Headlights (Aftermarket HIDs) and VAGCOM!!

[wedgie27]

Guys,

Had my Leon CR FR since MAY 11 and finally decided to buy some HIDS, sidelights and number plate lights for it................all of course CANBUS and Error Free!!

Upon fitting the number plate bulbs.......the bulb light on the dash board lit up!! Surprise surprise. I decided I could live with it, and decided to fit the sidelights and HIDS......all successfully installed and working fine.....apart from the light on the Dash!

This evening I have gone and out the passenger side HID bulb wont turn on, I swapped the ballasts over, still no light! So I fitted the standard headlight bulb back in.......and still nothing?!?!?! Any of u experienced this before, or have any ideas whats caused this?

Fortunately the cars under warranty, but I dont want this to occur everytime I try to fit HIDs!!

Any help would be much appreciated.......

And if anyone near the Worcester area wants to hook me up with VAG COM......I'll buy u a beer or 2!!!

Thanks for any response.....

Luke

 

[Gaskell]

Do your HIDs have a can bus system built in? If not that could be your problem and you'd need to buy some pre wired load resistors (eBay). Same goes for LEDs. Some modern cars can bus system cause even can bus ready LEDs to flicker and produce errors.

 

[wedgie27]

yeah all canbus and error free....!! really cant understand why!! its worked fine all day, then suddenly just went this evening......and the fact a standard h7 bulb wont work in there either is of major concern!!

 

[Gaskell]

Ah! Oh dear! Checked the fuses? Connector wiring etc?

 

[wedgie27]

checked the wiring........not the fuses though.....do you think each headlight will have a separate fuse?

 

[Gaskell]

Not entirely sure mate, you'd have to check the manual... Bit of a weird one there... Is there any way you can check the current of the wires?

 

[truCido]

yes each side has its own fuse, sounds like a fuse to me

 

[wedgie27]

hopefully a fuse has gone then........ill check tomorrow afternoon.....got work at 530am so not really much chance now!! any way of preventing this from happening again?!

 

[Gaskell]

yes each side has its own fuse, sounds like a fuse to me

Makes sense, you'd need one to stay on if your driving for safety reasons

 

[Gaskell]

hopefully a fuse has gone then........ill check tomorrow afternoon.....got work at 530am so not really much chance now!! any way of preventing this from happening again?!

It's shouldn't have happened really... They plug and play HIDs? Maybe double check the connectors etc

 

[wedgie27]

lol this is very true!! pain in the ass though!! :/

 

[wedgie27]

yeah plug and play.......i tried everything......im not really one into the mechanical/electrical side of things so it just confuses me......

 

[Gaskell]

Where you based wedgie?

 

[wedgie27]

worcestershire pal.......but work in solihull....

 

[Gaskell]

Ok never mind! I'm herts based.. Was gonna offer to take a look!

 

[wedgie27]

Thanks for the offer pal