JdmpreludeH22

Ok, my drivers side HID flickers for about 2-3 seconds and the High Beam bulb comes on for just about 2-3 seconds as well but then it all shuts off. The Passenger HID is working fine but I have no idea whats going on with the other one. So in a nutshell, it flickers but never comes on. Does anyone know what's going on or how I can fix it?

JdmpreludeH22

It's a 2003 Type S.. I always forget to add that. lol

S1CK TypeS

if u still got warranty left take it to the dealer they'll fix it

JdmpreludeH22

I don't think I do. I bought the extended warrenty, but i'll check and see if it's covered. I know I had condenstation built up in my headlamp and they didnt replace that under warrenty. But i'll let ya know.

chupacabra223

ITS the bulb

JdmpreludeH22

Ok good, i was kind of worried it was something else that had to be ripped apart just to see whats wrong..lol

AMGala

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I'm no expert, but the fact that the flickering is happening to both the lowbeam and the highbeam makes me think that it's not a bulb issue but instead a wiring issue?

JdmpreludeH22

Yea my new bulbs should arrive here any day now so when they come in .. we will find out. Hopefully it's just the bulb, if not.. im gonna be hurting..lol

JdmpreludeH22

Ok, got the new bulbs in!.. all excited and stuff.... turn my lights on.. still flickers and then shuts off.. so it has to be something with the wiring?? I have NOOOO idea, has anyone had this problem before?

JdmpreludeH22

JdmpreludeH22

JdmpreludeH22

Okay Okay heres an update.. .I feel extreamly stupid about this whole thing.... THE WHOLE TIME IT WAS A FUSE.... omg.. i should have checked there first.. so yea, now they are both working and I bought $200 bulbs for no reason thinking that one had blown out... awesome.. haha. Atleast the new lights look good. Thanks for the help though.

tientruong

Haha. at least you know the wiring isn't fucked up.

Love the color of the lights tho. Is that 8000k?

JnC

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Dont tell me you spent $200 on those high temp bluish bulbs? .. They may look good but you are going to kick yourself in the rear end once it rains because visibility would be worse than halogens. There is a reason why car makers opted for 4300K bulbs and it is because its the best output/color combo. At 4300K a regular D2R bulbs produces around 2900 lumens and your 8000K (or what ever the temp is IMO its high looking at the pictures) yours would be only producing aruond 2000 lumens to 2500. So i say go back to your old bulbs.

JdmpreludeH22

Yea.. they are 8000k bulbs. Your right the visiblity in the rain is far much less then with the stock HID bulbs in the rain as I found out yesterday. It wasn't so bad. I am just lucky I live in an area where most of the roads are lit up enough to see well. But yea.. they are crazy blue. I didnt know it was going to be that much more blue. lol.