jpark

my driver side HID started acting up last night.. dont think its the bulb problem as bulb would turn pink before getting fried..

i included a video clip to show what happens. When you turn the light switch on, the HID badly flickers and the DRL/Highbeam bulb slowly starts going on brighter and brighter and both shuts off (wtf?). Obviously the highbeam switch is off, and i disabled my DRL so i dont really know what the deal is..

passenger side hid lights up perfectly fine, although the highbeam/drl bulb lights up slowly and turns off when igniting like the driver side headlight... as far as i know this is not normal...? (you can see it in the vid)

possibly a fried ballast? or loose connection with the harness/wires?
if i need a new ballast, i might just get a set of ap2 headlights with ballasts and bulbs since the passenger side will probably go out anytime soon as well.. i really hope not though, dont want to spend money right now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY_Krzzwm6c&feature=plcp

s2000maniac

What color temp bulb are you using? Put back on the oem bulbs and check around and make sure all the connections are good and see what happens.

skinsfn36

Wait so the High beam bulb is just coming on without you hitting the high beam switch?

jpark

the bulb is all original factory 4300k oem bulb and ballast, didnt change a thing.


yeap.. dont know whats going on

spinpio

Check out Modifry's page at http://www.modifry.com/freebies/old/zenon/index.htm cause your issue sounds very similar to his article about the S2000's "funny fuses"

s2000maniac

That color is too blue to be original bulb.

skinsfn36

Its just the camera he's using that makes the bulbs appear that way

skinsfn36

Sounds exactly right to me

jpark

oh wow.. sounds like i got a blown fuse than..

im at work so im gonna take a look at the fuse on my break asap.
now.. i wonder why the fuse blew? im a sucker when it comes to electrical stuff

S2K_@L3X

defently its not the ballast, if it was there would not be any light, obviously its not a fuse either if it was then both headlights would be doing the same thing, it can either be a loose connection or most defenetly just the light bulb done, in case it is the light bulb no need to worry you can buy 2 bulbs for 20 bucks of js2k.com but its going to be more blueish(6k) but its still as bright, i actually like it better.goodluck