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Flicker? Flicka! Flicker?!?!

Old Apr 9, 2013 | 02:02 PM
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Angry Flicker? Flicka! Flicker?!?!

Sorry about the title, not sure if it's against the ToS to have an eye opening title like that.

Just like the title says, I just got my headlights from the 04 to the projector headlights. The driver side light seems to be flickering on the projector light though. Video below. (It's daytime so it's not as visible, at night, I feel like I'm distracting every driver on the road. It's like a strobe light?

 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 03:27 PM
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guess it's not eye catching enough. bumpe!
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 03:36 PM
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Double check your connection from the ballast to the bulb. Sometimes it'll flicker if it doesn't have a good connection. If these are aftermarket bulbs go back to your sells and get another set of bulbs
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 05:13 PM
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Oh ok, will check the connection and let you know what happened! Thanks for your help
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by AmateuRN
ballast or bulb could be going out.

run a wire from the ballast to the battery and see if it still flickers. could need a relay.
Sorry, the shop did it for me and I'm really disappointed in their work. What do you mean by relay? I was hoping to get different advice to tell the guy there because he seems like he can use all the advice he needs. Heck, my side marker LEDs don't even come on! haha
 
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Old Apr 9, 2013 | 08:00 PM
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Ballast .... Change it
 
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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 02:27 AM
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+1 on the ballast. besides i think the relay is built into the IPDM. if it is the relay will not be sold separately. good luck
 
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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 10:19 AM
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I changed the bulb first and it seems to be okay for now. Can't really tell in the day time... I guess I'll have to wait for tonight.. I'll let you guys know! Thanks for your help
 
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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 08:52 PM
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Not ballasts. Ballasts are either working or dead. Cheap knockoff bulbs do this alllll the time. Or very old bulbs. Or bulbs with a broken insulator that arc against the base of the bulb.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 09:03 PM
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Swap bulb and ballast to the other headlight (one at a time) to isolate the problem
 
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Old Apr 11, 2013 | 11:16 AM
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After I changed the bulb, it seems to be working! Thanks guys!
 
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