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Head Light problems..please help

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Old 11-03-05, 03:20 PM
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Default Head Light problems..please help

my buddy got a 99 Gs400, with HID. Left side headlight kept shutting of on him. But the weird thing is if i turn off headlight and turn it back on again. it will turn back on. Also when i put the left signal ,foglight started to bling constandly.
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Hmm sounds like maybe a problem with a relay?. was the car ever involved in an accident?. How does his left headlight shut of, does it go on for a few seconds and then go of or does it flicker and go of?.
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Three words..... Damn Field Mice!!!!
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its stay on for a few second then shuts off.
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i'm thinking there is something flaky happening with the ballast
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Yea sounds like the ballast is going bad, but then why does your foglight blink, hmm weird stuff, but try getting a hold of another ballast, any kind that takes d2s/d2r and test it out.
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yeah about the fog light and turn signal... maybe it's a main lighting harness plug issue? but i don't know where everything plugs in.
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Default stock or aftermarket HID?

my aftermarket HID kit from xenondepot.com did the same thing- turns out the wiring from the ballast to the light bulb was loose. after i tightened it up - everything was fine and the lights stayed on.

never had a problem since.
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