EK Shaking not smooth!!!

[Vvtec]

hey guy i got a problem with my gf ek after i installed a HID KIT in her car.
it turns on and drives but while drive the car shaking and doesnt sound normal??

help!!! could it be something doing with HIDs??

[nickk]

Cars probably misfiring... does it sounds like the engine is running properly? check leads + for any loose connections.

or do you mean shaking as in you have a buckled wheel kind of shaking?

[Vvtec]

no like engine wise, its not misfiring its runs fine wen i step on it but like wen stopped and on idle, is feels like losing power. should i be changing my fuse since i got hid in now

[dougie_504]

Only when the HID's are on? Maybe you need a tougher battery? No idea...

[Vvtec]

yeah its install on a ek1 GLI seden 99 model. only when on but? so should b a loose cable some where??

[raffyboy]

battery upgrade !

[markismaximus]

Could have something to do with additional load being placed on your electrical system. Usually the ELD (load detector) will bump your revs up when you have alot of electronics on, such as interior fan, rear demister, headlights etc. Given HIDs probably draw more current the ELD may not be coping.

Are you certain you wired eveything correctly?

[Vvtec]

plus my hid light are twighing some times....

[markismaximus]

plus my hid light are twighing some times....

what does "twighing" mean?

[Vvtec]

i meant twitches

[markismaximus]

I see. As in the light flickers? sounds like a wiring problem to me

[Vvtec]

yeah i did it all correct i put the relay under and left headlight and wired everything good and even duct taped another layer of tape on wires

[Vvtec]

could it be cos wen i screwed the ground wires for each light could have poor contact to the chassis??

[markismaximus]

could it be cos wen i screwed the ground wires for each light could have poor contact to the chassis??

yes, there should be bare metal on the chassis where you've connected the ground. If you've done it on a painted surface this could be the problem.

How did you connect the wiring? solder? crimp connector? twisted together and taped up?

[nickk]

could it be cos wen i screwed the ground wires for each light could have poor contact to the chassis??

Was going to say that... use a tiny square of sand paper and clean up all your grounding points, maybe even change the wires - one from the rad support to rocker cover and what ever else looks fkd. Also, make sure the hid wires aren't touching the power steering pulley, I've seen that happen a few times, causes them to flicker and may fry them.

[Vvtec]

yes, there should be bare metal on the chassis where you've connected the ground. If you've done it on a painted surface this could be the problem.

How did you connect the wiring? solder? crimp connector? twisted together and taped up?

crimp connector so just a plug to the other connector... and yeah i think i should get some sand paper and sand the paint off
thanks guys

[nickk]

Post results for future reference if it fixes the problem. GL

[EK1 Civic]

My car used to shake a bit at the lights, mainly when i park on an incline and my wheels not straight. I get like a mini vibration that i think is from the power steering since its on idle and turning the wheel drops your revs. So i just moved a bit forward and straightened up the steering wheel and its fine. Doesn't happen anymore though, occured twice in the history i have owned the car.

[bennjamin]

Possibly weak alternator - more current draw from these hids equals lower or rougher idle. Try turning on your headlights while the engine is idling - the revs will drop a tiny bit happens on all but the biggest engines.

[Vvtec]

thinking this avro making ground wire more contact to chassis and change fuse 10amp to 20amp... would it make a diff?

[xclusive_eg8]

dont up your fuse, you will defs damage the HID wiring or ballast by allowing it to get excessive current under fault...what HID kit do you have? really does sound like a grounding problem, but for just 1 grounding point the shaking sounds excessive

[Vvtec]

http://sydney.gumtree.com.au/c-Cars-Vehicles-Motorbikes-Parts-parts-accessories-other-parts-accessories-NEW-Xenon-H4-Hi-Low-beam-Bi-Xenon-HID-Kit-ugrade-car-lights-W0QQAdIdZ206017328

i got these ones

[xclusive_eg8]

they look like the same ones i got except mines H4......does the car have a sound system or anything else??

[zeus_civic]

It shouldn't be your battery /alternator problem as the HIDs actually draws less current compare to the halogen bulbs u replaced. As others suggested, check the grounds and all the wiring you've touched when you installed the kit.

[Vvtec]

well i did put one of the ground wires with the engine ground wire and, i found out it could be my spark plugs now since i went home yesterday and from 2000rpm-3000rpm the car shaking in P(park).
so could it of been cos i grounded the hid to the engine ground??

[Vvtec]

hey guys found out it was nothing doing with engine it was the exhaust that got a crack in it.
thats wat the mech said but im hope thats it

[aznstyler]

unplug the hids and try again

[Vvtec]

unplugged and test drive car without them and still same thing.