passenger headlight flickers

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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 05:46 PM
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passenger headlight flickers

well heres the deal, my passenger headlight flickers, it stays on/bright, but it flickers at random, quick flickers sometimes dimmed a lot, sometimes barely. anyone know what would cause that?
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 05:59 PM
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Metal halide bulbs will do this when they near end-of-life, but this can also be caused by a failing ballast. Try swapping the bulbs around and if the problem persists, it is a ballast. If the driver's side then flickers, it's the bulb.
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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thx yo
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Old Nov 6, 2005 | 11:10 PM
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goodbye headlight.....lookin at $180 buckz, but then your headlights will look different if you have a new one and an old one...so your probably gonna have to buy two...
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