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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ttocs" data-source="post: 874138" data-attributes="member: 11896">see now the more power thing is BS though since at max power during start up that they draw less then 10 amps and then go down to the 6-7 amp area after everything settles down. You regular lights can easily pull 2x that on regular operation if I am not mistaken.... Sure power and amperage is not the same thing but they are in the equation used to find one another. I did however upgrade the wiring like I said and to avoid any possible problems with ground noise(because I am installing a competition grade stereo as well) I did run all the grounds back directly to the battery. The kit I bought wanted me to ground the new HID lights via a ring terminal and a screw behind the light so I extended them and ran them next to the posative wires and went directly to the batt just to be safe.Relays are not hard if you break them up. There is the coil that has two contacts that you need 12v across to activate the switch, then a single pole, single throw switch. Take pins 85/86(the coil) and you can just wire them directly into the power wires for the stock headlights infact it would not even matter which way you wired them. Next you will need a 12v wire from the battery to go to pin 87, and then pin 30 is the posative out to the hid ballast. Be sure to cover terminal 87a to prevent it from shorting, and fuse the power wire with in 12" of the battery but not big deal.Hell I have relays in my toolbox I can wire up for you if you want but I can't beat the $12 ebay prices for them with the connectors built in.</blockquote>