hey guys

basicly, i bought two new 2004 headlights for my o4 coupe... after my accident...... i put some after market 8000k d2r hid bulbs in.

i noticed that one of my bulbs (passenger side) doesnt turn on sometimes ..rarly.......so i need to turn my lights on and off to get it the light on....

i also noticed that my passenger side hid takes longer to fully illuminate then my drivers side one.

i am hoping this is just my bulbs going bad but what is the chaces of my ballast causing this problem?


could it be from the rainy weather here in newyork that may have hurt my balest

does this sound ore like a bulb issue or a ballast issue?

 

sounds like a ballast issue...try swapping bulbs from left to right and see if the bulb does the same thing on the driver side, if it does then its the bulb element, if not its the ballast

 

usually 8000 K bulbs are low quality and are prone to failure and/or short life. stick with OEM brands Philips/Osram etc..which means nothing above 6000K. 8000K has very low output (lumens) anyway. chances are, if you are using OEM g35 ballasts, the problem lies in your cheap bulbs, OEM ballast failure is not as common

 

I hope you die for putting 8000k bulbs in your Honda, I mean Infiniti.

 

no way i have no proplems with the light output because i have another car for driving in poor visibility conditions.


its too much of a hassel to sawp bulbs i think ill just but new ones and if its the ballast tehn ill buy new ones and sell the bulbs


i would like to get some 6000k lights but they look too much like stock white i want a more purpolish blueish look

 

Get projectors!

 

nah i dont want the projecters... my cars a lease so i dno if i can swap my lights out

 

ok here an update:


basicly both headlights work however when they turn on my left hid is superbright right away wheras my right hid takes a little longer (10 seconds) to fully iluminate..


after 10 seconds both hid look identicle..


is this my ballast or my hid,.,,,

 

What did you buy? Anything above 6000k is crap, most likely cheap bulbs are the cause.

 

well sounds like a bulb...but easy way to find out is to swap them like i said...

 

its not easy to swap them cuz i have to but new bulps wich are most likly unredundable ... then i need to pay for installation cuz i dont have time or patience so if its the ***** them im already down 200 bux

 

Do you smoke crack?

 

hahaha

 

im talking about moving the bulbs from left to right...took me 5 mins after the first time to modify mine and put them back in

 

how did it take you five minutes dont u need to do it from the wheel well like the fogs and take off ur tire to get in there

or can i do it directly from my engine bay