HID emergency

[XanderWiFi]

So my HIDs have been working fine. Great in fact. Until today. I washed my car, and driving with the fiance I flicked the lights on and saw that only one came on. "Shite" I thought-"more loose wires." But I get home, check it all out: bulb looks good, wires secured. Something just died. I work 12s the next two days and leave on Sunday and need to figure this out asap.

Suggestions PLEASE!

[Ryan from Ohio]

This sounds bad.

Do you have a digital multi meter?

If so its probably best to unhook each bulb then check for continuity. If they have continuity then they are likely good.

May be a faulty ballast. Remember my kits have a lifetime ballast warranty. If its the ballast just toss it in a box and send it to me. I will get you a replacement ASAP.

On a side note if you do this send me a PM on it. I will contact my distributor then and get this resolved.

In the mean time if you truly need your lights unhook the HID system and plug you old bulbs back in. Better to be safe than sorry!

[jabartram]

check the main plug going into the headlight, you may have burnt a terminal, thats what happened to both of my headlight plugs.

[XanderWiFi]

Thanks for the support Ryan. What would a burnt terminal look like by chance? And is this the terminal going into the new headlight or the stock plug that connects back to the ballast?

Unfortunately, I do not have any meter equipment to check charges. Not good.

Update: adjusted some of the wiring. Unplugged and replugged the stock cable into the ballast cable and on it comes....just really touchy wiring I guess.

[Ryan from Ohio]

Do you have any dielectric grease?

I wonder if you are getting moisture in there or just a bad connection...

[XanderWiFi]

When I bought a new turn signal bulb the autozone guy threw in a little packet of something or another...said it stops corrosion yada yada yada...of course, I threw it away today dammit. Something like that?

[heineck]

yepp thats it

[Ryan from Ohio]

I bought a big azz tube of it for like $6. Use it on spark plug wires and any connections under the hood. It displaces moisture, stops corrosion, and stops rubber from sticking to the plugs...

[Gr1m]

i would check to make sure the relay for the actual ballasts did not get wet and is shorting something out, that happened to me back in the day when i put in my first set of HIDs

[lonnie]

It's allot easier to troubleshoot with a DMM. Even a cheap one in this case that way you can start to see if you are getting the correct voltage or voltage at all to the ballast or from. Good Luck!

[Ryan from Ohio]

DMM's can be had at Harbor Freight for $3-5...

Work good enough.

[XanderWiFi]

I don't know...but it went out again.

[Ryan from Ohio]

When is this happening?

When its raining? Cold? Or just randomly?

Sounds like you have a bad connection somewhere.

[JunkProwler]

Try flicking your highbeams and if you can eventually get both bulbs lit, its because your wiring can't carry enough juice to light them both at first. Solution would be a wiring harness with thicker power wire to the battery (fused).

[XanderWiFi]

And they both were back on this morning! I think I need to find that grease...but I won't have time with my trip. I definitely think bad connection. Some of the plugs I had a hard time getting to completely latch but I am not sure where. Seems random.

Juice is not an issue. The ballasts charge up and the light charges up with them.

[lonnie]

And they both were back on this morning! I think I need to find that grease...but I won't have time with my trip. I definitely think bad connection. Some of the plugs I had a hard time getting to completely latch but I am not sure where. Seems random.

Juice is not an issue. The ballasts charge up and the light charges up with them.
If you could test the leads when it is going crazy you could narrow down which connection it is.

[XanderWiFi]

Yeah...I just lack that testing ability right now.

[Silentalero]

It could still be a faulty ballast, I had 2 ballasts go out on the 240. (hl and fogs) Even after they go off the ballast could be faulty and flicker back on for a little bit. Check the warranty and replace it if needed. Not really an emergency, just a quick swap

[XanderWiFi]

Now it seems that one is off color from the other. Or it does not shine has "sharply" so to speak.

[MiLo]

How much grease would you have to use? I think I have the same problem

[Babyblue]

I had bought HIDs from this website called (blinding HID) A year after having the kit one of the little box's that connects to the ballast had looked like it started a mini fire and had burned everything in the little box and fried some wires going to the ballast. I had just bought some from DDMtuning and they are perfect. Except for one of the headlight housings I bought has a leak and is letting moisture in soo yeah. I keep getting faulty products :(

[MiLo]

i tried putting that grease on the prongs.. still no difference... but as i was putting the headlight housing back in i noticed that it kept flickering... so pulled the stopper off again and jiggled the wires and nothing happened... so i put the stopper on again and noticed when i put pressure on the stopper as it is capped on it works, the second i take my hand off the light goes out.. on certain angles it works. like when the back end of the housing is lowered and the light is facing up like 45 degree angle it works... idk if this is still the wires im just getting pissed cuz i want my HID's working already

[XanderWiFi]

Was it daytime or not? Your DRLs do not provide enough voltage to keep the lights solid and they will flicker; however, when turned on or engaged at night it will be fine.

[sleepyalero]

yeah did you remove your Drl's? where is the hid kit from?

ive never had problems with my hid kit.

[MiLo]

i found a loose plug but idk what the name of it is.. socket? connector? but this is what i need.. but this is why my headlight is flickering.. every time i touch it the light goes crazy.. i have pics but idk how to post the pics....

[03glgold]

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[MiLo]

so this is the top of the passenger side headlight.. and the power plug on the right side of the headlight... its loose and every time i touch the plug the light flickers, so i know its not the bulb.. idk if what the name of the plug is.. idk if the plug itself is messed up or if its the socket the plug connects to.. if it is the plug how do i fix it? do i cut the wires and solder a new plug on? or is there a way to unplug the whole line? if it is the socket do i have to get a new headlight? idk if its possible to un-attach the socket from the headlight.. How do i find out what exactly the problem is?

[sleepyalero]

thats your main headlight power plug.

[03glgold]

I may be wrong but I am pretty sure after you have the plug unhooked from the light, you remove the clips on the back of the plug and the wire can come out of the harness...I would do that and make sure the wires are completely in first...after that a new plug on rock auto is $23...I can't find any pictures to help me check myself so I will have to say later if I think the plug comes off the headlight unless someone else can tell you first

[MiLo]

I may be wrong but I am pretty sure after you have the plug unhooked from the light, you remove the clips on the back of the plug and the wire can come out of the harness...I would do that and make sure the wires are completely in first...after that a new plug on rock auto is $23...I can't find any pictures to help me check myself so I will have to say later if I think the plug comes off the headlight unless someone else can tell you first

you kno whats crazy... after playing with the friggin plug, i got pretty fed up and decided to just pull the orange rubber seal off the plug and plugged it back in, and lo and behold the friggin light stays on..... wtf.... i dont even think i need to buy a new plug now... lets see how long this lasts.....