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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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Does anyone know where to get one. This is the second one that has gone bad ,the first one was covered under warranty. All I can find is some used ones on eBay.

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This is becoming a problem. I have bought 3 ballasts of ebay and none of them work. The ones I bought are Phillips xld 144 and the ones that came with the kit are xld 145. They have the same specs and look identical. does anyone know if there is a difference or am I getting bad ballasts. I called tbyrne who sold me the kit, they don't carry it anymore and the people who sold them the kit don't carry these ballasts anymore. Does anyone now what ballast would be a good substitute.

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are you sure it's not the bulb?
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also, your best bet would be to join www.hidplanet.com/forums and post this question in the forums there.

just give them your ballast number and i bet they could help you out with alternatives.

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100% sure. Passenger side is bad. removed drivers side ballast and plugged it into the passenger side and it works fine.
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also, your best bet would be to join www.hidplanet.com and post this question in the forums there.

just give them your ballast number and i bet they could help you out with alternatives.

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