So either my ballast or inverter is out. I'm pretty sure the inverter is out, which is a $215 fix.

My question is, why would I go through the trouble of buying an expensive inverter when I can just get this (House of HID Link) and have an extra on hand for whenever the other goes out? It's not like it HAS to be the oem ballast/inverter, right?

 

One of the important rules of cars.

Always replace in pairs or sets.

Since one went out then that means that the other will be going out shortly as well. So replace both.

 

I went aftermarket and wired it up. Regretted it down the road and replaced it with a new oem one I got on ebay for a good deal. Found it for $140 US, guy was clearing them out

 

search on ebay cuz i think last time like months ago i saw a pair oem which shipped for 200 man. Keep looking to get a pair dont get just only one.

 

What's the reason you regretted it?

 

what year tl? i got a set of headlights and ballast inverter for sale, its for 99-01

 

One of the ballasts failed during winter (because they're cheaply made) and the light output/color did not match the oem ballasts. It also took three times as long for the AM ballast to warm up compared to the oem one.

At the time I chose to run one AM ballast and leave the passenger side as is because it was working no problems. The only reason I had to replace the driver's side is because I had the common headlight condensation problem. I had no idea what it would eventually do and it took a failed ballast for me to realize that I needed to get the headlight dried out and resealed.