HID Lighting Problem
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HID Lighting Problem
Guys, over the last year I have installed 3 different brands of HIDs and each rime the driver side light or ballast has gone out. Can't be a coincidence. What could be the problem?
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Don't get offended, these are just the first things that come to my mind when I see people say their HID keeps on breaking.
•I assume that you know better than to touch the bulbs right and be very careful with it?
•How did you install the ballast? The ballasts are actually the ones to break first before the bulbs under normal usage.
•The wires from the ballasts should be pointing down to prevent water from getting in.
•The ballasts should be in a place where it's less likely to get wet.
•The ballasts should be secure and not loose where it gets thrown around or hitting something or vibrates.
•Make sure the plugs are well connected and no water gets in between.
•Does it have a wire harness or it plugs directly to the OE wires of the car? If it has a wire harness, check if the fuse gets wet.
•I assume that you know better than to touch the bulbs right and be very careful with it?
•How did you install the ballast? The ballasts are actually the ones to break first before the bulbs under normal usage.
•The wires from the ballasts should be pointing down to prevent water from getting in.
•The ballasts should be in a place where it's less likely to get wet.
•The ballasts should be secure and not loose where it gets thrown around or hitting something or vibrates.
•Make sure the plugs are well connected and no water gets in between.
•Does it have a wire harness or it plugs directly to the OE wires of the car? If it has a wire harness, check if the fuse gets wet.
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No offense taken. I appreciate all advice and experience. I found the problem. As you know sometimes on these things you have to reverse polarity by flipping the plug over. It doesn't fit well so I twist tied it secure. All is good. I have done all you suggested but install the ballast with the plug down. I will do that.
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I've opened a handful of HID's back then, they're all shockproof and waterproof to be honest. There's a good amount of tar looking substance in it to keep it both. But I still wouldn't take it for granted after seeing how small the electronics inside is. Besides, it is technically an electronic device, and even if when we buy electronics that are shockproof and waterproof we don't purposely go looking for both.
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what brand/type of HID are you buying (Ebay???) you really get what you pay for....The cheap HID's are a luck of the draw type deal, total cost is added into quality assurance and the cheaper ones don't have the control, testing & standards the good ones have (Phillips, etc) - you might get a good one or might not. Most common is flickering and short lifespan.
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Yes I did solve the problem. Just needed to adjust the prongs on the plug so they made better contact. I also took the advice of a member and started turning the headlights on and off manually instead of using to auto function.
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You really shouldn't just flip the plug around to reverse the polarity. It's very easy to reverse the location of the wires if you have a precision screw driver. Here's a video we did showing how to reverse the polarity on an h11 HID kit:
Reversing the actual wires ensures that the connector properly plugs into the vehicle's headlight harness and gets a good connection.
Steve
Reversing the actual wires ensures that the connector properly plugs into the vehicle's headlight harness and gets a good connection.
Steve