minla007

sup guys,

so my pass. side HID BULB keeps cutting on/off for the past 2 days. I have a 98 gs4 w/ 9000k (i think - purplish color) bulbs

When I turn on my headlights they both come on. I was driving home and all of a sudden the pass. side light cuts off. so i shut off all my lights, then wait a few seconds and turn it back on again and they both come on. then after a few minutes, it cuts off again.
any thoughts? could it be a fuse? could the bulb be dying? loose connection?

I duno if its the bulb cuz if it was, i dont think it would turn back on. plus aren't these HID bulbs supposed to last a really long time? Not sure what brand it is.

any advice/help would be greatly appreciated.

mods - i know this prob belongs in lighting, but justed wanted to post here for more exposure...could you leave it here for a few days?...thanks

sleeper408

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The pass. side comes back and is running at full output right? It may be a loose connection or fuse. I think I'd rule out that your bulb is on the way out. When my HID bulb was almost dead, it would warm up blue, turn pure white, then fade to purple and then flicker like a strobe light.

minla007

yeah i dont think its the actual bulb either....cuz when i restart the lights, it seems to come back on at full blast (it starts out dim, then gets brighter)...it does not flicker like a strobe light, it just shuts off completely.

are there separate fuses for each headlight? if so, where can i find them? in the fuse box under the hood or down by the kickpanel on the inside?

ill inspect the connections this weekend, hoepfully its just something loose. i havent done anything recently to the car, except change brake pads and i doubht that affected my headlight...

very weird. it did it again today.

pardesi

Yeah check your connection, that was the issue with mine. The metal bracket which holds the bulb in place was not properly installed so it would come on and off.

Pardesi

o2GS43o

I would agree it's probably something with the connection, i have the same problem with my high beams...

maintrain

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This happened to me about 2 months ago and in my case it turned out to be the bulb. It eventually got to the point where the light turned red then burned out completly. Once that happened, the other bulb (drivers side) sooned burned out. I replaced both bulbs and haven't had one problem since. Found a good deal on ebay 2 new phillips 4300k for $88.00

Rock-a-Lex

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MY EXACT EXPERIENCE AS MAINTRAIN...GOT NEW BULBS ALL IS WELL NOW. You don't have 9000K HID bulbs. They are getting old. HID bulb get more purple as they age. Replace BOTH!

minla007

thanks for posting your replys/experience guys.....i guess ill start by checkin the connection...if that looks good, then ill look into replacing the bulbs...prob gonna replace both at the same time so the color matches up


where can i get genuine phiilips bulbs for a good price?....ebay will be my last resort because of all the "fake" crap they have on there....

hey maintrain - are your bulbs genuine philips? $88 for 2 is a good price!!

maintrain

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Yes they are. Exactly the same as the OEM bulbs that I replaced (same markings on the bulb).

I was wrong, I bought them for $68.00!! with free shipping ( http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=260071586714 )

here is a link to a current auction. he raised his price to $89.00
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-New...6429QQtcZphoto

No drama purchase. bulbs were fine when I received them.

BLAZE

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One other thing to check is the ballast. I replaced one of my bulbs only to find out, a day later, it was the ballast that went bad. Try switching bulbs from each side and see what happens. Of course check all connections first. I doubt it is a fuse since you turn the lights, off then on, and they go back on.

Trippinond

Hey,
Owner of ultrabrightlights.com here. i'm 99% sure its the bulb. Try to take the bulbs off and swap them from side to side..that will probably fix the problem for a little while but eventually you will need to replace the bulbs. When you do replace it, make sure you replace both because if you replace one the colors will never match. One the bulbs burn in the color changes a little so just get a new set of two and leave the working bulb as a spare.

Good luck

minla007

cool...thanks for the advice...on my commute home today, it did not shut off once...so i dunno what gives...i guess it got a mind of its own...maybe the temp affects it? it was warmer today...