HID's are killin me... - 2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club

03Mach421 · 02-20-2009, 11:51 PM

They are installed and work perfectly, only one slight issue...my high beams are now my low beams, and my low beams are now my high beams. What could have caused this?

MACHJUANito · 02-21-2009, 04:12 AM

this is quoted from a mach owner on mustangforums

and quote:

"The only problem you will run into is that the hi and low beams are reversed. This can be solved by swapping two wires on the large blue harness that goes to the hi/low control box. You need to swap the middle wire with one of the outside ones."

03Mach421 · 02-21-2009, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mach1Marauder

LOL!..........I've never installed any.................sorry that's funny

yea i know i was laughing too actually...

looks like im gonna have to try and switch the wires and see if it works, thanks for the idea

bullitt784 · 03-02-2009, 09:33 PM

should have just gotten the single beam HIDs that i have haha. not having brights sure does suck sometimes

DSMach1 · 03-02-2009, 10:10 PM

I hear that the McCullough HID kits dont have that problem. They even have strong little magnets that click together and angle the bulb upwards when you want the high beams

TRXboy · 03-05-2009, 12:21 PM

I had this same exact problem. Don't worry, it's a simple fix. You have to reverse two wires that go into the main wiring harness (it's backwards on our car's in relation to almost every other car apparently). It's simple if its anything like my kit (I got my kit from www.retrosolutions.com ).

I bought, and installed my kit about a year ago, so I'm not 100% on what wires it was. Let me dig through my E-mail and I will get back to you. It was two wires that went from the stock driver side headlight socket, to the main harness for the HID's. You just had to pull the two wires and tabes out the back, and swap there posisitons (if you don't want to wait any play around, I believe it was only three wires or so).

03Mach421 · 03-13-2009, 01:29 AM

ok if you could find that email that would be awesome because i still have this problem.

also is there a good power source i could connect the HID's to other than the positive battery terminal? they seem to keep draining my batteries when they are hooked up to the battery

02-20-2009, 11:51 PM	#1
03Mach421 Ricer=modified weedwacker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 246	HID's are killin me... They are installed and work perfectly, only one slight issue...my high beams are now my low beams, and my low beams are now my high beams. What could have caused this? __________________ 03 Azure Blue 5spd 4.10 gears, JLT RAI, SCT XCAL Tuner, PHP spacer,18x9/18x10 Anthracite FR500's, H&R lowering springs, Steeda Tri-Ax Short Shifter, Flowmaster Catback, Mac O/R H-Pipe, MM FLSFC's

02-21-2009, 04:12 AM	#2
MACHJUANito allyourcamsbelong2me Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston,Texas Posts: 784	Re: HID's are killin me... this is quoted from a mach owner on mustangforums and quote: "The only problem you will run into is that the hi and low beams are reversed. This can be solved by swapping two wires on the large blue harness that goes to the hi/low control box. You need to swap the middle wire with one of the outside ones." __________________ 04 Redfire Mustang V6-T5-bolt ons and a gear-14.5@97 (SOLD...never forgotten) 03 DSG Mustang Mach 1-3650-IUP-(BUILD DATE-02/28/2003)-320RWHP 337RWTQ

03-02-2009, 09:33 PM	#4
bullitt784 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: miami, fl Posts: 732	Re: HID's are killin me... should have just gotten the single beam HIDs that i have haha. not having brights sure does suck sometimes __________________ H&R, SLP, MGW, MSD, Kooks, MM, SOS, Steeda, FRPP, Moser, MT, NX

03-02-2009, 10:10 PM	#5
DSMach1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oro Valley, AZ Posts: 145	Re: HID's are killin me... I hear that the McCullough HID kits dont have that problem. They even have strong little magnets that click together and angle the bulb upwards when you want the high beams __________________ 2003 Mach 1 in Black Catted 2 1/2" custom X-Pipe Shorty headers (Not sure on name, came on the car) SLP LM1's H&R SS springs Bilstein HD shocks and struts Predator canned tune IUP

03-05-2009, 12:21 PM	#6
TRXboy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 344	Re: HID's are killin me... I had this same exact problem. Don't worry, it's a simple fix. You have to reverse two wires that go into the main wiring harness (it's backwards on our car's in relation to almost every other car apparently). It's simple if its anything like my kit (I got my kit from www.retrosolutions.com ). I bought, and installed my kit about a year ago, so I'm not 100% on what wires it was. Let me dig through my E-mail and I will get back to you. It was two wires that went from the stock driver side headlight socket, to the main harness for the HID's. You just had to pull the two wires and tabes out the back, and swap there posisitons (if you don't want to wait any play around, I believe it was only three wires or so). __________________ http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1711/sigcopyko7.jpg

03-13-2009, 01:29 AM	#7
03Mach421 Ricer=modified weedwacker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Santa Rosa, California Posts: 246	Re: HID's are killin me... ok if you could find that email that would be awesome because i still have this problem. also is there a good power source i could connect the HID's to other than the positive battery terminal? they seem to keep draining my batteries when they are hooked up to the battery __________________ 03 Azure Blue 5spd 4.10 gears, JLT RAI, SCT XCAL Tuner, PHP spacer,18x9/18x10 Anthracite FR500's, H&R lowering springs, Steeda Tri-Ax Short Shifter, Flowmaster Catback, Mac O/R H-Pipe, MM FLSFC's

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