Bulb out on McCulloch HID kit
#1
Bulb out on McCulloch HID kit
Hey guys, I have a McCulloch HID kit in the fogs of my Rav4. One of the bulbs is not not lighting up. I tried to turn it off an on thinking that it will pop back on. No luck. Could it be the bulb, ballast or ignitor of the kit that is not working? How can you tell if an HID bulb is no longer good? What should i do?
#3
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Unfortunately I've heard some stories of complaints from customers who purchased McCulloch HID kits (esp. from NYC locals), and from what I gather, this aftermarket brand is not as reliable as Phillip, Denso, etc. Having said that, it sounds like you have a poor quality product in your hands, and the chances of getting a full redemption from such a product are slim to none. Sucks but it's true
#4
McCulloch isnt that bad, it is aftermarket, but they are pretty popular. however their quality doesnt compare to oem.
but as mentioned above, switch the bulbs to see if it is your bulb, if not at least you have that singled out.
but as mentioned above, switch the bulbs to see if it is your bulb, if not at least you have that singled out.
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I believe that means the bulb is burnt out. I had nothing but problems with my McCulloch HID kit in my Eclipse GSX. First I had the ballast unit go bad after 6 months and then after purchasing a ballast the bulb burnt out after two months. It seemed to be a quality kit when I bought it, but obviously many have had similar problems so I will never touch one from them again. Good luck diagnosing the issue.
#10
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my bet is on the ballast having an issue.
my philips kit had yellowish/brown residue in the bulbs when i pulled out the kit a few months ago - they still worked fine but from what I see on here - it's the ballasts that fail before the bulbs.
also - with your hid kit not firing up, i'm willing to bet it's because your ballasts are not connected directly to your battery and the ballasts are trying to pull the 23,000 volt spike of energy needed to ignite your bulbs through your factory electrical system. this is a big no-no for 2 reasons, one - strains your electrical system and two - it strains your ballast since it doesn't get as much power as it should.
here's what i would do to test - swap the ballasts and see if that suspected bulb fires up. if it does - you have a dead ballast on your hands.
my philips kit had yellowish/brown residue in the bulbs when i pulled out the kit a few months ago - they still worked fine but from what I see on here - it's the ballasts that fail before the bulbs.
also - with your hid kit not firing up, i'm willing to bet it's because your ballasts are not connected directly to your battery and the ballasts are trying to pull the 23,000 volt spike of energy needed to ignite your bulbs through your factory electrical system. this is a big no-no for 2 reasons, one - strains your electrical system and two - it strains your ballast since it doesn't get as much power as it should.
here's what i would do to test - swap the ballasts and see if that suspected bulb fires up. if it does - you have a dead ballast on your hands.
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