HID Headlight Issue, When should I turn my lights on? Options

[Keiri]

Ok, so before installing HIDs and projectors I always left my low beam headlights set to "Auto/On" on the control stalk so that when you start the car the lights come on with it - I do this because it's easy to not have to worry about having them on when it randomly rains during a drive and I'm lazy enough to not want to remember to turn them on.

Now to the problem: when I changed to HIDs this weekend, I left the control stalk to "auto/on" so when the car comes on so do the lights. Unfortunately, only one HID fires on at start-up like this. I have checked my wiring and switch harnesses and the issue persists on the passenger side. I switched the ballasts and the "bad" one doesn't fire at startup when the light switch is at auto/on no matter the side but works if I start the car with the lights off. Looking into the issue, I've read that you should only turn on the HIDs after the car is started/on not auto-on.

My question: How do you guys operate your lights; do you A) have them auto/on and both HIDs fire upon start or B) start the car and then turn on your lights?

I'd like to get some answers from owners before I just assume I have a single bad ballast and return it to DDM Tuning.

[bsamps4]

I leave them off and then turn them on when I need them. The way around this is to get the capacitor set up and install it with the hid's. It's just easier to flick them on when the car is running.