Ballast Replacement Questions
 

Hey guys. I upgraded my HID bubls to 6k a few weeks ago and now my passenger side bulb flahes and goes off. But when I turn off the hedlights and turn them back on the bulb come back on. I think my ballast is going out on my passenger side. I want to buy a replacement but I was wondering if I have to buy two new ballasts or can I just replace the messed up one? Thanks in advance!

I have an used ballast for sale. OEM ballast from a 03 sedan.

You can just replaced the messed up one. Pretty easy project, too. I think there's a DIY here somewhere. I did it this spring. I'd recommend swapping your drivers and passenger side first to ensure that it is the ballast. There are a ton for sale on ebay- go with a reputable seller.

Good luck!

I had that issue after installin aftermarket 6K bulbs. It ended up being the bulbs.

I'd suggest swapping the bulbs to opposite sides and verify the problem doesn't follow the bulb

I too have the same exact problem and its the bulb thats faulty, but like ^ said swap side just to verify

Just switched the bulb over and the problem followed. Looks like it's the bulb, thanks guys :)

How much are they normally?

Cheap generic bulbs are the problem the bulbs i have are DDM only cost like $40, for the $ you'll spend on quality bulbs your best bet would be to spend that on a retrofit

Yup

I wouldn't hold much faith in cheap Chinese bulbs, when the quality bulbs that most OEM's use retail $100 each or more.

My DDM bulbs probably last a year or so before one starts to behave funny. Last bulb that went bad on me would turn of when i hit bumps. I couldn't restart it unless i gave it 5 mins or so to cool and then it would fire up again.

Marinelli is gonna hit me up with a replacement. I love their customer service!

Hey guys I'm having an issue with my passenger side HID. I bought the expensive bulb from O'reillys for $100. It was a D2R 9003. My problem is that it went out, and I put the new one in and after a few days it burnt out. I replaced it again with a warranty for the bulb and after I installed it, instantly it burned out. I'm assuming its a short or a bad ballast now but you guys are saying it's a bulb? Any help for this would help.