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I recently purchased some projector style headlights with a pre-installed hid kit in them. Went to install them and they turn on just fine, but when I go to turn them off, they start to flicker and makes a loud clicking noise inside my jeep. Any help appreciated. Thanks
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Are you running power to the lights using the stock harness and switch?

All the current for the lights goes through the switch in the cab. This is not enough power for even the stock lights. The switch often fries.
The noise you hear could be the switch arcing (fire/melt hazard). Or taking a guess, the high-beam or fog relay.
I am not well versed in the projectors and their requirements, others here are and will likely chime in..
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Can someone please help me out. I just ordered this led strip and dimmer. I don't know what kind of connected this is and how am I supposed to hook them up to my jeep? It's a 12v light strip
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Can someone please help me out. I just ordered this led strip and dimmer. I don't know what kind of connected this is and how am I supposed to hook them up to my jeep? It's a 12v light strip
That's LED strip lights usually for cove lighting in a house. There's a connector that goes into the round piece and it hen splits to a black and red wire to be hook to the out side. The in side of the dimmer is your voltage in. Done. What are you planning on doing with them.

Edit: hmmm...just noticed this isn't your threAd at all
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Originally Posted by 91xj805
I recently purchased some projector style headlights with a pre-installed hid kit in them. Went to install them and they turn on just fine, but when I go to turn them off, they start to flicker and makes a loud clicking noise inside my jeep. Any help appreciated. Thanks
Possible you need to unplug the delay module relay
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Originally Posted by sycoglitch
That's LED strip lights usually for cove lighting in a house. There's a connector that goes into the round piece and it hen splits to a black and red wire to be hook to the out side. The in side of the dimmer is your voltage in. Done. What are you planning on doing with them. Edit: hmmm...just noticed this isn't your threAd at all
Is there any way I can cut the round wire piece and split that into two? I was planning on putting it around my headliner .
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Originally Posted by SteveMongr
Are you running power to the lights using the stock harness and switch?

All the current for the lights goes through the switch in the cab. This is not enough power for even the stock lights. The switch often fries.
The noise you hear could be the switch arcing (fire/melt hazard). Or taking a guess, the high-beam or fog relay.
I am not well versed in the projectors and their requirements, others here are and will likely chime in..
I am just running the stock switch and wiring harness. Should I possibly switch it out?
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Originally Posted by 91xj805
I am just running the stock switch and wiring harness. Should I possibly switch it out?
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What kind of hids did you install? A link to the product would help us diagnose the problem.
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What kind of hids did you install? A link to the product would help us diagnose the problem.


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