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Old 05-20-2012, 10:51 PM
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anyone heard of or used these? i have a ballast that is going out..price seems to good to be true lol
 
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One last thing on the HID bulbs are they suppose to get really hot. When I installed the new bulb within 60 seconds of turning it on it got really hot and I accidentally touched it and it burnt me slightly.
HID bulbs run at lower temps than Halogens.

Both should not be touched when hot. Well, at all, you'll wreck the bulb with the oils on your hands.

But both run too hot to touch.
 
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Old 05-21-2012, 01:21 AM
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anyone heard of or used these? i have a ballast that is going out..price seems to good to be true lol
Those appear to be conversion kits for the high beam/fog lights. If that's true they won't replace your failing ballast. Look at the ebay link I posted in post 3 for a good deal on OEM.
 
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thanks everyone for your help and posts. Will work on this next weekend. One last thing any idea the best place on the web to buy an inexpensive ballast?
Yup- ebay. Find a reputable seller and you'll be in good shape.
 
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Old 05-21-2012, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by JaE35
anyone heard of or used these? i have a ballast that is going out..price seems to good to be true lol
Alot on here have used them with success.

From their site:

Do these lights have a warranty?
Yes! We warranty all our HID Kits by a lifetime warranty!
 
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Old 05-23-2012, 06:22 AM
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Is this 2 headlight bulbs with ballasst and do they work? Seems too good to be true. Anyone used these to replace headlight bulb and ballast?
 
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Old 05-23-2012, 06:28 AM
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Those appear to be conversion kits for the high beam/fog lights. If that's true they won't replace your failing ballast. Look at the ebay link I posted in post 3 for a good deal on OEM.
Originally Posted by jclinton_s
Is this 2 headlight bulbs with ballasst and do they work? Seems too good to be true. Anyone used these to replace headlight bulb and ballast?
They will work for your high/fog light, but not for your low beams. You'll need an OEM ballast if yours goes out. And yes they work well.
 
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Old 06-30-2012, 09:14 AM
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Finally got around to playing around with replacing the ballast. Purchased the following off ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/XENON-H1-600...06%26rk%3D1%26 as I did confirm the ballast was bad by plugging in the good one from the other light and the bulb came on. Only thing on this item the wiring instructions are not very clear not sure where I attach the power source to from the new bulb (red and black wire). Do I need to splice it to the main power source on the headlight assembly or to the power source from the old ballast? If anyone has pictures or instructions on the wiring of this product that would be helpful. Again this is for a 2004 g35 sedan.
 
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Old 06-30-2012, 10:37 AM
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Help Replacing Manufacturer Ballast with a HID Conversion Kit

I'm replacing the manufuacturer HID low beam ballast as its gone bad. Purchased the following on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/XENON-H1-600...06%26rk%3D1%26. It states its compatiable with my 2004 G35 Infiniti. Took off the headlight assembly to have easy access to the back. Anyhow the conversion kit seems easy to install, where I'm having trouble is what to wire the power source to for the conversion kit primarily the (black and red wire). Do you splice it directly to the power source for the headlight assembly or does it need to be spliced to the power source coming off the old ballast?
 
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Originally Posted by jclinton_s
I'm replacing the manufuacturer HID low beam ballast as its gone bad. Purchased the following on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/XENON-H1-600...06%26rk%3D1%26. It states its compatiable with my 2004 G35 Infiniti. Took off the headlight assembly to have easy access to the back. Anyhow the conversion kit seems easy to install, where I'm having trouble is what to wire the power source to for the conversion kit primarily the (black and red wire). Do you splice it directly to the power source for the headlight assembly or does it need to be spliced to the power source coming off the old ballast?
The only thing you should be using here is the ballast.

The kit should have come with instructions, there's no reason for a 'kit' on a car that ALREADY has HID's.

All you needed was a ballast.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/02-06-INFINI...bb37c6&vxp=mtr

^^That's an OEM replacement....
 
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Replacing Manufacturer Ballast with HID Conversion Kit

I'm replacing the manufuacturer HID low beam ballast as its gone bad. Purchased the following on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/XENON-H1-600...06%26rk%3D1%26. It states its compatiable with my 2004 G35 Infiniti. Took off the headlight assembly to have easy access to the back. Anyhow the conversion kit seems easy to install, where I'm having trouble is what to wire the power source to for the conversion kit primarily the (black and red wire). Do you splice it directly to the power source for the headlight assembly or does it need to be spliced to the power source coming off the old ballast?
 
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