My accord euro cant start... URGENT... HELP

**hacker_82** · 18-11-2012 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by curtis265

I think you flattened your battery.

Doesn't matter hwo old it is, 5 hours of stereo is a fair bit.

i hope so... hopefully can claim a new battery and it work again...

**hacker_82** · 18-11-2012 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by afgmoh

You need to remember that 55W was the designed wattage for the enclosure, but HIDs always get very hot, very hot. If you went any higher than that you'd surely burn through the headlight surroundings and probably the wiring too causing a fire at worst. My fog lights get very very warm and I've burnt my calf on them once being careless. So monitor how your headlights go with use for about a week, if you notice ANY type of damage to the headlight enclosure swap them out immediately for 35W ones.

To the matter at hand, all those lights on generally means the battery is screwed or there's a wiring issue. But.. as Curtis said, 5 hrs of stereo is a lot.. I'd say jump start the car and see how you go.
Also, where and what type of HID kit did you get? For a reliable one you would've spent around $90+ ...any other and you're in a bit of trouble.

this HID i bought from ebay...

actually i quite worry about the heat as the ballast really hot when just on awhile... i never have such problem on my previous 35w HID... and also i can feel the headlight screen very hot.... i worry it will damage other stuff....

**afgmoh** · 18-11-2012 10:44 PM

Hm... for $45 the ballasts might've been made cheaply.. so in the long run it MIGHT cause you problems, but maybe none at all, although now it seems you have a few. But, I'm pretty sure it's your battery mate that's just flat if it's doing that. Charge it up, jump start it whatever and let it recharge itself. You should be fine, if it doesn't work after that I'd say you've just blown a circuit, hard to tell without seeing it myself.
Also, if your car originally wasn't designed to carry HIDs the enclosure won't be as 'durable' as the proper ones that are placed on the 'Luxury' model Euros or unless you bought the headlight upgrade. So, if yours doesn't have a proper HID enclosure then it will get significantly hot, especially after long use. But as I said, try it for a week, if you see any change at all inside the headlights (melting, bending, wires etc) then swap them. If you have to resort to that, and you want to keep that colour of lighting and visibility, i'd suggest buy yourself a set of "Phillips Crystal Vision" or "Phillips Diamond Vision". Only difference is Diamond vision is more blue and crystal is a white colour. These will not damage or ruin your car in any way, it's a straight swap of bulbs, but if you buy them, get them from ebay, much cheaper than the stores. Autobarn charge you $120, ebay is $50.

**jono_l** · 19-11-2012 06:29 AM

Originally Posted by hacker_82

i did... but same problem... when i gonna start it, it sound like "ka ka ka; then the odometer there keep flashing....

That's the first symptom of a very flat battery - the battery typically still supplies enough voltage to the dash cluster (so that all appears normal) until you actually start the car.

Once you kick over the starter, the battery voltage drops due to the large current draw, dash cluster/odometer dims, then the starter relay disengages the starter due to the lack of voltage. At which stage, the battery voltage increases again, the dash cluster lights back up, until the starter relay kicks over.

Rinse and repeat, and you get the dash cluster flashing, and the starter/relay making the "ka ka ka" noise. Mine did the same thing when I lent it to my dad who then left it parked for 5 hours with the headlights on. We have cars at work that exhibit the same symptoms after being parked up for months - just hook up a jump starter and they all fire right up.

Get a jump and she'll be sweet mate.

**Snoop_gee** · 19-11-2012 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by biee2

check the little bubble on your battery to see if its flat or ok

the little bubble that biee2 was indicating was this

**ChaosMaster** · 19-11-2012 11:08 AM

It's the battery. Jump start it. The HID kit will run off a different line to the starter motor, so there should be no relation to each other.

**hacker_82** · 19-11-2012 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by Snoop_gee

the little bubble that biee2 was indicating was this

i checked... it's nothing... mean the battery empty???

**hacker_82** · 19-11-2012 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by jono_l

That's the first symptom of a very flat battery - the battery typically still supplies enough voltage to the dash cluster (so that all appears normal) until you actually start the car.

Once you kick over the starter, the battery voltage drops due to the large current draw, dash cluster/odometer dims, then the starter relay disengages the starter due to the lack of voltage. At which stage, the battery voltage increases again, the dash cluster lights back up, until the starter relay kicks over.

Rinse and repeat, and you get the dash cluster flashing, and the starter/relay making the "ka ka ka" noise. Mine did the same thing when I lent it to my dad who then left it parked for 5 hours with the headlights on. We have cars at work that exhibit the same symptoms after being parked up for months - just hook up a jump starter and they all fire right up.

Get a jump and she'll be sweet mate.

exactly same as ur situation.... that mean what i should do now is jump start it and it will be back to normal or i should take it to charging/claim a new battery??

**RenzokukenJ** · 19-11-2012 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by hacker_82

my car cant start after i installed new HID to low beam and high beam headlights... the VSA and engine light +++ on... actually i on my car audio while i doing the job more than 5 hrs.. so just wondering is the battery flat out or something wrong for the headlight???

how you even were able to play music for 5 hours confuses me, but still, that would make sense

plus HID ballasts get so hot to touch, so thats normalllllllllllllllllllll bbooooooooooeeeeeeeeeee

charge dat battery

also, $10 HID kits - you will get what you pay for mate

**HunterZero** · 19-11-2012 02:23 PM

Cripes, another crappy cheap eBay HID kit on the roads installed in halogen projectors, blinding oncoming motorists...

The ballasts are probably really cheaply made, hence why they are getting really hot.

- HZ