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help me mimic a halogen bulb.

August 18 2004 at 5:36 AM
hermes  (Login hermes77)

 
Ok here is the problem.

I just completed my RS6 bixenon projector retrofit on a 2003 honda Cr-V (canadian model). The problem is that I can not get the the car to trigger the solenoids for high beams unless I leave an H4 bulb plugged into one of the light sockets. The car has some resistance sensor and I get no voltage out of the higbeam prong without leaving an H4 bulb in one of the sockets. Im stuck I have never witnessed such a thing? Are there any ways to mimic a bulb with a resistor? How hot would it get? I know it would be a waste of energy but I need highbeams

My only other solution is to hook up some cheap driving lights to the factory highbeams but id rather do this as a last resort.

Does anybody have any suggestions?

Thanks

 
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Josch
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Re: help me mimic a halogen bulb.

August 18 2004, 12:59 PM 

Are u SURE it's not just a ground switched circuit your dealing with? Use your voltmeter or testlight and check for power across both the + and - of the H4 highbeam terminals. Don't just check from 1 terminal to ground. Then come back and tell if you get power, because many Hondas run a constant 12v to the filament, and switch on/off the ground side to it, you may need to hook both your solenoid's + and - wires right to the H4 plug and don't ground the solenoid - wire to the chassis. Just a guess since I'm not looking a vehicle diagram for your car at the moment, nor do I know exactly what u did or have tried

 
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Anonymous
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Re: help me mimic a halogen bulb.

August 18 2004, 2:25 PM 

Hi josch, yes the ground does switch positions here is what happens and one prong has constant voltage, you see at any instant during either low or highbeam 2 out of 3 of the terminals get 12V and they just switch position. This makes it difficult for me because there is no designated ground prong so I had to ground my relays and solenoids to the chassis. I will try what you said and hook up the solenoids directly to the factory connectors.

Thanks

 
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