Xenondepot HID - problem...
04-29-07, 06:59 AM
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Xenondepot HID - problem...
Installed the 4300k HIDs from XD few in late last year - have run trouble free till last night - the right (passenger side) bulb blanked out (left side bulb was ok)...I have the dual harness supplied by XD.....luckily the car was in the garage at that time.....at first I thought a bulb burnout or loose connection....I switched off the lights and switched them back on and luckily both lights came on......
Not sure what caused the passenger side light to fail momentarily......I will check connections today but just surprised as the car was parked so it was not like hitting a pothole and why would simply switching on/off fix the problem? ....the bulb did work fine later than night ....this morning when I switched on the light the passenger side bulb came on a split second later than driver side (you can see it against the garage wall)..I tried switch on/off again but this time both lights came on at the same time..?
.hope this is not a sign of impending failure (HID kit/bulbs only 6 month old...)...any advice welcome- thanks
Not sure what caused the passenger side light to fail momentarily......I will check connections today but just surprised as the car was parked so it was not like hitting a pothole and why would simply switching on/off fix the problem? ....the bulb did work fine later than night ....this morning when I switched on the light the passenger side bulb came on a split second later than driver side (you can see it against the garage wall)..I tried switch on/off again but this time both lights came on at the same time..?
.hope this is not a sign of impending failure (HID kit/bulbs only 6 month old...)...any advice welcome- thanks
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try checking the little black box relay. i had the same problem too and come to find out that moisture had gotten into that little black blox relay thing. it started to corrode and eventually failed. i had to buy a new one which costs aroun $20-30. hope that helps!
05-01-07, 06:41 PM
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Steve - XD...
Thanks for info....
Steve, if the problem is indeed the relay can I order a new one from XD....don't mind paying $20 but do not want to have the light fail....
Steve, if the problem is indeed the relay can I order a new one from XD....don't mind paying $20 but do not want to have the light fail....
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just happens with age as well o have a set of hids in my 04 gx and the blubs are cheap i paid for the both of them like 50 there oem replacements and they flicker from time to time or one goes out its just means its getting old and there was a power serge
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