Need HELP! HID Problem.
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Need HELP! HID Problem.
Alright so let me explain the situation.
I've been running my 6000K PNP kit for about 9 months now.
My passenger side ballast/bulb is working just find and turns on every time.
I've been having a problem with the driver side ballast/bulb for about a month now.
The problem is that it takes more than one flip of the switch for the driver side to light up.
It started out maybe taking 2 or 3 flips of the switch to light up and has just been getting worse.
Tonight it took me about 5 minutes of flipping the switch on and off before the light went on.
Now sometimes the driver side headlight lights up the very first time i turn it on. Sometimes it takes a couple minutes of switching it on and off for it to go on.
Is this the bulb going bad because of age? Or could there possibly be something wrong where it connects to the harness?
Thank you for your help!
I've been running my 6000K PNP kit for about 9 months now.
My passenger side ballast/bulb is working just find and turns on every time.
I've been having a problem with the driver side ballast/bulb for about a month now.
The problem is that it takes more than one flip of the switch for the driver side to light up.
It started out maybe taking 2 or 3 flips of the switch to light up and has just been getting worse.
Tonight it took me about 5 minutes of flipping the switch on and off before the light went on.
Now sometimes the driver side headlight lights up the very first time i turn it on. Sometimes it takes a couple minutes of switching it on and off for it to go on.
Is this the bulb going bad because of age? Or could there possibly be something wrong where it connects to the harness?
Thank you for your help!
Last edited by daSC4; 11-26-07 at 03:33 AM.
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Are you sure it's the ballast?
It's wierd because I switched my driver side ballast/bulb to the passenger side headlight and it worked fine and turned on every time. Then I put the ballast/bulb that was on the passenger side into the driver side and it wouldn't turn on just like the other one.
It's wierd because I switched my driver side ballast/bulb to the passenger side headlight and it worked fine and turned on every time. Then I put the ballast/bulb that was on the passenger side into the driver side and it wouldn't turn on just like the other one.
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I would be careful about flipping it on and off... from what I've read, doing so is bad for your passenger headlight. Check your fuses and your electrical connection. When you swap, are you changing the relays also if you're using one? If not, it may be a bad relay. If you're not, then it might be an electrical connection problem with your driver's side. If you reconnect a standard halogen bulb, do you get issues? You may need to get that fixed.
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I had the same exact issue a while back, and did the same switching of ballasts. Turns out that I did have a bad ballast. Finally died and wouldn't fire back up. I had to drive home with one headlight. I was sweating the popo.
Anyway, I replaced with a back up ballast and haven't had a problem since.
Anyway, I replaced with a back up ballast and haven't had a problem since.
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I would be careful about flipping it on and off... from what I've read, doing so is bad for your passenger headlight. Check your fuses and your electrical connection. When you swap, are you changing the relays also if you're using one? If not, it may be a bad relay. If you're not, then it might be an electrical connection problem with your driver's side. If you reconnect a standard halogen bulb, do you get issues? You may need to get that fixed.
The bulb doesn't have any black buildup but there is brown buildup.
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Hey,
So I found this thread to be the closest thing to my problem as well. i just very recently installed xenon depot xtremeHID kit (5000K), its been like 2 or 3 weeks. So tonight I was driving with a friend ahead of me, and he points out that my drivers side light is out. I remember reading this thread, so i turn on and off, and he said it came on. Now, this is the first time (granted it could have happened and I did not notice), so do you guys think i have a problem or a freak incident?
I got the kit installed professionally too...any ideas? What did you do to fix your problem?
So I found this thread to be the closest thing to my problem as well. i just very recently installed xenon depot xtremeHID kit (5000K), its been like 2 or 3 weeks. So tonight I was driving with a friend ahead of me, and he points out that my drivers side light is out. I remember reading this thread, so i turn on and off, and he said it came on. Now, this is the first time (granted it could have happened and I did not notice), so do you guys think i have a problem or a freak incident?
I got the kit installed professionally too...any ideas? What did you do to fix your problem?
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Hey,
So I found this thread to be the closest thing to my problem as well. i just very recently installed xenon depot xtremeHID kit (5000K), its been like 2 or 3 weeks. So tonight I was driving with a friend ahead of me, and he points out that my drivers side light is out. I remember reading this thread, so i turn on and off, and he said it came on. Now, this is the first time (granted it could have happened and I did not notice), so do you guys think i have a problem or a freak incident?
I got the kit installed professionally too...any ideas? What did you do to fix your problem?
So I found this thread to be the closest thing to my problem as well. i just very recently installed xenon depot xtremeHID kit (5000K), its been like 2 or 3 weeks. So tonight I was driving with a friend ahead of me, and he points out that my drivers side light is out. I remember reading this thread, so i turn on and off, and he said it came on. Now, this is the first time (granted it could have happened and I did not notice), so do you guys think i have a problem or a freak incident?
I got the kit installed professionally too...any ideas? What did you do to fix your problem?
It could just be a one time thing. You'll have to wait and see.
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Not to sound like an idiot, but does the wiring harness come with the kit? If it does, then they must have installed it. Can PM me the procedures so if this happens again, i can try to fix it?
Also, I took the car to service and this is the first time driving it since. Do you guys think they might have loosened a connection while messing around in there? I"ll have to ask what exactly they performed for me, but it was the maintenance service, check all the lubes and a tire rotation..i dont see how they could have messed anything up in there.
lets see if this happens again.
Also, I took the car to service and this is the first time driving it since. Do you guys think they might have loosened a connection while messing around in there? I"ll have to ask what exactly they performed for me, but it was the maintenance service, check all the lubes and a tire rotation..i dont see how they could have messed anything up in there.
lets see if this happens again.
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