ChillRobP

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Hey guys,

I had my drivers side light go out a while back and thought it was an issue with the ballast, as i had gotten replacement bulbs and that didn't fix the problem. Well, recently, i the light just came on out of nowhere and was working again. It then went off again. It's like every other time i get in my car the light will come on, but if i stop and turn it off and then go back to my car and turn it on again, it won't come on like before.

So what kind of issue would cause this? I figured i needed to replace the ballast, but if the ballast was bad the light wouldn't come on at all right? Would a loose connector result in something like i explained above?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

01tl4tl

both are correct thoughts
ballast can be intermittant--relay can be failing
contacts must be tight

what brand bulbs?

ChillRobP

iTrader: (1)

The bulbs are factory, both the old ones and the new ones i got to replace them with. After installing the new bulb and seeing that it didn't work i placed the old one back in. If it's the ballast, is this something i can fix myself or do i have to replace the entire ballast?

totaledTL

Look in the DIY sticky, in the lighting section.

01tl4tl

you cant repair the ballast unless its just a bad wire connector (you can hope!)

Make sure why it failed--
is there moisture inside the headlight lens--that drips down and out right onto the ballast--not good for electrical parts with super high voltage inside~

totaledTL

Maybe, maybe not.... sometimes cleaning the corrosion out of an electronic assy. and/or repairing any opens (i. e., traces) can get something working. And if a schematic can be located & replcmt. parts found--- it may be possible.

See https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...llast+inverter

01tl4tl

ok - I just havn't heard of any ziners dismantling the ballast to repair

seems safer and easier to go afternarket ballast,,, with a water tight unit

totaledTL

Somebody has- did you click on the link I posted? It's in the DIY section.

01tl4tl

should have made that past tense--had not heard of--until this very thread post!!!
The things I continue to learn on azine~