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HIDs turning off then on
Cold windy night, my DDM tuning HIDs are turning off then on then off etc. Bad ballast or something else?
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Re: HIDs turning off then on
I had this problem about a year ago - a new ballast cured it, try swapping them over from left to right.
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Re: HIDs turning off then on
I put my original Sylvania bulbs back in. The right side is not working so it could be a bad wire or connector, or my original bulb went bad. Anyhow it is too dark and cold to do anything more. One headlight will due for tomorrows drive.
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1992 LSL ebony pearl 170k - Thank you Ron Mummert Reading Box of Wine Car ----------------------------------- 1992 SVX LSL 5-Speed Sold at 180K 2019 1995 SVX Lsi Polo Sold at 118K 2007 Last edited by Sean486; 02-02-2015 at 07:29 PM. |
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Re: HIDs turning off then on
Both of my HID ballasts have failed, but never the bulbs.
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Re: HIDs turning off then on
Turns out that I had a failing alternator which was low charging. The HID issue was the first symptom. The weird thing was I always got a strong start even on the day it left me stranded. I also had issues with my new radio turning off which have gone away since the new alternator went in. Before I realized I had a bad alternator I was blaming myself for bad soldering or pinching a wire.
I haven't put the HIDs back in yet (it's been cold!), but I think they will be fine too now that the alternator has been replaced.
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