HID's Installed
 

Went pretty well, i got 6000k HID's and the installation was pretty easy (the hardest part was finding a place to mount the ballast on the light by the battery). Anyway i noticed some light flickering or stuttering or whatever you want to say, is that just the bulb heating up or interference? Ill post some pics in a little.

Thanks.

depends on what year your Alero is, you might need to disable the DRL's. Are your DRL's the high beam bulbs or low beam?

I have an 03 my DRL's low beam.

Here are some pics:

Cheapo brand

Comparison to my silverstar ultra

Both installed

Passenger headlight ballast

Best For last.... Ridiculously mounted Driver headlight ballast (will someone tell me this isnt safe?)

you never mount anything on a battery.

Remove the DRL relay. I had the same issue. There is a different amount of voltage that is sent for the DRL compared to full on headlights. If you search for the HID install thread it outlines exactly which one to pull in the engine bay fuse box. I cannot remember it off the top of my head...

2001 Oldsmobile Alero Locate the DRL relay in the main fuse box under the hood, it is #22 corresponding to the diagram on the underside of the fuse box cover. Remove the relay, snip pin 87, and re-insert.

idk if that applies to 03's too, idk if they are different then the 01's on the drl fuse.

Any idea where i should mount it? i was at a loss...



i think if i put tape or some other thin solid object between them it will do the trick. But i was just driving about 30 minutes ago and it was still doing it.. i dont think its a DRL problem or is it?

03 and 04 use low-beams for the DRLs, and I don't think you have to eliminate them to make HIDs work.

under the headlight is the best spot

Alright im going to go out there now and check it out. Do you happen to have a pic of the placement? if not, no worries.

i relocated the drivers side ballast. I couldn't get it underneath the headlight though.. Now my car has a hard time starting up. It makes a loud noise and then starts up. what did i do wrong ? lol

here is the video of the start up:




here is the video of the flickering:

Is there a lead from the ballast to the battery? If not, I would check into getting one. Altho that might just be a solution to initial ignition of the ballast itself.

No there isn't. I don't see a problem with the HID's actually firing up, just the flickering.

ik that 01 has high beam DRL's too, and i don't have to disable mine to run HID's which will be ordered in a couple of weeks im sick of not doing anything with my car while its down

You most likely drained your battery a little bit from running your hids with the car not running.

i hope not i have enough problems with my battery as it is... but i do not recall running the HID's withouth my car actually running. It was running in all of the aboive pics/videos.

Still had the problem starting up this morning before work.

I did that trick with the relay and i have a question: Are my lights always going to stay on now that i disables the DRL's or should they be off during the day and on at night?

Thanks.

If you just take the relay out in your '03 the lights will still come on at night automatically but will not during the day.

I contacted the seller who i bought the HID's from to see if i can figure out this flickering problem. It seems to be a common issue via google but i can't really get a straight answer.

Anyone have any idea?

P.S a4d2a0m i was going to buy those wheels from tirerack but i waited too long. they are the Asa Ar9's right? i cant find them anywhere now im sad!

You must remove the relay to stop the flickering. Like the fellow said above: your auto lights will still function, your DRL will not. They are separate. I have been having electrical issues where now my DRLs are back on, but my auto lights are out...

yeah just take the fuse out and cut the pin, as the other guy said, you will still have automatic lights at night but no daytime running lights in the day, which wont affect your auto lights.

Will this throw an SVS light? Cause if not I'm going to go do this Sunday when it's warm, I hate the DRLs.

it's not a fuse...it's a relay...and honestly...instead of cutting the pin and effing up the relay...just pull off the plastic cap and stick a piece of cardboard of plastic underneath the contact for the relay...much better solution

The best solution is to have low-beam DRLs and just remove the relay. Only the cars with high-beam DRLs will trip the SVS light.

yeah i meant relay. i have mine snipped off, never gonna use it, never liked the DRL's and no problems with it after cutting it off. have had it done for about 1.5 years now.

no it will not throw any type of light on, on your gauge cluster.

it doesn't just trip the SVS light on cars with the high beams it also stops one light ( driver side ) from working until you either put the pin back or put something in the pin location

I just put red electrical tape over the contact. I need drl's to work in case of bad weather in ohio you need them on with your wipers. I would forget to put them on... But yeah i don't see a difference anyways so i'm just going to remove the tape.

I just pulled the relay and replaced it with nothing. In light of that, just like your weewee, don't go sticking things in places that they do not belong. I did not get any SVS lights or otherwise. And if you did get one, move on to option B. Start with the easiest and simplest route and go from there. And it isn't anything major if you do get a light since it isn't taking the engine apart or anything.

I have a HUGE fear of jacking anything up on my car since it is a daily driver. Trust me when I say I have done all the worrying I can about such things and have suffered no repercussions.

the flickering no longer annoys me. does it seem stupid to put HID's in the hi0beams as well?

The flickering will dramatically reduce the life of your HIDs...

i guess i should remove that relay then huh...

ive had mine in the high beams, I took them out I never used it.

I wish these cars used the low and high at the same time it would of been more useful

I use my brights alot because i usually drive the most at night.

Also there is a how-to on making them all work:
http://www.aleromod.com/forums/showt...high+low+beams

ok, i have an '01 and have ddm hid's in my lows and just noticed flickering this morning. I've never had this problem and have had them in for about 6 months. It was raining this morning so idk if moisture plays a part? should i just do the same thing with the relay?

Hubbz yeah I would it wont hurt anything.

if your noticing flickering it might be a voltage issue too. and thats fine and all for a how-to but I already got rid of my 35 watt kit and im using my 55 watt kit on my lows. I never once use my highs even when I had both kits in and I drive a lot of night/morning driving

i just pulled the relay out today im going to see if i notice a differnece

After driving for a few hours i have not noticed a difference after pulling the DRL Relay.. i actually think its gotten a little bit worse... What now?

are you sure you pulled the right relay?