HID Problem
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Lead Lap
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HID Problem
Every time I turn on my headlights, both headlights turn on. About 30 seconds to a minute, the driver side headlight shuts off. I can turn it off and on again and the same thing will happen.
This is a 98' GS400 with factory HID w/6000k bulbs. Is it a faulty ballast? TIA.
This is a 98' GS400 with factory HID w/6000k bulbs. Is it a faulty ballast? TIA.
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Every time I turn on my headlights, both headlights turn on. About 30 seconds to a minute, the driver side headlight shuts off. I can turn it off and on again and the same thing will happen.
This is a 98' GS400 with factory HID w/6000k bulbs. Is it a faulty ballast? TIA.
This is a 98' GS400 with factory HID w/6000k bulbs. Is it a faulty ballast? TIA.
It sounds like it might be a faulty ballast and you will need to purchase another one. Sometimes with HIDS though it's hard to tell! I also have a saab 93 with HIDS and I was having the same exact issue. Everyone said it was a bad ballast, but what it turned out to be was really cheap bulbs..I returned my bulbs 2 times with the company I bought from and then decided to purchase from somewhere else and I haven't had a problem since.
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Lead Lap
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Swapping components from left to right is a great idea, thanks for the advice.
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Lead Lap
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Alright, I swapped in a different bulb and turns out the existing one was bad. Right when I took it out, I knew it was the bulb since the glass was cloudy.
I put in a new 6000k bulb and it's a night and day difference in color. The new 6000k bulb looks like 4300k after warming up compared to the other side which is almost 3 years old.
Looks like I'll be shopping for a matching set of bulbs now. On a better note, at least it wasn't the ballast.
I put in a new 6000k bulb and it's a night and day difference in color. The new 6000k bulb looks like 4300k after warming up compared to the other side which is almost 3 years old.
Looks like I'll be shopping for a matching set of bulbs now. On a better note, at least it wasn't the ballast.
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