6G Celicas Forums

Ok, so before installing HIDs and projectors I always left my low beam headlights set to "Auto/On" on the control stalk so that when you start the car the lights come on with it - I do this because it's easy to not have to worry about having them on when it randomly rains during a drive and I'm lazy enough to not want to remember to turn them on.

Now to the problem: when I changed to HIDs this weekend, I left the control stalk to "auto/on" so when the car comes on so do the lights. Unfortunately, only one HID fires on at start-up like this. I have checked my wiring and switch harnesses and the issue persists on the passenger side. I switched the ballasts and the "bad" one doesn't fire at startup when the light switch is at auto/on no matter the side but works if I start the car with the lights off. Looking into the issue, I've read that you should only turn on the HIDs after the car is started/on not auto-on.

My question: How do you guys operate your lights; do you A) have them auto/on and both HIDs fire upon start or B) start the car and then turn on your lights?

I'd like to get some answers from owners before I just assume I have a single bad ballast and return it to DDM Tuning.