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Old Dec 8, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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I ordered HID's from fleabay last year and everything worked fine, but then the one light went out. Did some checking and found it was the one ballast not the wiring or the bulbs. Can I even order 1 ballast? I had them for about 2-3 months then went out of country for 7 months so I think the warranty might be up. They are the Xentec brand 35W ones, regular size, not the thin ones. Any help is appreciated.
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did you contact the vendor?



**The ones I bought from Corvette Motorsports had a ballast go bad right about 10-11 months and they replaced not one but two...no hassles..nothing
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I ordered HID's from fleabay last year and everything worked fine, but then the one light went out. Did some checking and found it was the one ballast not the wiring or the bulbs. Can I even order 1 ballast? I had them for about 2-3 months then went out of country for 7 months so I think the warranty might be up. They are the Xentec brand 35W ones, regular size, not the thin ones. Any help is appreciated.
Yes you can order one ballast if needed i have done it before but like the other post I would contact the vendor first.

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Ebay vendors will not help you out. Believe me I hear about it all the time.

If you need replacement ballasts we have some available.
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i have some i will give you for free
email me your address and i'll mail em to you
i wanted to change my q45 from 5k headlights/6k fogs to 4300k headlights/3000k fogs, so i have spare parts.
steven.j.sromek@gmail.com
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i have some i will give you for free
email me your address and i'll mail em to you
i wanted to change my q45 from 5k headlights/6k fogs to 4300k headlights/3000k fogs, so i have spare parts.
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Don't worry I definitely will.
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Originally Posted by New Jersey
i have some i will give you for free
email me your address and i'll mail em to you
i wanted to change my q45 from 5k headlights/6k fogs to 4300k headlights/3000k fogs, so i have spare parts.
steven.j.sromek@gmail.com
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