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I just replace my driver side headlamp assembly including the ballast and ignitor. Now I want to change my passenger side hid bulb, but I'm worried that I might get shocked?

If I disconnect the battery will that be good enuff or will I need to wait for some length of time before I can just swap the bulb???

I've looked all over the forum for a good diy, but none of them seem to fully address this situation. Some say wait 8 hours. Some it just shows the pic of the high voltage cap being removed and swapping the bulb with no worried.

When I was installing the new ballast I didn't have to worry about it holding any charge, but with the existing one I'm worried. Please help I need to get this bulb swapped sometime 2morrow. Thanx in advance.

Luke7

If you don't turn on the headlights you won't get shocked while working on them. Make sense?

01tl4tl

As long as you have not turned on the lights to test the new side- there is no more charge sitting in the capacitor
1 hour is usally sufficient time for them to bleed down
Its no joke- juice kills!!!!!