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my hid's look like candles

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by jobrien, Sep 22, 2011.

  1. Sep 22, 2011 at 8:57 AM
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    jobrien

    jobrien [OP] shit happens then you die

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    I cant stop my hid's from flickering like a candle while im driving. I took them completely apart to see if the retaining clip fell off and nothing but it also happens when im at a complete stop. It gets even worse when I turn on my high beams. Idk what to do now. Any thoughts on what it could be. btw these are those stupid ********** hid's. I dont think i can take them back because its been over 2 months that ive had them.

    Have they gone bad?

    Is there something I can do to stop this?

    P.S. no luck with getting any contact with the dude from gg
     
  2. Sep 22, 2011 at 9:01 AM
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    Sounds like another happy GG lighting customer.
     
  3. Sep 22, 2011 at 9:02 AM
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    jobrien [OP] shit happens then you die

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    o yea if only i knew :mad:
     
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    Hey. You need a relay kit. Get one and its fixed. That easy
     
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    jobrien [OP] shit happens then you die

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    really?
     
  6. Sep 22, 2011 at 9:15 AM
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    I think I documented well the flickering/ jiggling light beam from GG Lighting's bulbs... Cody instantly sent me new bulbs to replace the 4300s... but he sent me 6000 (or higher) by mistake and they were too blue. They didn't flicker. Then I waited a month before Chris took over for Cody... the next too sets of bulbs (5000s) both flicker/ jiggle... the first 5000s were yellow-white... the next were perfect white.

    Chris said he tested them all and they didn't flicker for him...? Mine do after warming up about 30-50 seconds... and by flicker, I don't bean blink on and off... I mean when looking at the light beam against a surface, like my garage wall it looks like a candle moving in a breeze.

    From what I gather, this is just cheap quality bulbs... some do and some don't. We tried new ballasts, but they didn't change the flickering at all... so it is just the bulbs. Like I said, the very blue 6000s didn't flicker at all.

    As for the wire harness I use... it is a Hella made for 200 watts+ and is fused.
     

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