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Old 06-04-2009   #1 (permalink)
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Default Trouble shooting HID lights

I installed a set of HID's in the wife Pony tonight, but I have a slight problem. The initial install went fine and the lights fired up. So I went about mounting the ballasts and pinning everything back together. Then I fired them up for the second time and the drivers side fog light does not fire. I pulled the power wire going into the light socket out and then plugged it back in. When I did this the bulb would fire for a second and a momentary buzz would come from the ballast and then no light. I think it's a bad ballast as I have triple checked all other connections. What do you guys think??
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Well I swapped the ballasts around and the same light is out so the ballast must be OK. Wiring or bulb? My bet is on the wiring. I must have a bad connection somewhere. I'll have to wait until tomorrow night to check it again.
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I had a simular issue with mine. It was the ground. Make sure your ground wires have a clean connection.


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Well I swapped the ballasts around and the same light is out so the ballast must be OK. Wiring or bulb? My bet is on the wiring. I must have a bad connection somewhere. I'll have to wait until tomorrow night to check it again.
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Well after trying every possible configuration I've come to the conclusion that it's the bulb/wiring assembly that's defective. The company I ordered them from is shipping me out a new bulb/wiring harness. I'll try again next week.
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