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09-21-2011, 10:10 AM
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#1 | | I am Hook'd on RS
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| Broken HID, replace bulb or ballast
hey,
Its been nearly a year and my hid on one side finally gave out. I need to fix this problem but im not sure whether i should be changing my bulb or my ballast... how can one tell?
thanks
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09-21-2011, 10:18 AM
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#2 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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plug the working bulb into the "broken hid"
should be able to tell if it is the ballast or bulb. my guess is the bulb.
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09-21-2011, 10:39 AM
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#3 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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I'v never had an HID bulb burnt out on me.
I'v had 2 ballasts go though.
Just swap the bulbs and you'll know right away.
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09-21-2011, 12:36 PM
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#4 | | The Brown Reason
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Not to threadjack, but I have 2 good ballasts and 2 burnt out bulbs. Where can I get replacement bulbs that fit my ballasts? The kits are from DDM tuning, driving without hid's sucks! I haven't found a definitive answer as to what to do and DDMtuning doesn't list bulbs by themselves 
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09-21-2011, 12:42 PM
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#5 | | 2x Variable Nockenwellen Steuerung
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Is your bulb as "rebased" one or standard D2R/S ones? If it is the later ones you can just get any D2R or S bulbs. If not you have to contact your seller and get the rebased one.. though I suspect they are all the same too. Quote:
Originally Posted by dhillon09  Not to threadjack, but I have 2 good ballasts and 2 burnt out bulbs. Where can I get replacement bulbs that fit my ballasts? The kits are from DDM tuning, driving without hid's sucks! I haven't found a definitive answer as to what to do and DDMtuning doesn't list bulbs by themselves | | |
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09-21-2011, 12:46 PM
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#6 | | 2x Variable Nockenwellen Steuerung
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I find ballasts life especially in the retrofit situation depends on the age of the car (the more electric noise generated, the shorter the ballast life will be). I ideally one would test out the existing electrical system, from alternator to battery, ground etc.. then wire the lights directly from the battery. Quote:
Originally Posted by TheSalesman I'v never had an HID bulb burnt out on me.
I'v had 2 ballasts go though.
Just swap the bulbs and you'll know right away. | | |
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09-21-2011, 08:48 PM
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#7 | | The Brown Reason
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Originally Posted by godwin Is your bulb as "rebased" one or standard D2R/S ones? If it is the later ones you can just get any D2R or S bulbs. If not you have to contact your seller and get the rebased one.. though I suspect they are all the same too. | here's what they look like, photos off my berry:
What do you think I can do? The bulbs said 9006 Hb4, whatever that means.
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09-22-2011, 11:39 AM
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#8 | | 2x Variable Nockenwellen Steuerung
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Get a 9006 rebased bulb.
If you don't know what 9006 means, you shouldn't be messing with your lighting system. Quote:
Originally Posted by dhillon09 here's what they look like, photos off my berry:
What do you think I can do? The bulbs said 9006 Hb4, whatever that means. | | |
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09-22-2011, 12:10 PM
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#9 | | The Brown Reason
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Originally Posted by godwin Get a 9006 rebased bulb.
If you don't know what 9006 means, you shouldn't be messing with your lighting system. | 9006 is my bulb size  I was WTF-ing hb4, but I realize now it's another name for 9006.
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