Help! Wired up HIDs but only one turns on

[cirsurvive711]

I just wired up my DDM Slim Ballast HID kit according to this install guide:

https://www.ddmtuning.com/content/techtips/9006hidinstall.pdf

but only my passenger side lights up but not the driver side? Everything is plugged in where it's supposed to so what did I do wrong??

 

[cirsurvive711]

'edit'

I flip flopped the bulbs yet the driver side still is not lit.. Could it be a bad ballast?

 

[Russianred]

try flipping the plug, you may have plugged it in the wrong way. otherwise, it may be your headlight socket - i had that problem, took a socket from another accord at junkyard, spliced it in and no more problems.

 

[cirsurvive711]

I rechecked everything and everythings plugged in correctly/the right way. The driver's side ballast doesn't even make a noise though when I turn on the headlights ugh i'll be pissed if I gotta send these back

 

[cirsurvive711]

Actually, Russianred you might have a point...

heres a picture of the 9006 connection on the working side:

and heres a picture of the 9006 connection on the nonworking side:

notice its not pushed in as far yet I can't push it in any farther??

 

[truWarier02]

Yeah I had that problem when I installed these too. The driverside wouldn't light up even after checking all the wiring. I just kept unplugging and plugging and I finally got the plug to plug in all the way tight and it worked. Hopefully that works for you.

 

[MrLazie1]

check if its the same size as in the HID plug that plugs into the socket. if its right then you're not pushing it all the way in. it was the same for my high beams. i couldnt push it all the way in and i had a friend to do it. i was out of energy trying. haha not much of a mocho man. ):

 

[cirsurvive711]

Russianred you da man! It FELT pushed in all the way but it really wasn't. Got them working thanks guys

 

[Russianred]

Glad I could help

If it's really tight, sometimes shaving the tab off the plug helps a lot when plugging/unplugging it.

 

[RedRyder]

I had to push my left plug in damn hard. It's in when you hear that faint "click".