canbus and and capacitors if running direct off the battery ? Ultimately if one ran a seperate light switch for low beams and powered the HIDs directs dr battery, isn't this almost what is being achieved here?

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Because the relay is controled by the factory light plug which is controled by the canbus system, resistors are needed to get rid of the bulb out message unless it doesnt bother you, you also need the capacitor even with the relay harness as the canbus sends pulsating power, since the relay is controled by the light plug it flickers from that pulsation causing your lights to flicker, the capacitor takes care of that flicker

 

[Limeybastard]

Because the relay is controled by the factory light plug which is controled by the canbus system, resistors are needed to get rid of the bulb out message unless it doesnt bother you, you also need the capacitor even with the relay harness as the canbus sends pulsating power, since the relay is controled by the light plug it flickers from that pulsation causing your lights to flicker, the capacitor takes care of that flicker

So in essence to avoid all this one would have route direct to battery and also mount a seperate power switch bypassing the vehicles gizmos.

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[iam_canadian22]

So in essence to avoid all this one would have route direct to battery and also mount a seperate power switch bypassing the vehicles gizmos.

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Pretty much, so in reality connecting the propper harness is less work, no adding switches, no splicing wires, just an intimidating looking harness but pretty simple once you lay it all out

 

[Limeybastard]

Pretty much, so in reality connecting the propper harness is less work, no adding switches, no splicing wires, just an intimidating looking harness but pretty simple once you lay it all out

I'm sure it'll be easier when I do my first one. Relay harness that is.

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[iam_canadian22]

I'm sure it'll be easier when I do my first one. Relay harness that is.

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Ya it really isnt too bad

 

[Mopar1987]

Ok, I just bought the exact kit you did. It is the "bundle" with relay harness and capacitors. How did you hook up the passenger light? to my understanding, the driver headlight supplies the signal voltage to the relay which sends power from the battery to both ballasts. Does that mean the factory passenger headlight socket will remain unplugged? Wouldn't I have a light out message?