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THE_VIC
03-04-2008, 09:24 PM
well about 4 months ago i bought a set of hids, 5000k nothing crazy.....they worked fine at first...but lately the passanger side bulb keeps shuting off...if i turn off the lights and them put them back on both light come on for about 5-10 min and then its off again....does anyone have an idea to whats happening to the hids?:(
is it time to change them ?:confused:
thanks
04 elantra cvvt
03-04-2008, 09:28 PM
Sounds like you got a bad ballast. It is probably getting hot and going into a thermal shut-down mode. Try contacting the company you got them from and see if they will warranty it for you.
Pete03GLS
03-04-2008, 09:30 PM
if theyre still under warranty id get them replaced, but if not, check your wiring, make sure all the connections r tight, from my understanding HID bulbs last a long time, so if anything, it might be ur ballast thats takin a crap.
THE_VIC
03-04-2008, 09:33 PM
Sounds like you got a bad ballast. It is probably getting hot and going into a thermal shut-down mode. Try contacting the company you got them from and see if they will warranty it for you.

thats what i thought.....:hand:

thanks guys
ricerrx7
03-04-2008, 10:31 PM
Switch the ballasts side to side and see if the problem changes sides.
Blackcasper2005
03-04-2008, 10:40 PM
Well I have the same problem with mine and my local shop told me that there's not enough power going to the lights, but I don't know how much that is true.
Keyan
03-04-2008, 10:41 PM
bad ballast. mine went bad too. as did ny2002's.


stupid chinese crap.
KeWLKaT
03-04-2008, 10:43 PM
bad ballast. mine went bad too. as did ny2002's.


stupid chinese crap.

thats why I got german HID's :)

Bosch FTMFW
Keyan
03-04-2008, 11:03 PM
I have the HALO HID's....they lasted over 2 years i think, but it just pisses me off that they are advertised as a perminant replacement for stock halogen bulbs, because they will never burn out.
Tommy
03-04-2008, 11:29 PM
Well I have the same problem with mine and my local shop told me that there's not enough power going to the lights, but I don't know how much that is true.

if its hooked up to the factory wiring, then thats way far from the truth. HID's use something like half the power of halogens.
kylemorg
03-05-2008, 09:38 AM
thats why I got german HID's :)

Bosch FTMFW

Did you happen to look at th Bosch box and see the little "Made in China" statement on it (or "Fabrique en Chine")?

Just about everything is made in China now. What matters is how good the original design is and how tight the production quality control is.

if its hooked up to the factory wiring, then thats way far from the truth. HID's use something like half the power of halogens.


^They draw more amperage to start up during the first couple of minutes, though. However, I agree if that was the problem, they probably wouldn't start.
ArunSenior04
03-05-2008, 10:14 PM
One of mine just went bad today. O wells. Back to Halogens.