rob-2

I got pulled over for a burnt out headlight in Washington this weekend. However when I pulled over a mile down the road they were both working.

I drove about 12 hours, 2 days in a row and had my headlights on the entire trip. I have been unable to duplicate the failure.

It was the driver side headlight and occationally when I go over a really sharp bump it seems that light might flicker. I cannot duplicate this stationary though.

Thoughts?

On non-HID bulbs they've just burnt out, do HID bulbs act differently?

Debating replacing both bulbs.

Gfaze

It could also be a failing ballast for that particular light.

mlrskn06

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yeah i would if i were u, u should always replace bulbs at the same time, otherwise i bet the bulbs would be diff colors too and thats no bueno =/

mklaudt

probably not the light. A lot of times they will turn pink / purple for a few days (weeks) then flicker, then go out (not always tho). there are a bunch of threads that help determine if ballast or bulb, but it seems more likely wiring / ballast if bumps make it go off / on. You can always open the housing and make sure nothing is loose - need a 20 bit security torx - the driver's side is a PITA to to get to. I took out the battery and coolant resevoir to get to it and still tough. Do you notice any condensation inside?

StonedCL

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My light would flicker and turn of so i would turn it on off on off till it stayed on then it would turn off after like 5 min. now it wont stay on for a min but it will flicker just not turn on! I ordered two 6000 dr2 bulbs for $45, now i m just waiting for them to come in, with my luck i will get pulled over.
I hope its not the ballast cuz they are like $350!
I guess I will find out soon enough!

Rockstar21

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my passenger side turned pink like 6 months ago.. i've been waiting for an excuse to go buy another.. damn thing just wont die lol

mklaudt

So correction, a lot of times they will turn pink for a few days, weeks, or months

Stoned, your's probably is the light. The diff b/t your's & rob's is your's is everytime you turn it on it flickers, rob's seems like only if he hits a bump or something.

Rockstar21

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no no no correction

i just think i have a rambo bulb or something.. SOB just wont die... even the dealer told me it shoulda died a week or two later at most...

rob-2

Sounds like I shoudl just let work itself out.

Both headlights are new and have no water in them.

phee

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mine were pink for 4 months

rob-2

Phee if that's the case I might go a while. I rarely do any night driving, you get old and married and you dont find yourself out of the house much past dark....

Just ordered new rotors/pads instead 2mm left on the pads and rotors warped. Wife says I should save my coin for the car I want to buy. I tend to agree.

CJITTY

:ghey:

wdptls88

Just let them be until they fail again. Then see what component of the system is wack.

StonedCL

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Yeah it was the bulbs, I replaced them with imported Morimoto 6000K D2S bulbs for $45 a pair at this site:
http://store.theretrofitsource.com/p...21ef274bcdeb06


here are some pics:

rob-2

links broke. For $45 I'd buy them now.

mklaudt

45 for a pair seems a little low to me for a pair of HIDs. Not familiar with Morimotos. But even if they last half the time of stock, you'd probably get 50,000 miles out of them. I bought the Kaixens 5K and like them - only had em about a month so who knows how long they'll last - but they were 45 each IIR.

StonedCL

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sorry about the broke link here u go:
http://store.theretrofitsource.com/p...5b3a2e1ba68a0c
The website has really good prices!

rob-2

How come so cheap? I couldn't even get regular bulbs for this price.

Rockstar21

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if that 3rd pic is a representation of what they do.. those bulbs suck... what is that? 10 feet of visibility

imrestored

Are the bulbs you bought the same brightness as the originals? I have a bulb that won't fire and just flickers. It works on the drivers side, but not the passenger side. I also paid $350 for a igniter/inverter to fix the light, and found out it wasn't the issue. I would flip if it was just the bulb. Of course now I have a brand new Acura part I don't need and can't friggin return and I am out $350. And my headlight still isn't working.

The good thing is my my wife has a Volvo S80 that is much more expensive to fix, so i don't get too much grief on the expense of my car (gotta find that silver lining)

01tl4tl

who diagnosed the ignitor?
is there moisture inside your headlight lens? ever?
when you swapped the old bulbs left to right, 1 bulb flikkers one one side and works fine on the other? and the other bulb?

TLin401

You can find bulbs on eBay. Get Phillips or Kaixen. They will cost you like $60 or a little more on eBay for a pair.

StonedCL

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Those bulbs i got are not that bad the light they give off is a little less then stock but stock is 4300 and these are 6000 so the higher you go the blueir they get but less light so if you want a lot of light then stick with 4k-5k and if u want a vluish tint then 6K is the bluist i would go cuz any higher u see nuttin... These are not that bad I had them in for like 9-10 month and still work fine and the DO give off less light then stock but it is subbose to cuz its 6K color so even if you get the best 6K bulb it still will not be as bright as the worste 4300 bulbh