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Old 01-06-2011, 08:38 PM
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Flickering Hids?
I put my new 5k hids on my projectors today and now they wont stop flickering anyone know why?
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Old 01-07-2011, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by mannyc23
I put my new 5k hids on my projectors today and now they wont stop flickering anyone know why?

What brand of bulb did you end up using? You made sure not to touch the bulbs themselves while installing?
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Old 01-08-2011, 04:43 PM
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I got them form hidextra.com and the instal was a pain but I did it without touching the bulbs
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Old 01-08-2011, 06:11 PM
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i ahve 6000k hids from hidextra, headlights work fine. fog kit however, was defective so i return it and got ddm tuning kit for the fogs
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I put the stock bulbs back on and I'm going to contact hidexra this week I'm disapointed tho I liked the look
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could be your ballast? are both flickering or just one? 55w or 35w? u using them in DRL or HID or fogs?
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nah it was the bulbs they were defective they were 35w for the projectors
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