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Old 12-02-2007, 07:43 PM
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Wierd HID Problem
i just bought a 8000k DS2 bulb off ebay and i instilled it today then i turned it on and it makes a wierd humming sound any idea what it can be?
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Old 12-02-2007, 08:36 PM
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I thought thats normal
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Old 12-02-2007, 08:46 PM
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humming..? i dont think that's normal, if it is, my lights are messed up because i dont get humming. I dont think i do. and...you want to post pics of 8000k?
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Old 12-02-2007, 08:54 PM
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"a wierd humming sound" is normal for HID, when you turn them on.
it makes the sound for 1.5~2 seconds, as the light glows from green -> blue -> light blue (in 8000 HID case).
don't worry about it.
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Old 12-03-2007, 03:35 AM
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^^^ +1. . . .

that's what HID do... they SHINE and go "HUMMING" . . . . (my fog light does that.. , my sister's camry's HID do that as well)
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Old 12-03-2007, 08:10 AM
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my stock ones make a high pitched hum
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Old 12-03-2007, 09:48 AM
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perfectly normal. when i unlock the car in the garage and the lights go on you can hear them hum.
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Old 12-03-2007, 10:27 AM
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hum is normal. if you turn on the lights only and listen ..you will hear it ...
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