HIDs finally working

**EDIT**
I still get a lot of comments about this video, so go here to check out my current setup: http://www.mustangcollective.com/showthread.php?t=35032

Because the new Mustangs are "smart", the ECU sees the lower power draw of HIDs as a problem and shuts the circuit down. So after a few days of waiting, the eBayer I got the HIDs from sent me a harness with a capacitor to trick the ECU into thinking the lights are ok.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Mustang
• HID
• headlights
• flapjack
• projectors
• High-intensity Discharge Lamp
• Light
• Lights

[randkprouductions]

Are those projecters there not aimed corretly

[cabuzzi]

@randkprouductions

I'm parked on a very steep driveway, so they look like they're higher than they really are. On the road, the work great. It's flat on the driving surface, but angle up to the side of the road so you can see the off-side of the road better.

[atasteofchaosII]

are you saying that before you had the capacitor, your bi-xenon kit was switching up and down every second? that's how mine was. Is the capacitor the answer to that problem?

[cabuzzi]

You mean physically moving? No. I only had the low beam kit.

The flickering then shutting off has something to do with the Mustang's "smart" system. The current draw on HIDs are lower than halogen, so the PCM thinks something is wrong.

Somehow, the inline capacitor tricked the PCM into thinking all was fine.

[atasteofchaosII]

oh, you are not using the high/low beam kit?

[cabuzzi]

Nope. Just the low beam kit, with some high-quality xenon halogens for the high beams.

[randkprouductions]

@cabuzzi ooo ic

[westendpimp2003]

Yo check out my 8000k. I ordered some 8000k and 6000k for my other cars.

[cabuzzi]

Nice setup, but I really don't like that color range. 6000-7000 is the way to go, if you want visibility. Plus, in many areas, that color is simply cop bait.

[HondaCRV08]

nicee... check out my 10ks