OK, went and got a Duralast gold battery today. Old one was GONE, original from 02 model. So they put it in for me...I didnt even know they were doing it while i was paying. After I take off, I noticed the HID's in ALL my lights have just a slight flicker to them. WTF?? And It wont go away. What is causing this? Its really annoying me! Also, it doesnt do it at idle, but at about 1100 RPM it starts...I know the alternator should be fine! Its only bout a year old. Bad battery??

 

You get the relay kit? Connect them straight to the battery, the regular connectors can't often take that load that the HID's initially draw, especially the 55w.

 

Get a wrench on those battery bolts. It's very possible that one of the cables isn't tight enough.

 

I have a relay, Ive run these lights for 8 months now.
I checked all the cabels...all tight. Now what? Im lost

 

ANYONE? I dont know where else to look now.

 

I have had my share of aftermarket hid problems. They usually don't last long and you have had them for 8 months now, I've had them go bad in 2 months. It could be bad ballast, bulds, or relay harness. I took care of all my problems by using oem denso ballast and oem phillips bulbs. My buddy had the same problem on brand new hide as your having. Never asked him what it was.

 

I mean it just blows my mind...they worked just fine as I drove to Auto Zone. Changed battery and ALL the bulbs have that slight flicker. hi's, low's, fog's...all of them flicker. I know what u are saying about them going bad, but I know they all didnt go bad at the exact same time. And all the relays didnt go out. Something out of the ordinary is causing this.

 

Being that you have them on all your lights then yes something weird about that. Another buddy at work had the same issue with flickering and it turned out to be his harness. It could be that all your light got a jolt of voltage messing them up, sounds like a long shot but you never know. I would check to see if your terminals are clean. I dough that the guy at autzone clean the wire terminal.

 

I was thinking the same thing, Im gonna check it out asap! also, it seems they do not flicker while the vehicle is off or idleing, but about 1k rpms and above.

 

You have a good ground? What kit are you using?