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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 09:36 AM
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Likely it is the polarity of the headlight voltages. See what voltage the HID kit wants to see, likely it is +12 volts on the high beam pin and 0 volts on the common pin. Toyota uses 0 volts on the high beam pin and +12 volts on the common pin.
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by 4Crawler
Likely it is the polarity of the headlight voltages. See what voltage the HID kit wants to see, likely it is +12 volts on the high beam pin and 0 volts on the common pin. Toyota uses 0 volts on the high beam pin and +12 volts on the common pin.
Thanks for the quick reply, sorry for the stupid question, how do I see what the HID kit wants to see?


http://www.kensun.com/Kensun_instruc...s/image004.jpg

thats the kit and instructions that I got. And thats all they give pretty much.

I used the technique that you had on your website, and I definitely found that when using the multimeter negative on the common and positive on the high or low i find ~ -12 V
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by paukyducky
Thanks for the quick reply, sorry for the stupid question, how do I see what the HID kit wants to see?


http://www.kensun.com/Kensun_instruc...s/image004.jpg

thats the kit and instructions that I got. And thats all they give pretty much.
Contact the mfg. tech support folks and see what they have to say. Might be an internal jumper or switch they have to change polarity on the inputs.

Q: Who can I contact for more assistance?

A: With Kensun HID lights, you are never alone. You can always contact us at customerservice@kensun.com or call us at 212-933-9119 for any issue with your new lights.

I used the technique that you had on your website, and I definitely found that when using the multimeter negative on the common and positive on the high or low i find ~ -12 V
That confirms the polarity.

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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 10:45 AM
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Great thanks, I sent them an email but they only open Mon thru Thursday and with this hurricane I don't think I will get a quick response . Wanted to try to figure it out myself


I appreciate the help thanks!, I will post what happens on here for others.
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