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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ttocs" data-source="post: 1080564" data-attributes="member: 11896"><p>HID's actually draw less current then the standard halogen lights but the amperage as the ballast charges will change which could be causing the problem.  When you first turn on an hid it will draw 10-12 amps of current and then after a few secs it does down from 7-9 amps.  A standard halogens current draw never changes so the ECU might be seeing the change in current draw as meaning the alt is not supplying as much current as it was.  Another possibility is that the ballasts also tend to set off our abs lights dependind on where the ballasts are mounted.  I am not sure if that is the change in curren draw or if its some kind of EMF getting emitted from the ballasts that the abs sensor is picking up or what but often by just moving the ballast that problem can be fixed.  You might try to move you ballast and see if it changes things.  I have heard that if you put them inside the engine bay, not infront of the header panel, that there is less problems with the abs light.  I mounted my head/fog ballasts behind the battery and under the CAI.</p></blockquote><p></p>