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Thunderbolt · 01-13-2007, 06:17 PM

That is correct. I don't believe in doing a half ass job on anything electrical, so relays were used. Besides preventing the stock harness from possibly being overdrawn, the relays serve their original purpose, which is to protect the stock harness in case of a short or malfunction. The relay is a sacrificial device after all. The harness is not.

Using true battery voltage, as opposed to harness voltage, also gives you faster warmup, better appearance, more light output, and more even color between both lights. I have never seen an HID system that didn't improve from a relay kit.

01-13-2007, 06:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
Thunderbolt Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 0	That is correct. I don't believe in doing a half ass job on anything electrical, so relays were used. Besides preventing the stock harness from possibly being overdrawn, the relays serve their original purpose, which is to protect the stock harness in case of a short or malfunction. The relay is a sacrificial device after all. The harness is not. Using true battery voltage, as opposed to harness voltage, also gives you faster warmup, better appearance, more light output, and more even color between both lights. I have never seen an HID system that didn't improve from a relay kit. Last edited by Thunderbolt; 01-13-2007 at 08:00 PM.