HID help -- not firing up properly.. - #1 Car Club In Kitchener - Waterloo - Cambridge

**Slawek** · 04-01-2007, 03:45 PM

I went to get an engine shampoo done, and it turned out awesome. However, now my passenger side HID bulb is not firing up.

Drivers side works fine.. we pulled the bulbs out, tried them both in the drivers side ballast, they work fine.. Tried them in the passenger side, bulb fires up after some ON OFF ON OFF with headlight switch. We wiggled wires around, doesn't do anything.. put the bulbs back, the passenger side SOMETIMES fires up after some ON OFF ON OFF with lights.. so that's at least an improvement.. but still, I can't figure out the problem.

We measured voltage at the hardness -> ballast plug, and it's fine.. bulbs are obviously fine sine they fire up.. what could it be?

When I turn it on, you can see it really dim trying to fire, so I turn it off, try it again, and it fires up properly sometimes.. so to me it seems like ballast is not firing properly?

**Polska_01** · 04-02-2007, 12:02 AM

the only problem i can think of is the fuse. push it in harder sometimes they come apart andthe fuse just bounces around and it will cause your hids to flicker and turn off sometimes wen going over bumps and shit

**Oldsy** · 04-02-2007, 01:02 AM

what about the relay it come with for the one side its not work?? are they wires wet or dry??? check that... have had that problem before

let us know what it is

**[---Ivan---]** · 04-02-2007, 01:07 AM

mine did that too but it turned out to be a bad ballast

check for water in plugs and did you upgrade your fuses?

**rough** · 04-02-2007, 09:17 AM

two things come to mind

1) water in a connector - pull them all apart then blow them out with pressurize air or something

2) bad ground. - i'd bet on this one myself.

**Slawek** · 04-02-2007, 09:40 AM

It appears to be the ballast.. took a multimeter to it and it sometimes fires, sometimes doesn't.. new ballast is on the way

**CivNick** · 04-02-2007, 08:44 PM

did u get this done at cancare??

if so i seen u reversing into the shop on saturday morning on the way to boxing

didn't u just get on replaced??

keep us updated

**Guelphguy** · 04-03-2007, 03:48 PM

I have the same problem and I have a new bulb on order, I left the ballasts mounted where they were and switched the bulb from side to side, whereever the one bulb went is the side that would only turn on with several on/offs of the switch. So the same bulb would act the same with different ballast...so I took that as a flaw in the bulb, even though it will ignite sometimes....seems to take more juice sometimes.....

**Slawek** · 04-03-2007, 04:38 PM

Nick,
I dropped the car off at 9am @ CanCare, then got a ride home with my buddy.. so that was me most likely yeah.. sorry I missed ya.

I just emailed the guy and I got a new ballast on the way, updated version of it to match my other side now (the drivers side went crap on me a few months ago). These ones are way better now, so that's good. Still under warranty for a while.

04-01-2007, 03:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Slawek VM Member Posts: 4,480 Location: Sydney, Australia Join Date: Jul 2004 Ride: 1998 VW Golf CL Fav Mod: Class: Street	HID help -- not firing up properly.. I went to get an engine shampoo done, and it turned out awesome. However, now my passenger side HID bulb is not firing up. Drivers side works fine.. we pulled the bulbs out, tried them both in the drivers side ballast, they work fine.. Tried them in the passenger side, bulb fires up after some ON OFF ON OFF with headlight switch. We wiggled wires around, doesn't do anything.. put the bulbs back, the passenger side SOMETIMES fires up after some ON OFF ON OFF with lights.. so that's at least an improvement.. but still, I can't figure out the problem. We measured voltage at the hardness -> ballast plug, and it's fine.. bulbs are obviously fine sine they fire up.. what could it be? When I turn it on, you can see it really dim trying to fire, so I turn it off, try it again, and it fires up properly sometimes.. so to me it seems like ballast is not firing properly? ------------------ --- Down Under ---

04-02-2007, 01:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
[---Ivan---] VM Member Posts: 1,121 Location: Kitchener Join Date: May 2004 Ride: 1999 Honda Civic Fav Mod: The Passenger Class: Street	mine did that too but it turned out to be a bad ballast check for water in plugs and did you upgrade your fuses? ------------------ 1999 Honda Civic 4dr

04-02-2007, 09:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
rough Super Moderator Posts: 2,746 Join Date: Jan 2005 Ride: 1976 Datsun 280Z Fav Mod: Class:	two things come to mind 1) water in a connector - pull them all apart then blow them out with pressurize air or something 2) bad ground. - i'd bet on this one myself. ------------------ Life can change with every breathe, and it can end before the next. Datsun 280z- awaiting LS1 install to be the LSZ of my dreams Mods to come:224/224 cam, valvesprings, hardened pushrods, hugger headers, P&P TB, LS6 intake, loud pipes What you didn't hear me? or you didn't understand?

04-02-2007, 09:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
Slawek VM Member Posts: 4,480 Location: Sydney, Australia Join Date: Jul 2004 Ride: 1998 VW Golf CL Fav Mod: Class: Street	It appears to be the ballast.. took a multimeter to it and it sometimes fires, sometimes doesn't.. new ballast is on the way ------------------ --- Down Under ---

04-03-2007, 03:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Guelphguy VM Member Posts: 45 Location: Cambridge, ON Join Date: Feb 2005 Ride: 90 BMW 535i Fav Mod: Class:	I have the same problem and I have a new bulb on order, I left the ballasts mounted where they were and switched the bulb from side to side, whereever the one bulb went is the side that would only turn on with several on/offs of the switch. So the same bulb would act the same with different ballast...so I took that as a flaw in the bulb, even though it will ignite sometimes....seems to take more juice sometimes..... ------------------ 94 BMW 525i, 5-spd - 80 Corevette, L82, 4-spd

04-02-2007, 12:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Polska_01 VM Member Posts: 1,016 Location: Kitchener Join Date: Jan 2005 Ride: 1995 del sol SI Fav Mod: Brembo Brakes Class: Street	the only problem i can think of is the fuse. push it in harder sometimes they come apart andthe fuse just bounces around and it will cause your hids to flicker and turn off sometimes wen going over bumps and shit

04-02-2007, 01:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Oldsy VM Member Posts: 215 Join Date: Mar 2004 Ride: 2003 Grand AM Fav Mod: HID's Class: Street	what about the relay it come with for the one side its not work?? are they wires wet or dry??? check that... have had that problem before let us know what it is

04-03-2007, 04:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
Slawek VM Member Posts: 4,480 Location: Sydney, Australia Join Date: Jul 2004 Ride: 1998 VW Golf CL Fav Mod: Class: Street	Nick, I dropped the car off at 9am @ CanCare, then got a ride home with my buddy.. so that was me most likely yeah.. sorry I missed ya. I just emailed the guy and I got a new ballast on the way, updated version of it to match my other side now (the drivers side went crap on me a few months ago). These ones are way better now, so that's good. Still under warranty for a while. ------------------ --- Down Under ---

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