HID Low Beams
08-25-2020, 04:42 AM
#1
HID Low Beams
Hi everyone. I have a 04 TSX.
In January of 2019 I replaced both sets of low beam kits because they both were intermittently not firing. The new lights worked fine until recently the passenger side lights don't fire again. I went almost 15 years with the original headlights and already one has failed? Did anyone have a similar problem? A electric issue maybe?
Thanks
In January of 2019 I replaced both sets of low beam kits because they both were intermittently not firing. The new lights worked fine until recently the passenger side lights don't fire again. I went almost 15 years with the original headlights and already one has failed? Did anyone have a similar problem? A electric issue maybe?
Thanks
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justnspace (08-25-2020)
08-26-2020, 10:53 AM
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Are you ruling out the kit you bought because you bought it from an Acura dealer...and/or was it comparable in price/quality to the OEM parts that are designed to last 10-15 years? 
Did you see signs of anything out of place when you were replacing your old ones? Wetness? Corrosion?
Did you see signs of anything out of place when you were replacing your old ones? Wetness? Corrosion?
Last edited by BROlando; 08-26-2020 at 10:56 AM.
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justnspace (08-26-2020)
08-26-2020, 02:51 PM
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The OEM components (ballast, igniter, and bulb) are rather expensive so it's understandable if you purchased non-OEM components.
But sometimes poor quality is what you get with non-OEM lighting products.
Nevertheless, that doesn't solve your problem.
Although access might be a PITA , try swapping one individual component (ballast, igniter, or bulb) from the left to the right side.
If the problem swaps sides your know that component is faulty.
If problems stays on the same side you now know the component you moved is not faulty.
Now swap the component back to it's original side (important) and swap sides for another component.
Keep this up until the problem swaps sides then you'll isolated the faulty component.
But sometimes poor quality is what you get with non-OEM lighting products.
Nevertheless, that doesn't solve your problem.
Although access might be a PITA , try swapping one individual component (ballast, igniter, or bulb) from the left to the right side.
If the problem swaps sides your know that component is faulty.
If problems stays on the same side you now know the component you moved is not faulty.
Now swap the component back to it's original side (important) and swap sides for another component.
Keep this up until the problem swaps sides then you'll isolated the faulty component.
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08-27-2020, 01:44 PM
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The OEM components (ballast, igniter, and bulb) are rather expensive so it's understandable if you purchased non-OEM components.
But sometimes poor quality is what you get with non-OEM lighting products.
Nevertheless, that doesn't solve your problem.
Although access might be a PITA , try swapping one individual component (ballast, igniter, or bulb) from the left to the right side.
If the problem swaps sides your know that component is faulty.
If problems stays on the same side you now know the component you moved is not faulty.
Now swap the component back to it's original side (important) and swap sides for another component.
Keep this up until the problem swaps sides then you'll isolated the faulty component.
But sometimes poor quality is what you get with non-OEM lighting products.
Nevertheless, that doesn't solve your problem.
Although access might be a PITA , try swapping one individual component (ballast, igniter, or bulb) from the left to the right side.
If the problem swaps sides your know that component is faulty.
If problems stays on the same side you now know the component you moved is not faulty.
Now swap the component back to it's original side (important) and swap sides for another component.
Keep this up until the problem swaps sides then you'll isolated the faulty component.
^^!! a true genius
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