There's this local shop in town that sells and installs HID kits for $85 with a lifetime warranty, thats parts and labor. You only get the lifetime warranty if you let them install them, so its $55 for lights/ballasts and $30 for labor. So I decided to go get some installed and everything was cool until I was trying to leave and when I pushed the gas nothing, the car wouldn't rev up or anything, and the check engine light was on so im like wtf...So they checked all the fuses and stuff, and non of them were blown and he disconnected the battery and reconnected it and then the car was back to normal. This was over a week ago and all has been fine since but im still trying to figure out what would cause that to happen. I was mad as hell like what the hell did yall do to my car. Any ideas?

Also the HIDs do look awesome though, I got the 6k and they are so bright I actually like driving at night now plus i work the graveyard shift so its a double bonus lol.

 

should've checked the code before they reset the system. only thing i could think of would've been a short of some sort. if it happens again check back here with a code

 

sound like the they disconnected the throttle for some reason lol.

it doesnt make sense, but from what you're saying, how the engine doesnt rev up and the cel comes on, in my experience thats only happened when i forgot to reconnect the throttle.

 

Yeah I should of got the code but I was kind of upset at the time. The throttle wasn't disconnected, the car was perfect once he d/c the battery and reconnected it. It was like nothing was ever wrong, just has me wondering what the hell was wrong.

 

the car had a temper tantrum cause you changed its headlights. tell it to smarten up. lol

 

This. If they disconnected the pedal sensor (makes it easier to reach the passenger bulb) then turned the car on without plugging it back in, that'll throw an error and put the car into limp mode. They likely caught the mistake, plugged it back in, but you have to reset the code (in your case, dc the battery) for the car to reset back to normal.

 

You know what otter, if thats the kinda long plug right in front of where the passenger side bulb pulls out then that could have been it, because i saw him keep pushing that to make sure it was in. That would be a huge relief, and now im almost certain thats what it was. Man, I was like where is otter lol, cause you seem to know a lot about the ralliarts. Thanks, I can stop sweating while driving now thinking the gas pedal will all of a sudden stop responding while driving lol.

 

im almost sure it was that, cause if you have bigger hands and you are taking care of the bulbs then unplugging that helps a bit... i wouldnt worry about it if they reset the batt then go through the idle process and be on your way..

 

That's awesome! I wish I could find a place w/this deal around where I live!

How do you "check the code?"

 

That plug snapped in half on my car when I hit a deer, kinda hard to drive without it , anyway to check a SES code you need an OBD II code reader, they plug into the OBD II port under your dash. Pepboys and possibly others will pull codes for free if you dont have one, but they are relatively cheap to buy, you can probably find one for under $100.

Also an OBD II code reader will pull codes for the check engine light on any OBD II equipped car (which is late 95 models, and all 96 and up, although I believe they are changing it again) so they are very useful if you have multiple cars.