My low beam HIDs didn't flicker for a while, but started flickering only at idle after about a year. These are Morimotos with the HD Relay that draws power directly from the battery. I contacted TRS (the vendor) and they stated the symptoms align with low idle voltage. I also did research on it and the same thing was concluded. Now that I think of it, these flickering symptoms may have come about since I installed my dash cam.nytq wrote:
I do get flickering on my cheapo HID's used on the FOG's. My Low's have the next level up on price (they are designated as digital) and they don't flicker at all. The only thing I notice with both is a warming up phase, about 5 seconds when cold before you see full strength.
I don't see dimming or flickering on the LED bulbs around the car. All exterior bulbs are led (except the side turning signals)
The Kizashi also had this issue with the high beam/DRL LED kit I had a few years back. The different vendor I got them from also stated the Kizashi's low voltage, pulsating DRL system is to blame. I then got capacitors but that made the DRLs operate like high beams all the time. However, the capacitors proved that they work in stabilizing the low voltage at idle. I still have the capacitors so I'm going to install them for my HIDs to see if that helps. It's a suggestion TRS also made.
You probably don't see flickering on the various LEDs in your car because they operate on very low wattage. My car's entire interior has LED bulbs and I have no issues with them, but they require minimal wattage to operate. It's the higher wattage lights that will be more sensitive so you'll more likely see voltage issues in low beams, high beams, and brake lights.
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