So i was about to pick my car up from the shop today after having some bodywork and headlight changed aftera collision and i get a call from my mechanic. He told me that my passenger side headlight was damaged. The ignitor(ballast im guessing) that turns my HID's on is burnt. I already had previous problems with my headlights.

I would turn them on, then i turn them off, then turn them on agian, and it won't go on. I basically can't flick my lights anymore. I would have to wait a while before i would be able to turn them on agian. Im not sure if my after-market hid bulbs caused the problem or not, but he informed me that these were the parts i needed to fix the problem.

The headlight housing comprised of two parts, 26025al520 + 26025ac020

im not sure how these parts work, but i think 26010ac026 is the the combonation of both. (part list on the bottom from Riverside Infiniti)



heres some ways i figured i could go about in fixing my situation.

1.What i want to know is if its possible to just purchase a new ignitor for the headlights.My other headlight that got swapped out is fine, but its on the drivers side so i was wondering if i could take apart the housing (bake it in an oven) and swap it to save some money. Also gives me a chance to paint my housing =)

2.Project retrofit and forget the whole thing! but keep in mind (im not exactly the best mechanic)

3. Just let the shop deal with it and fork over 500-600 bucks for a whole new assembly...

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Part Number: 26025al520
Electrical - Chassis electrical - Headlamps - Composite headlamp Composite headlamp, g35, xenon, right 2003 - 2004


Part Number: 26025ac020
Front lamps - Headlamp components - Lens and housing - From 12/02 From 12/02 Right - Xenon type 2003-04 2003 - 2004


Part Number: 26010ac026
Electrical - Chassis electrical - Headlamps - Composite assy Composite assy, g35, xenon, right 2003 - 2004

 

Dont get a whole new assembly. What do you exactly need? The igniter or the ballast? Either way... I have both that I can sell to you. It's from an 03 G35 Sedan. Let me know if you want it.

 

well, thats what im unsure of. he said igniter, which i believe is where you plug the bulb into. isn't that apart of the whole hid balast?

 

Well... there is the ballast (small grey box), and then there is the cable that connects from the ballast to the wire harness.

 

ya no need to get a whole new housing

 

does anyone know how to remove these two screws from inside the headlight housing.



the two circled screws, im having trouble removing. Its angled at a point where my screwdriver can't get any grip.


essentially, what i want to remove is
so i can get to the control and ignitor.

one of my HID Ignitors burned and i have a extra headlight laying around, but its on the wrong side, so i wanted to swap the ignitor + controller to the other side.

If things go well, i might consider just getting a whole new McCulloch HID Conversion Kit and swapping out both sides to make sure it works.

 

use a flexible screwdriver?

 

theres such a thing?