I have had my Xentec HID's for over a year now and they have worked flawlessly. Recently when i have gone to turn them on they take about 5-10 seconds to even turn on and i get a bulb out warning until then. In the past they have fired right up. Any idea what would be causing this?
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Who Knows Hid's?
Started by Iloveboost, Jan 02 2012 12:24 AM
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Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:24 AM
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Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:29 AM
Both lights or just one?
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Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:38 AM
Ihatespeedbumps, on 02 January 2012 - 12:29 AM, said:
Both lights or just one?
both
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Posted 02 January 2012 - 01:15 AM
ballast is probaly about to bite the dust. best hid's i have found is from http://store.sharphid.com/Default.asp. i have had them for awhile and they work great. they have a liftime warranty on bulbs and ballast and they are super resonable priced.
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Posted 02 January 2012 - 02:04 AM
DDM HIDs suck. I used to have them and ditched them for 4300k VVME HIDs. Much higher quality and more accurate color temperatures. Never had a single problem with them installed and its been over a year
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Posted 02 January 2012 - 02:28 AM
BoostedS70, on 02 January 2012 - 01:15 AM, said:
ballast is probaly about to bite the dust. best hid's i have found is from http://store.sharphid.com/Default.asp. i have had them for awhile and they work great. they have a liftime warranty on bulbs and ballast and they are super resonable priced.
i think it is unusual that they would go at the exact same time. Also forgot to add that this problem is intermittent since it started. Sometimes they still fire right up.
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Posted 05 January 2012 - 02:17 AM
Iloveboost, on 02 January 2012 - 02:28 AM, said:
i think it is unusual that they would go at the exact same time. Also forgot to add that this problem is intermittent since it started. Sometimes they still fire right up.
Why? you don't run both on at the same time..?
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Posted 05 January 2012 - 03:00 PM
T.Q., on 05 January 2012 - 02:17 AM, said:
Why? you don't run both on at the same time..?
Do you have some unknown switch that turns on you L and R headlamps independently?
Of course they come on at the same time. He's questioning why both ballasts are failing at the same time.
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Posted 05 January 2012 - 07:01 PM
LOL mydepots ballast (and bulbs) I had back in 2007 is still working on my S40. not all china parts are made equal.
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Posted 05 January 2012 - 07:10 PM
your light switch contact points could be corroded? mayb they take 5-10 minutes because the car warms up in that period and causes some reaction somewhere? just brainstorming out loud to help out
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Posted 07 January 2012 - 01:13 AM
From 05 January 2012 - 07:10 PM:
your light switch contact points could be corroded? mayb they take 5-10 minutes because the car warms up in that period and causes some reaction somewhere? just brainstorming out loud to help out
5-10 seconds i should have stated.
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Posted 07 January 2012 - 08:53 AM
it's not your HID system....there is an issue with wiring or the light switch or fuse....
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Posted 07 January 2012 - 10:23 PM
All i gotta say is you get what you pay for. I made mistake by going with DDM!
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Posted 08 January 2012 - 02:43 AM
From 05 January 2012 - 07:10 PM:
your light switch contact points could be corroded? mayb they take 5-10 minutes because the car warms up in that period and causes some reaction somewhere? just brainstorming out loud to help out
Aftermarket ballasts have a problem with pulling way more power on startup than OEM, so it puts extra stress on the wiring. I run some DDM-style slim ballasts for my fogs and so far no issues, but I wouldn't be terribly surprised if some arose.
Also, all the aftermarket slim ballasts are the same. Doesn't matter who's brand name is on them, "Sharp", "DDM", "Apexcone". They cost $8-12/pair but are becoming more difficult to import into the US. As a matter of fact, DDM had an entire shipment seized by US Customs due to DOT regulations.
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Posted 09 January 2012 - 11:51 AM
wiring is the main problem... you should take it to the shop. get it fixed right away 
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