hey
my driver side headlight keeps shutting off by itself after about 2 minutes. i have to shut off the headlights and turn them back on for it to come back on but it keeps turning off after about 2 min. what can it be? the bulbs are aftermarket 8000k but they seem like they have more life to them.
im going to try and reinstall it incase something is loose. ne other suggestions?

thanks
mike

 

do u notice a color change before they shut off? mine OEM bulb turned purple and shut off so i had to keep turning my lights on and off

 

well either

1. th ebulb is dead/dying
2. that ring isnt on properly.

 

my 2 bulbs are a lil different in color but its been that way for last 2 months now. the one shutting off is a real clear bright blue where as my pass side is a more purple. this problem started yesterday since my boy who is a cop pulled me over to let me know. lol

 

I have the same problem. Interested on what possilbe solution(s) are. Someone HELP.

 

k then its ur bulbs them, only thing to do is buy new bulbs.

 

Have you try to switch the bulb? The one on passenger side will switch to the driver side and vise versa. If the same bulb keep shuting off again, then the bulb is toasted.

 

just put my stock bulb back in and it seems the problem is gone. i guess the bulb was dieing. when a bulb dies wont it not turn on at all??

 

yes.

 

it will eventually burn out, just buy new bulbs. check your ballasts too and make sure nothing is wrong. best way to figure that out is just switch the bulbs if the same thing happens u know its the bulb and not the ballast

 

ok thank you guys!! i will do that tonight. i got 2 extra ballast. is it hard to switch out the ballast? i would have to take my bumper off and take the headlight out correct?

 

your bulb is dying bitch!!! lol

 

Solution: don't buy CRAP AFTERMARKET BULBS! Go with stock 4100/4300K, or Philips 6000K like I did for my Bimmer. Those are the only two colors that major manufacturers such as Philips produce, and they are the highest quality. They also output they most light, and give you the best depth perception. Going higher is silly.

 

actually i got these bulbs for 80 shipped brand new so its not like i wasted any money and they lasted longer than i expected. almost 2 and half years. stock looks to plain for me and 6000k still dosent do anything for me. 8000k color and output were perfect for me.

so your solution would not help me at all. thanks tho.

it was just the bulb.i tested the bulb in the other socket and it went out. im just gonna order another set of 8000k bulbs and if 1 goes out ill have another spare. thanks guys

 

Well, 2.5 years isn't too bad i suppose, you made it sound like shorter. But still, the aftermarket quality isn't anywhere near OEM, and perhaps the main reason they go so quickly is that they overheat due to a tinted covering.