One of my headlights starts out blue right when they turn on then 30 seconds later they turn orange then 5 minutes later it goes out completly? Is this a bulb? I hope so

 

i just experienced the same thing last week.. in my case, the bulb blown..
check the bulbs if one of them is really blown..

 

Sounds like a bulb, But you can test this by taking the bulbs and switching them around. If the same thing happens on the other side its the bulb, if not and it still happens on the same side its the balast/ignitor

 

Can the light output of HID bulbs drop as they age?

On my 1999 TL the light output seems dimmer than I would expect. And they almost seem to have a purple/reddish color.

My high beam halogens seem blazingly bright relative to my HID low beams.

And can anyone offer any tips for finding a reasonably priced set of quality 4300K bulbs. Should I stick to Philips-made bulbs? Has anyone had any luck with eBay purchases?

Bob

 

you can try AZ black market private sales & trades, there are still a few members selling their bulbs with cheap price..

i wouldnt buy it from ebay..

 

Thanks for the advice.

Bob

 

yeah i plan on checking them 2nite...im friends with a mechanic at acura he might have a couple laying around i can swap in..im running 06 TL ballasts and ingniters BTW

 

In case you didn't know this already, be sure not to touch the bulbs directly since the oil from your skin can cause them to fail.

Bob

 

damn it mines doin the same thing..its starts off normal then dims down to a purply color

 

Is it plug and play with the 3rd gen TL ballasts?

 

Yes as they age they start to go do a different k. Mine are originals and are starting to look like standard halogens. Ill get around to getting new ones this winter with my next project

 

yeah if you buy the 3rd gen ballast and igniter it will work...just dont plug the ground into nething...it worked good for me...i think they put out a little more power also