[Focus]

Just an Thread Update 4/13/11:

I went to get the car coded after Sonic sending me an Updated ballast w/ built in error canceler because the lights still wouldnt stay on. They tried just coding out the error and after some research even increasing the voltage going to the fogs to see if that would fix the issue. They would stay on longer ( About a minute ) but still shut off. At this point i've given up on the HID route for my fogs BUT truly appreciate Sonic ( Ray & Jose ) working with me, NUMEROUS emails back n forth to make me a satisfied customer. I would DEFINETLY recommend their products based on the result of this experience.





Stupid 07, Stupid fog lights, stupid stupid stupid ...


On Feb 8th i recieved my order from Sonic Tuning, 6k D1S bulbs, 6k fog Conversion kit as well as lic plate bulbs.


March 1st i attempted to install everything, D1s and Lic plate bulbs were perfect, but i've been having an ongoing problem with getting the fogs to work.

http://www.sonictuning.com/xenon-ret...rsion-kit.html

On their website they claim " Direct Plug n Play " .. this couldn't be father from the truth. In emails they tell me i need to black tape the bulb interconnector to the OEM harness. That's not plug n play.

Apparently everything should be connected as such according to emails between me and " Ray " from Sonic tuning.

Bulb - Ballast - Error Canceller - Bulb Interconnecter - OEM Harness

I've tried that setup, i've tried directly plugging in the Error Canceller to the OEM harness, i've swapped ballasts, swapped error cancellers, it's all a nogo. My bulbs will power on for about 20 seconds then shut up one after the other. Ray was supposed to take pictures of the order everything is supposed to be connected..that was March 3rd. Yesterday they emailed me and said they'd snap pictures of an unassembled setup which to me should take all of 5 minutes... here i am, no working fogs, no pictures of the setup.

Funny thing is, when i was looking to purchase the setup, they replied QUICK. now that i need support, they suck. I'm guessing the error cancellers they sent me are bad, and i told them that yet they refuse to send me some new ones so i can replace it. Just rediculous. and of course they have no number to call ..great.


Sonic Tuning = Thumbs Down. Avoid if possible.

[Jake@MOTIV]

They have been on the other side of the country as something personal came up. I believe they got back in today. They are locals to me here and stand up guys. I'll forward this to Ray so he can take care of you.

[shockin330i]

Originally Posted by FlyLow335i

They have been on the other side of the country as something personal came up. I believe they got back in today. They are locals to me here and stand up guys. I'll forward this to Ray so he can take care of you.

I was gonna say, everyone seems to like them. But sometimes things fall through the cracks...

[jose_sonictuning]

Originally Posted by Focus

On Feb 8th i recieved my order from Sonic Tuning, 6k D1S bulbs, 6k fog Conversion kit as well as lic plate bulbs.


March 1st i attempted to install everything, D1s and Lic plate bulbs were perfect, but i've been having an ongoing problem with getting the fogs to work.

http://www.sonictuning.com/xenon-ret...rsion-kit.html

On their website they claim " Direct Plug n Play " .. this couldn't be father from the truth. In emails they tell me i need to black tape the bulb interconnector to the OEM harness. That's not plug n play.

Apparently everything should be connected as such according to emails between me and " Ray " from Sonic tuning.

Bulb - Ballast - Error Canceller - Bulb Interconnecter - OEM Harness

I've tried that setup, i've tried directly plugging in the Error Canceller to the OEM harness, i've swapped ballasts, swapped error cancellers, it's all a nogo. My bulbs will power on for about 20 seconds then shut up one after the other. Ray was supposed to take pictures of the order everything is supposed to be connected..that was March 3rd. Yesterday they emailed me and said they'd snap pictures of an unassembled setup which to me should take all of 5 minutes... here i am, no working fogs, no pictures of the setup.

Funny thing is, when i was looking to purchase the setup, they replied QUICK. now that i need support, they suck. I'm guessing the error cancellers they sent me are bad, and i told them that yet they refuse to send me some new ones so i can replace it. Just rediculous. and of course they have no number to call ..great.


Sonic Tuning = Thumbs Down. Avoid if possible.

We dont mind sending you a warning canceler, but from your emails it seems like the connection is not correct.

Originally we wanted to snap a video for you, but the customer end up installing the fogs on his own.

Sorry about the inconvenience, but we been slammed with shipments and moving things around the warehouse.

