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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 06:29 PM
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i have had the hid's recommended by the site for about 2-3 months. all of a sudden the passenger's side light is out. i popped the hood and the hid power box isn't making any sound, so i'm thinking it's just not getting power. thoughts? all the connections look secure...
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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I had the same problem a couple of weeks ago. I checked all of the connections and swapped bulbs, but it turned out that the cheapo eBay ballast was bad (after 5 months). I found a single replacement ballast on eBay for ~$25 shipped. It's also a Made in China POS, so if it burns out, time to upgrade to the real deal.
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by vinnyxgunz
i have had the hid's recommended by the site for about 2-3 months. all of a sudden the passenger's side light is out. i popped the hood and the hid power box isn't making any sound, so i'm thinking it's just not getting power. thoughts? all the connections look secure...
Is the ballast getting power? Did you check power and ground with a meter? Did you swap it out with the other side to see if the problem follows the ballast?
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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probably a bad ballast. Double check your headlamp fuse though
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 08:43 AM
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Definitely check the ballast. Had a similar problem with my set-up. It was the ballast. HID kit came with a cheap ballast so I upgraded.
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yeah it's the ballast... anyone have one they can recommend?
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anyone? anyone?
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anyone? anyone?
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the company i got from said $30... but $30 for another one that might crap out... no thanks
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Originally Posted by vinnyxgunz
the company i got from said $30... but $30 for another one that might crap out... no thanks
Based on your initial post, you've only had this system installed for about 3 months, and there is no warranty?
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that is the warranty... but they want me to pay $30 shipping
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Originally Posted by vinnyxgunz
that is the warranty... but they want me to pay $30 shipping
The warranty says you need to pay for shipping?
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The warranty says you need to pay for shipping?
That's soo lame. So basically, they're making you pay for another cheap ballast. Post up the company so other members don't get stuck too.
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i dont know if that's allowed... but it's someone on ebay who claimed to be corvetteforum recommended...
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If you buy a kit from us and there is ever a problem with in warranty period (even after we work something out), we pay shipping of replacement AND pay for shipping of your returning defective product.
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