I recently purchased a pair of 06-13 HID headlights to swap out my old Halogen headlights. When i installed them the headlight would come on temporarily for about 15 seconds then the light would go out. I am completely confused because my assumption was the HID headlights would be a complete plug and play i just wouldnt have the autoleveling feature. Could this be a lack of power not being able to maintain the HID headlights?

 

Do you mean your bulbs??? And if so, check your wires connecting to your ballast, hopefully they're not burnt up.

 

Since i had halogen headlights instead of buying an Hid conversion kit, i purchased a entire hid headlight to replace my current ones. The wire connecting the ballast looked good when i checked them yesterday.

 

Both light went out or just 1 side?

 

Yea, both of them goes out after like 15 seconds

 

You cannot just put HID headlights on a Halogen car. You would have to do a whole retrofit with the ballasts and wiring in order to properly power then. Easiest thing to do would be to just do a HID kit conversion.

 

Is the engine running when the headlights turn off? I did the exact same swap a couple weeks ago and I did not have any issues with compatibility.

 

Are there any retrofit diy posted already

 

Yea the engine was running the light came completely on for about 20 seconds then turned off.

 

Yes, https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-pictures.html

 

as I know they are totally plug and play. If you buy it use the change of you bulbs or ballast when bad is really high.

 

I agree with whitebeast

 

I brought them used.. But both lights went out at the same time.. Do you think the odds of both headlights goin out like dat is slim

 

Its quite possible when purchasing used equipment. By the way did you disconnect your battery (just the negative) before doing the swap??? Just a safety precaution to not short circuit the kit. If you didn't, that might be a possibility to consider.

 

I'm gonna agree with Icy here due to the fact that even aftermarket headlights are not compatible on HID equipped IS's. might be cause of AFS and the way theyre wired.. someone here has the exact answer... anyone?