Is anyone else having problems with their hid ballasts. Shit ive gone through 4 of them now and im buying the better quality ones. Pissing me off. Just had to order another one today.
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Is anyone else having problems with their hid ballasts. Shit ive gone through 4 of them now and im buying the better quality ones. Pissing me off. Just had to order another one today.
What kind of ballasts have you had and what are your HID specs?
nope. i have had my Mccullugh ballast for almost 2 yrs and i bought them used from DanJ who had them for christ knows how long.Quote:
Originally Posted by Galant306m
it all depends on how cheap they are made.
Im using the Xentec. I bought a diffrent brand this time, im slowly switching over to DDR's.
i'm not sure what the problem is with mine my driver side headlights only works sometimes, i've switched bulbs around and it works for a little bit then stops, ive switched the ballasts and same thing happens, i wish i knew what the problem was i'm running bi xenon 8000k anyone ever had this problem? Sorry can't help ya as you can see i'm having probs too.
I have the xentec kit but it is not installed yet, I installed them on my friends titan and he never had any problems with it and he has had them for 8 months now. How long do you have your ballast before it goes out?
ive had them for about a year now.
I have no idea man, im sorry. I am installing mine right now. That should not happen, ill give my friend a call he owns a fabrication company and he does all my friends HID's and he uses the xentec kit i believe
do they get wet alot? try to install them where little water can reach, even though they say they are water proof. I had my ballast for years 4+ no issues.
I bought my kit through xenoneyes.com about 2 years ago. When I originally installed them, one ballast blew. I sent it back and they sent me another one. I kept having this problem for about 2 months. Finally, I wired the HIDS to a switch and haven't had an issue since. Also helps for a pretty simple foglight mod .
i've had to put my HID ballasts on relays since the oem headlight wiring shorts out after they're on for a certain amount of time. don't think 8G guys have to worry about this though....
Like he said, make sure they are not getting wet, or any of the wiring is getting wet. Also make sure that they are mounted securely and not bouncing around.Quote:
Originally Posted by IceDouTGaLanT
It also may be a wiring issue. Wire them up to a relay instead of the factory hi/low beam leads, if you havent already done that.
anybody have a pic of how theirs are mounted?
That was my issue. Kept blowing fuses and after that took out a ballast. So put in a toggle switch.
you should put the ballast between two objects in ur engine bay, today i will take pictures and put them up to show you guys on the 8g is a good spot
on startup, sometimes the stock wiring cannot handle the load (20,000V+) and will cause the ballast to "starve" and flicker. HID does not like to be turned on and off constantly (flashed) since it has to send this ignition pulse each time it starts up and will eventually be destroyed by the shortage of power. in most cases of ballast failure, innadequate power supply is to blame. power your ballasts directly from the battery w/ heavy duty wiring and relays (30 amp) using your stock wiring only to trigger the relays, problem solved.
my xentex kit just went out!!! And supervtec wont answer my questions or talk to me about a return/exhange.
Wow Drew that blows ass :(Quote:
Originally Posted by showtime
Yea, supervtec wasn't very responsive to me either, but my kit has been working fine. I wish you luck bro!
Yeah man I am pissed, I have sent three emails already. I just want my money back.
Sorry to hear that, you just got these didn't you?
I was about to order some from here but now this makes me a bit apprehensive.
Should I go with ddm and deal with the wait?
Hope you get a response and replacements fairly quickly. Good luck.
Yeah I am getting DDM's next week, everyone here that has had any problems with them say their customer service is amazing. DDM 6K kit will be my next purchase, im getting HI/LOW this time though. I believe my ballast blew out because I blew a fuse, and somehow that damaged the ballast. Not 100% sure on that though, but yeah I would say go with DDM, in whatever color you want.
my ebay no brand ballasts have lasted me s while now. knock on wood...
i got some conquer ballasts i got off some weird ricer store, they lasted me a while with a random flicker every few days, but the past week they been shutting off and it seems that today, after about 7 months, they died :(
SO!!!
I'm going ot my year warranty to get new balasts and hopefully order me a set of 6k and 3 k for head and fogs :)