My HIDS !!!! :'(

[SHIFTY]

Hey ppl i got a set of HID's/ XENON headlights on my car (DC2R)...

the left one used 2 fliker everyonce in a while when i started or was idling.... but it now has just gone!!! and doesnt work at all??

lol, so whats happaning with it ? could it be grounding ?? or what??? iv checked all the connections and shit and it seems fine :S

pls help my car looks weird now :P with only one bluesh xenon light :P

thanx dave :)

[mrwillz]

how long haf u had em?

how do u treat em.. proecdure wen turning em on etc..

[SHIFTY]

they came with the car... i would think no older then 2yrs old probable..

lol how do i treat them...?? haha... well i turn my lights on after i turn the engine on and then let them warm up and of i go :) sometimes if the left one was 2 flicker a few lil revs fixes it.. but i whant rev my engine hard when engine cold!

[ACTI0NMAN-1]

I used to have an issue with mine. But from what I read, it’s a problem with the light forming in the middle. Apparently they work in some similar principle to ball lightning. If the currents not lit and 'burning' in the centre sphere. No light will be created.

[SHIFTY]

basicly there ****ed and i need 2 get new ones ???

[mrwillz]

i've heard of ppl hafn probs from turning on HID wifout engine on and the flickering as a result.

jus get a new set ay. brighter n bigger

[ACTI0NMAN-1]

yes. have a look at them and you should see a white buildup inside mainly where the light forms (sperical area). if the buildup is also leads outside the sphere and along the tube they could be cactus.

[SHIFTY]

Lol... i wish... i broke :( getn bc race spec fitted on sat and rego done (transfer qld to nsw) this week... hahaha im farked now!!! AHHH

[SHIFTY]

Does any1 have a fix ?

[br3nny]

from what it sounds like the bulbs are at "end of life" in HID terms

[thaaznboi]

yes...end of life.....they don't last forever....only a certain amount of hours.

[[[d a n n y]]]

sounds like the balisters gone

[SHIFTY]

lol... thanx every1 for the adivce :P

this thread is heaps old now... hehehe

well one of the wires where slightly just needed some tape around it and its now working perfectly and all is good :D

Thanx for all youre help anywayz ppl :)

[stoodamire]

bumpage for old thread

but i just installed my HID kit, worked perfectly. all of a sudden the RHS doesn't come on...it'll flicker on for about 1-2 secs then will just go off?

anyone know what might be wrong??

Thanks heaps!

[unluvedboi]

haha just saw you stood =D

my xenons ficker on one side too, any suggestions anyone? besides changing the ballister.. cheers

[Bayani]

Check Wiring.

[jdm_kid]

what brands are u guys using ? lol

[stoodamire]

Wiring would be all fine as i just put them in and were working properly, it'll just flick on when i turn the lights on then will go off, the other ballast that's working will have this noise and the non-working side, the ballast has no noise coming from it...

[dupac->]

the ballast probably shat itself

[xenonkuraz]

I just got my HID Conversion kit in the mail...but the instruction kit that came with it was dodgy as...1 page of diagrams with minimal written instructions.

Anybody got the heads up for an online instruction manual? I'm sure they are all very similar.

[Dreams]

check the grounding point.

[Rice_4_life]

I just got my HID Conversion kit in the mail...but the instruction kit that came with it was dodgy as...1 page of diagrams with minimal written instructions.

Anybody got the heads up for an online instruction manual? I'm sure they are all very similar.

how hard can it be? it's so simple installing HID.

[xtat1k]

plug and play !

[Jamezy]

this happened to me once ..
just NEVA turn on ur hid's when ur engine is off and dont turn ur hid on THEN turn on ur engine this could also stuff up the connection

so turn on ur engine then HID's

hope this helps :thumbsup:

[SHIFTY]

jesus this thread is old :P

all it was the wirring i just had 2 get the solder out and fix it up :) all good now :P

[blazin206]

Another prob help please!

The other day I parked my car and left my HIDs on and turned the engine off.

I was waiting for a friend for 30 mins forgot to turn it off Bloody hell drained all my battery.

I got it jump started I drove home but the next day when I turned my HIDs on the RHS was out. I swaped the light bulbs with the LHS and the RHS bulb works fine. When I swaped the ballast to the LHS it didnt work.

So it must be my RHS ballast maybe something happened when I jump started the car?

So now Im using stock bulbs for now but i want my HIDS back.

Any help how I can fix the ballast? I really don't want to buy a new set.

anyhelp would be great@!

[stoodamire]

If you got warranty, bring it back to the place you got it and get a new set.

[blazin206]

Sorry brought it off a mate who got it awhile back.

Would anyone know if I can get a different ballast and use it with the one I got now?

Anyone repair these things?

please let us know!

[wp89]

Sorry brought it off a mate who got it awhile back.

Would anyone know if I can get a different ballast and use it with the one I got now?

Anyone repair these things?

please let us know!

if its an generic type of ballast you can get spares from ebay... roughly $60 delivered... but then again... a whole generic branded one off ebay with bulbs will set you back <$150ish..

oh.. & i got a spare ballast sitting around.. PM me