How did you fix the daytime light HID flicker issue?

[Hotsky]

I have a questions for Mazda 3 owners who had daytime running lights flicker/strobe issue after installing HID's. I have that issue after I installed a set on my car and want to know what you guys did to fix it.

Did the relay harness fix it?

Did you have to use capacitors? (bought or made them yourself?)

Also once the flicker stopped did the DRL work normal or was it full output (same as night time running lights)?


It would be appreciated if you guys mention the exact issue and year of the car too.
Thanks!

[manda_belle]

I drive an 06 mazda3 & I had the same problem in the summer,
I needed to replace my ballasts though.
But basically your HID's minimize the amount of watts that go to your daytime lights, which causes them to not operate properly and start to flicker
You can simply disable your daytimes unless you want them that is; or replace your head light with a 20amp fuse for more power.
Not sure if this will help you, this is the knowledge I know from my experience. :)

Good luck!

[jeffjones]

You can simply disable your daytimes unless you want them that is; or replace your head light with a 20amp fuse for more power.
Not sure if this will help you, this is the knowledge I know from my experience. :)

Good luck!

Changing the fuse will do nothing.
You don't need the relay, just use the anti flicker capacitors and your good.
06 Mazda 3 GT

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[Hotsky]

I read about changing the fuse to 20amp but I think on my car the fuse is under the glove box and would be a pain in the ass to try something that may not work.

[jeffjones]

I read about changing the fuse to 20amp but I think on my car the fuse is under the glove box and would be a pain in the ass to try something that may not work.

That is only when you are installing 55W hids with no harness or you constantly are popping the fuse (which is a whole other problem)

[CloudPump]

A different fuse does not allow more power to go through an electrical circuit. A fuse's amp rating is merely the point at which the circuit will break (when the amps are exceeded). If you have a circuit with a 5A fuse in it, changing that to a 50A fuse doesn't mean that the circuit will draw more power, it merely means that if greater than 5A were being drawn, the circuit would not break... likely leading to a fire.

-Geoff