V36 370Gt Hid Reinstall Fail

[Alkatraz]

I have spent the past two hours trying to reinstall my HID Globes in the 370 and cannot figure out what i am doing wrong.

The compliance workshop sent me the globes as well as this plug and brass clip.

I dont know what the brass clip is for???

Below is a picture of the two wires that the new globe had been wired up to. They wired up red and black wires to the green and grey ones so I assumed (possibly incorrectly) that they had cut the plug, shown above, off from here. I reconnected the plug and plugged it into the Ballast seen at the back.

The Red and Black wires that they had connected to the green and grey ran though a hole that they drilled and then one connected to the back of the globe and the other to the top of the bracket, as seen below.

I found the Ignitor tucked into the headlight, pulled it out and plugged the HID globe in. Then mounted it into the bracket and tested it but get nothing.

Please let me know what may be doing wrong or any obvious reason why this isnt working. It all seemed very simple as I was doing it so I am suprised that it hasnt worked? (Keeping in mind that I am an idiot)

I hate to admit defeat on such a small job but I just dont know what is wrong.

Cheers guys.

Al

Edited August 21, 2011 by Alkatraz

[Alkatraz]

Ok so I have settled done, had dinner, watched some tv and it appears that its not something that I have done wrong.

I followed the same procedure on the other side and it worked no problem. It is a fiddly little job and I didnt use the brass clip for anything.....?

So I guess that something was broken on the first side when it was complied. Any suggestions on what would normally break the easiest? its not the globe because i tested them both and neither worked on that side, it must either be the ballast connections or the ignitor somehow.

Great way to spend an afternoon......................NOT

[The Max]

Sorry for resurrecting a thread that died 2 years ago but I figured I'd chime in after having finally done my headlights today.

The brass clip holds the wire clip onto the bulb fixture and is affixed with that one coarse thread screw at the top of the bulb fixture. This, in turn, give you a hinge for the clip so that you don't lose it whenever you need to change the bulb. The brass clip has the two leaves pointed back towards the rear of the vehicle, as they don't have sufficient separation to sit over the notch/locator that the bulb slots onto.

The one thing you'll need to be careful of is the clip hasn't been bent from its factory setting. The top end of my clips was bent forward somewhat and that resulted in the connector not having any room to twist and lock due to the protruding wire clip up top. Straightening the top end of the clip by a few millimetres before affixing it in place with the brass clip does the trick. Once all that is assembled, you slot the bulb in, swing the clip over and clip it into place. Then you can plug in the connector onto the bulb and twist it to lock in place.

For what it's worth, I ripped out the additional wire the compliance shop wired in through the hole that he drilled and reterminated the ballast's 12VDC connector onto that as the factory wire was shortened from the work performed by the compliance shop. It's important to make sure you reseal any holes of that nature with silicone sealant so that no moisture gets into the housing, otherwise your electronics won't survive for as long as they should.

Sorry I didn't take any photos but I was in a rush to just get it done. If anyone has any questions, you're welcome to ask.

As a key reference, use this YouTube video (

) which explains it better than even the Nico Club forums, who suggest removing the screw after unlocking the HID bulb's connector - that's simply unnecessary and causes more grief than it's worth.