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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 09:33 AM
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LIPPSTUH's Head Light Flicker

Alright, sometimes my driver headlight goes out unexpectedly... it just stays off... i turn it off and turn it back on and it's fine. Last night it was flickering very very quickly nonstop.

Bad Bulb? Inverter? Ballast?
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 09:48 AM
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this happened to me when the plug for the inverter to the bulb was not properly sealed and fully seated... the inverter plug basically fried and i had to get a replacement inverter. hopefully you are lucky and it's just your bulbs. but it's easy enough to check the plug first.
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 01:36 PM
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i had this problem...my bulb had sumthn loose in it...had to get a new one...got like 3 spares now
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 12:56 AM
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Wow, that's so funny I see this thread. This happened to me tonight for the first time.

I guess I'll have to check the connections.

Just curious, you guys get the work taken care of under warranty?
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 01:49 AM
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Mine started cutting out and finally failed. I bought a new ballast off ebay for $150. Did the trick.

In Canada ... even within the warranty period they wouldn't fix it ... its simply not listed at all in the warranty coverage.

And finally - search. There is LOTS of information on this ... many people mentioned a bad ground. You really didn't need to start a new thread.
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 04:51 AM
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i think it's the ballast.
1. turn on warms up for a few seconds starts flickering... turns off sometimes.
2. driving it flickers for the longest time.
3. sometimes it just stays on.

and this is driver side only...

seems to me like the ballast is done.
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by NiteQwill
Wow, that's so funny I see this thread. This happened to me tonight for the first time.

I guess I'll have to check the connections.

Just curious, you guys get the work taken care of under warranty?
I was told by a service rep in Houston the ballast/ignitors ARE covered under waranty...though bulbs are not. I wish I had that in writing, because I'm pretty sure they're not.
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by gaping46and2
I was told by a service rep in Houston the ballast/ignitors ARE covered under waranty...though bulbs are not. I wish I had that in writing, because I'm pretty sure they're not.
You're right on that one. I had my ballast replaced under warranty but I had to buy the bulb myself.
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 11:02 PM
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You're right on that one. I had my ballast replaced under warranty but I had to buy the bulb myself.
Good to know.
I just figured he was talking out of his ass.
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 02:21 PM
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okay so to have them only look at that problem will they charge me?
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 01:42 AM
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mine flickered before, it was a fuse. but make sure you also check for a loose connection.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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Mine is the fuse. It's lose. The fuse can be wiggled in it's socket, how do I fix that?
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