hey all,
i just yesterday purchased an '05 tl, charcoal on black with under 50k miles. she's a beauty. everything seemed to be fine out at the dealer, but last night i went to check out how it looked at night with then lights on, and one of the xenons wasn't lit. i turned the lights off and back on again, and it came back on. since then, i haven't had any issues, but should i be worried? is this just a fluke or is this the beginning of a problem? also, for some strange reason, the chrome coating on the steering wheel emblem has flecked off. is there any way to replace it? it's not a huge deal, but i have to look at it the whole time i'm driving, ya know? thanks in advance!
NATE

 

You might loose your HID ballast soon.

 

are you serious? i just went through all that garbage with my '02 tl. any suggestions on where to get a replacement ballast cheaply? and why is it that they go out? is there something that can be done to prevent it?

 

Ballasts have an average life expectancy of 2000 hours+ sometimes they go sooner and some times they never go bad. The ballast that has been used for the 02-03 TL is the same as the 04-05 ballast, I am seeing more and more of these going bad recently.

A cheap place to buy these is from ebay, do not pay a dime more than $100 for one. There are sellers on ebay charging astronomical amounts recently because more and more of these have been going bad.

 

awesome, thanks. any ideas on the emblem on the steering wheel?