Avian

So I've got a very odd situation going on with my headlights. A couple of weeks ago my headlights were randomly going in and out, and eventually the right side completely stopped working. I went through all of the testing (swapping sides, volt-meter) and determined it was the igniter. Instead of going with pricey OEM stuff, I decided to buy an aftermarket HID kit off of Amazon.

It worked great once I got it all put together and drove about a half hour. Got home later that night and turned on the headlights and the damn thing stopped working again. Now it seems to be working but only when switched on manually (I.E. the right headlight doesn't turn on when I use the auto shut-off/turn on feature).

I could deal with that but I'm now concerned because the problem headlight is dimmer than the other. Fuses are great and I was almost certain it was a ground issue, so I cleaned off the ground bundle behind the headlight inside the passenger-side fender, still no luck.

Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Any ideas at all? Thanks in advance for any knowledge.

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

you bought aftermarket HID kit.

explain in great detail with what came in the box and how you installed it. did you install both sides or just one?

Avian

The kit came with 2 ballast/igniter combos, 2 power wires which I spliced into the factory plug for the low beam, 2 ds2 (I think) bulb connectors, and 2 bulbs. I installed both sides. Splices were done using butt connectors and heat shrink, because I didn't have a soldering iron handy.

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

I like relay harnesses because they serve two purposes. 1) it protects the car from electrical surges and 2) it helps with continuity, or brings continuous power to the bulbs.


with the problem bulb, you can try reversing the plug, maybe that will solve it.

01acls

Probably a bulb issue. Swap the bulbs or the hardwares and see if the problem follows.

Remote possibility it could be the factory relays... swap those and see if problem follows.

Imo you get what you paid for.

Avian

That's a good idea, I'll give that a shot here in a minute and see if there's any difference. Thanks.

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

right, it should be red and black. flip it, to where its black then red!

thoiboi

agreed with you get what you paid for.

Get a relay harness

and get a good system:

D2S: Morimoto Elite HID System - HID Systems from The Retrofit Source Inc

01acls

FYI: I hear if you get the right adapter kit it's plug n play. For future reference.

thoiboi

If i'm not mistaken it's these: http://www.theretrofitsource.com/acc...-adapters.html

Avian

Spent about 2 hours messing around with them, and still nothing! I've noticed that when the broken one isn't working, it makes an odd noise when trying to turn it on. Any ideas? This is miserable, I need my car at night.

01acls

^ To me you seem like you know what you are doing.

I'm thinking it's time to use the warranty.

This what I would do.

Jump a hot and ground straight to the defective ballast side of the HL. It's either yae or nay.

Simple as that.

thoiboi

Defective ballast.
Either that or bad headlight relay


Buy a relay harness and see if it'll work with existing hid system.


If not buy a new set

01tl4tl

many of us use HIDeXtra | HID, LED, Xenon Vehicle Headlight Kits & Bulbs `kit` with all the new parts and new bulbs
5000K color bulb is suggested to best see objects on the road, higher is NOT better!
35 watt ballast are the same as stock ones- stay on that power

We have HID already- so a new relay setup should not be required
Just swapping in good modern miniature electrical do-dads and really waterproof- internally sealed with epoxy or silicone- ballast.
The connectors have orings to seal them. Our DIYs will give you tips on where to mount the ballast

NOTE!! DO NOT use the auto- off/on headlight setting-
it should not be on the car with these type lights!!

buy cheap garbage and replace it twice