Sup guys Im a newbie here. I just installed HID headlight made my JLM on the ladies legacy. I got them all in but I am having difficulty getting them to work. The lights only turn on when the light switch is on the off position, than you turn the car on and then the lights flash, while they are flashing then you flip the switch to the on position. So if the car is running and then i decide to try to turn them on if I dont do them steps the lights dont come on. If the lights are on while the car is running then I turn them off, they wont turn back on. I am assuming it could be a relay problem?? I am hoping someone could lead me in the right direction here..... thanks.

Subaru cars use a switched ground to complete the always positive circuit.

What this means is you have to search.

 

Your new lights probably assumes switched power, but subies have switched ground, so that makes stuff a little backwards. If I were you, I would wire them with a seperate switch, relay and fuse and don't mess with the original system.

Edited December 26, 200916 yr by bheinen74

If your HID kit is like the one I put in my Wife's Forester, all you have to do is re-pin the connector that you use to connect to the car's harness.

 

Just flip the two of them and voila. problem goes away.