Our phone number is attached to all of the receipt, emails and signature.

Feel free to give us a call 202 425 5255

[kokopuffs405]

Wow, a response in 31minutes =)

[jose_sonictuning]

Update:

Emails sent: 03/03/2011, 03/06/2011, 03/07/2011 pictures sent, 03/08/2011 pictures sent.

Let us know if you have any other questions.

[Focus]

Thanks for the responses now. Hopefully we can clear up what this issue is.

[Focus]

Originally Posted by FlyLow335i

They have been on the other side of the country as something personal came up. I believe they got back in today. They are locals to me here and stand up guys. I'll forward this to Ray so he can take care of you.

As i said, their D1s Bulbs and LED Lic Plate bulbs they sent me are spot on and i couldnt be any happier. I'd reccomend those items, but it seems as though there is an issue with the Error canceler from what i'm seeing. i Spent about an hour switching ballasts, cancelers, and bulbs between each side, leaving one side unplugged and plugging in another side, etc.. and the same issue is happening, it doesn't make sense to me honestly but then again nothing on this car does -__- ..

Vendor has agreed to send out new error cancelers to see if that solves the issue. Also offered me something additional which i appreciate, but i'm not one of those people that are looking to gain anything from this situation, except a working setup

[utfenix335i]

I dealt with Sonic Tuning this week. I went over on Monday to get some LED license plate lights from them. Good people. The lady even let me test fit the lights on my car before I bought them. Anyone else let you do that?

[jose_sonictuning]

Originally Posted by utfenix335i

I dealt with Sonic Tuning this week. I went over on Monday to get some LED license plate lights from them. Good people. The lady even let me test fit the lights on my car before I bought them. Anyone else let you do that?

Thanks buddy!

Let us know if you need anything else =)

[e90prelci]

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=485482

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

You should look into canbus HID that are designed to communicate with the car. Error cancelers and stuff are just a way of trickery and hope.

high performance bulbs seems to be pretty popular.

[jose_sonictuning]

Originally Posted by JPSlick

You should look into canbus HID that are designed to communicate with the car. Error cancelers and stuff are just a way of trickery and hope.

high performance bulbs seems to be pretty popular.

Thanks for the advise, we do have bunch of bulbs such as Philips Crystal Vision, MTEC HPBulbs, and all sort of HODs; performance and visibility cant match HID at all.

Focus, keep me updated with the new warning cancelers.

We are getting some ballast with dual inline resistors built in; we can send you a new kit if they did not work.

[jose_sonictuning]

Originally Posted by ichobu

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=485482

Kenny,

Focus's D1S is working perfectly, just to let you know again the bulbs you sent back are in 100% working condition.

Thanks for the reference.

[dc5_champ88]

owned...Jose, i stopped by a week or two ago to check out the ZCP wheels...sucks u werent there!

[Jake@MOTIV]

I was there with a few other e90post members last thursday. Good times.

[jose_sonictuning]

Originally Posted by dc5_champ88

owned...Jose, i stopped by a week or two ago to check out the ZCP wheels...sucks u werent there!

Originally Posted by FlyLow335i

I was there with a few other e90post members last thursday. Good times.

Until next time, weather is getting warmer. BBQ TIME

[Focus]

Just an Thread Update:

I went to get the car coded after Sonic sending me an Updated ballast w/ built in error canceler because the lights still wouldnt stay on. They tried just coding out the error and after some research even increasing the voltage going to the fogs to see if that would fix the issue. They would stay on longer ( About a minute ) but still shut off. At this point i've given up on the HID route for my fogs BUT truly appreciate Sonic ( Ray & Jose ) working with me, NUMEROUS emails back n forth to make me a satisfied customer. I would DEFINETLY recommend their products based on the result of this experience.

Stupid 07, Stupid fog lights, stupid stupid stupid ...

[lpphreakx06]

I guess some cars are just finicky, like our 07's

[illudezion]

sorry double post

[illudezion]

I have an 07 and they are tricky. Cancellers that will work in 08 up won’t work on most 07. I had the same situation where my buddy has an 08 work just fine but when we installed mine same thing that happen to you happen to me they would shut off after a few minutes. We even switch back and forth our canceller, bulbs and ballast. Nothing seems to solve the problem.
Only way I was able to get them to work was to use the canceller plus a 4700uf capacitor.

[335iaz]

These are coming this week .. I have been told these will work ... I hope they do!