EternaLlx

Help! i baked my headlights with HIDs in it nd one of them dont work anymore.... i took out the HID bulb and theres seems to be a rip in the middle of the wire. the rip is in the middle of the round part of the bulb ==^== bad pic but that ^ part is the oval part? so is that normal or yeah its the bulb thats broken?

92NSX

What exactly do you mean by you 'baked' your HID?

EternaLlx

like how others cleared nd smoked their headlights... the whole housing nd everything.... its my second time cause i got moisture in it and still do.... but this second time the hid blew.. i guess.. but am not sure... hence the question above..

SweetJazz

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aren't you suppose to take out the HIDs before you bake it? lol..if so ..AHHAHAHAHA

EternaLlx

thats not the actual one i took out but its basicly the same. from that picture it looks like its suppose to have a rip in between... but idk... anyone that seen it that can confirm?

nd no dont have to take it out.. the first time went fine... others on this forum had done the same but without breaking anything..

PPLAPW

Hmmmm, I've only baked my headlights once, and left everything intact. Maybe since you have have baked them several times you killed the bulb. You will most likely need a new bulb.......

EternaLlx

i just wanna make sure its not the ballst thing... i guess i'll have to swap bulbs tomorrow with the driver side one nd test the bulb then. i didnt do that today cause it was getting dark and cold and i have no gargage to work in.

oh and are the 26 dollar bulbs on ebay the same as the 150 dollar ones in the dealership? it looks extactly the same brand nd everything
osram bulb on ebay

03CoupeV6

You put your HID capsule in the oven?

The small oval part is the capsule where the arc is formed. There are no filaments or wires in that part, and if there is, that's why it doesn't work. There are electrodes on both ends of the oval part. When electricity goes to them, it creates an arc of light between them from the excited gases and vaporized halide salts.

SouthernBoy

You didn't touch the glass part of the lamp, did you? With your fingers, that is. Or did you get anything on the glass?

HiTEC

I was just going to say there is no filament in HID lighting, but 03CoupleV6 beat me too it with a very nice description.

HiTEC

I'm sure his oven did a lot more damage to the components did than touching the glass with your fingers. It's typically not a good a idea to stick electronic components into a hot oven and bake them (that's your problem).

SilverUA5

Time to upgrade your HID to 6000k.

03CoupeV6

Why would he upgrade to 6000k when the 3G TL has projector lights that give the perfect color output while having the optimum lumens at stock 4100k? Since your user name ends in UA5, I'm going to assume you have a 2G which is more understandable for color that people downgrade to 6000k. Yes, I said downgrade because AFAIC the loss in illumination is a downgrade.

SilverUA5

Just a comment since I've noticed in 2G, people are changing them to 6000k to get that blue effect. I'm not sure, but aren't 4100k and 6000k about the same price? Anyway, mods never got to changing my name to UA6 since I got rid of the 2G and bought a 3G a few months ago.

HiTEC

Blue effect = Rice

You can join the look of all the other riced out Hondas on the road with their Pep Boys Blue tinted bulbs

EternaLlx

well i tested the bulb nd found that it works!.. guess i fried the ballast....... ahhhh
there were lots of water when i pulled off the ballast the rubber ring around the circular area of the ballast was really wet... guess the water fried it... great..

and thanks for the info on the hid bulb guys