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HID Relay - proper grounding?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by davidw8818, Sep 20, 2014.

  1. davidw8818

    davidw8818 Junior Member

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    Hi guys, I need some feedbacks on how I have grounded the relay cables. Did i do it correctly or should mount the cables somewhere else? Any inputs would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

    I have the morimoto elite hid kit (plug n play) 35 watts, 4300k bulbs and hdrelay for my 2014 prius 3.

    Installation was easy. Took me about 2 hours, mostly spent on ziptieing and hiding all the cables. The kit works as described. I'm satisfied with the results (hid in halogen projectors).

    Here's the hd relay diagram
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    For the Ground cable on the passenger side. I mounted it on the chassis ground ( correct me if I'm wrong). There's a cable directly from the (engine, I belive) already attached on there. Will it cause any problems?

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    for the driver side I attached it on metal bracket of the inverter. Is this a good idea? (Really don't want to void my warranty)

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    Here's the before and after of the light output incase ur interested

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    #1 davidw8818, Sep 20, 2014
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  2. davidw8818

    davidw8818 Junior Member

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  3. HighSpeedLowDrag

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    I got the Morimoto 4300k bulb with the AMP OEM Denso slim HID system in my 2014.

    I went with the Canbus and the left side takes about 5 tries to light up the bulb. I ordered the relay harness and will be installing it this Monday. Apparently the Densos need a full charge of juice or else they click-off. I'm guessing the plug doesn't put out quite enough power, which is why I ordered the relay harness.

    Monday I may also try to poke-shut the squirrel spotter to kill the faint glare at the top of the beam.
     
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    Here's mine. I raised the passenger side beam since I shot the video. It was a little dark over there.
     
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    David, I'm no expert but your ground wires look GTG
     
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    I'm using the same attachment points since a year and never had a single issue.
     
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    Any reason for going towards Denso AMP ballasts, I thought these were bare bones and are not weather protected like other ballasts.
    Did you have to put them in special location with any weather protection covering ??
     
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    I hid the Densos behind a plastic sound insulation thing up and under the quarter panels. If they get wet and get fried, then I'll install a pair of Morimotos. The Densos have a fast warm-up and is what are in the Lexus and Porsche brands. I read about bad Morimoto ballasts, ordered the Densos, then found out the problems with the Morimotos have been rectified and they are currently good to go.