HID went out

washed my truck today and was driving home and noticed my right hid was out that i bought from the group buy from slimcuddy. any suggestions??

 

you can get replacement bulbs for about 20 bucks!

 

yeah contact slimcubby and have him send you a new one.

 

so its the bulb for sure not the ballast or any other bS?

 

maybe you can take the left bulb and try it on the right. if it does work, then it is the bulb. also, $20 for a bulb is good price.

 

well ballast arent really known to go out and especialy in your case so quickly.so maybe test with ur good bulb on the bad side

 

Take either the bulb, or the ballast from one side and swap it to the other. That will let you eliminate one or the other.

Did you properly reinstall the dust covers over the rear of the housing when you installed the lights? If you left any openings and water was able to enter the light housing, or a substantial amount of moisture, the bulb will fail.

 

yeahh i guarentee you sinse all the rain and PUDDLES it probably got a lil moist in there.

 

I've seen ballasts go out long before bulbs... definite swap your stuff around to try and figure out your problem before you send stuff in. Good luck.

 

I had my light do the same (group buy) and I messed with the ground and it works fine now. Did you try that?

 

I purchased from slim before on the first GB for HID's. About 3-5 months after my right light quit. I switched my ballast around because it is easier just to unplug rather than messing with the bulb where you may inadvertently touch it or mess it up somehow. Once I narrowed it down to the ballast being out I contacted slim and tried some other things he suggested. Then he mailed me a good one and I returned the faulty one. He's a great guy to deal with.

 

the ballasts will fry out before the bulbs.

 

Have you checked the connections? Could be some water got between the connectors.

 

unplug the connections and replug them in, i was having the same problem and narrowed it down to the connection.

 

OEM HID retro....hey, you asked!!

otherwise, narrow it down to ballast or bulb and go about getting a replacement from there!

 

I would believe a good percentage of it is because people who install them probably don't do a very good or professional job. Bad grounds, improperly environmentally shielded, and quite possibly vibration can lead to failures in high power systems.

 

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watta you tryin to say huh?

 

im doing one right now, if all goes well, im starting a list....email me at tacomaleds at gmail.com if your serious and i'll add you to the list...

 

Did you try turning off your truck then back on?? I'm assuming you did but just in case you didn't. Sometimes the ballast won't fire up and won't lite the bulb. This hasn't happened with my HID kit from Slim but i know it happens with HID kits on ocassion.