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Old 05-23-03, 01:26 PM
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Originally posted by brendanlim
I think so too ... I'm not sure ... I definately hope so. He mentioned that he had the 1 year warranty on the "whole kit".

Ugh.. this is making me have a horrible start to my day
That'll be cool if Jason did.

Jason has to decide whether or NOT its a manufacturers defect, or if its a result of you swapping the wire to the battery.

Good luck. Let me know what happens.

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Originally posted by PHML
That'll be cool if Jason did.

Jason has to decide whether or NOT its a manufacturers defect, or if its a result of you swapping the wire to the battery.

Good luck. Let me know what happens.

Pete


I'll let you guys know what happens
Old 05-23-03, 04:27 PM
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Confirmed. It's not the bulbs. One of my friend's whom I refered to Jason for his 6000k kit came over and we tried swapping bulbs and for me the situation was the same and my bulbs worked properly in his car. Jason and I think that it may be the ballasts.
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Will Jason get you NEW ballasts?
Old 05-26-03, 01:49 AM
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By the fact that you took the fuse out and it still worked means that there is a wiring problem that may be the cause. For example, there may be too much grounding (bad wiring at the relay) and not enough current (high gauge wire) and that may affect the incoming power.
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Originally posted by PHML
Will Jason get you NEW ballasts?
Yeah, he's sending me new ballats -- I should recieve them Tuesday or Wednesday.
Old 05-26-03, 11:57 AM
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Hope everything goes well for you Brendan!!
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yeah in that case i think it's the ballasts
Old 06-08-03, 02:41 PM
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Not ballats, not wiring. Bulbs?
Drained battery?

Here's pics.
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Closer ... longer exposure
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My friend and I swapped bulbs in the daytime and tested them outside and it looked fine. We haven't tried it at night though (when the problem is indeed evident) -- We will try tonight and see.
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damn, this is so weird man... it's easy to check the voltage on the battery right?
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Originally posted by rominl
damn, this is so weird man... it's easy to check the voltage on the battery right?
After all of this trouble I'm thinking it may be the battery .. if so then I'd feel so stupid.
I'll be checking today at AutoZone.
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Originally posted by brendanlim
After all of this trouble I'm thinking it may be the battery .. if so then I'd feel so stupid.
I'll be checking today at AutoZone.
Hope its just the battery.

In either case.....you scored some free stuff (ballasts and wiring) from Jason.

Pete


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