d-ramey

ok so i bought 8000k hid bulbs off ebay they look great besides the damn passenger side bulb will shut off after about 2 min but will turn on after i shut the lights on and off? whats the issue here the driver side hasnt had any issues and ive even swapped bulbs thinking it was the bulb and ive even had to stick my stock hid bulb back in to drive at night any ideas or suggestions ???

the company has even sent me another pair and it still does it its on the passenger side makes no sense =(

d-ramey

woooowwwww does anyone know whats going on with this lol

Red-Rocket

There's your problem.

d-ramey

they've sent me two pair still doesnt work hell the driver side works without a issue it cant be the bulb ive switched it into the passenger side and it goes out after 3 min

Graham Dunbar

^yes. here is a real hid system http://www.theretrofitsource.com/com...-3-kit-h1.html

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iTrader: (1)

Might be worth asking WHY you replaced your factory bulbs with crappy 8000k ebay units.

They're dimmer than 4300k. They're also lower quality than factory. So... what would possess you to ruin your perfectly good headlights? Was your factory passenger side bulb also not lighting?

Are the bulbs that you bought designed to work on a 35W system?


Maybe you have a ballast or wiring issue. HID systems don't just consist of bulbs and a plug.

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iTrader: (1)

?? The TSX has projectors with HID's from the factory. Why would he need a link to a projector HID retrofit site?

d-ramey

they're 35 watt and i think 8k look better then the stock 4300k and i actually have a 4300k in the passanger and a 8k in the driver because the passanger wont stay and and i see better with the 8k idk kinda weird but in my opinion i like 8k they make a car look better

d-ramey

and its funny how everyone say junk ebay bulbs and ebay turbos??? i didnt no ebay made bulbs and turbos ?? let me school u 99% of everything we use in everyday life comes from over seas ur computer or phone ur replying back to is from over seas and the cars we driver over seas lol i just dont get it with some people and the bulbs work great its just the damn passenger wont stay lite after couple min ive switched bulbs it does it to everyone of them besides the stock oem bulb so its something simple obviously

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iTrader: (1)

You're right. You seem like you're having great luck with all your cheap stuff. Nobody ever has issues with buying no name parts. They work just as well as the reputable brands do.

What year is your car? How many years did your stock headlight bulbs work for? Must be because there's no difference in quality there.

There's nothing wrong with buying parts from overseas. But quality still goes a LOOOOOOOONG way.

Not sure why your bulb only works on one side. It could be because the crappy bulbs you bought need a different ballast.

It's ignorant to come on here and say that there's no reason not to buy crappy parts...if you're having problems with the crappy parts that you bought.

d-ramey

you'd be surprised that ur name brand stuff comes from the same factory as ur no name brand stuff !!! my buddy owns a performance shop and sells turbo kits for camaros and mustangs and alot of people knock him for being a overseas product but comes from the same factory as your big names like tial borgwarner and believe it or not Precision Turbo are also from there just because it doesnt have a nice name on it doesnt mean its not the same quality i actually work for the right stuff detailing which is the largest classic car part industry guess what! they buy everything from china do alittle research first before knocking a product

stock lights worked great ibought the car about 2-3 months ago i wanted a the blue headlight look maybe the bulbs are junk whos knows but doesnt explain why it works in the one and not the other lol maybe ill spend 150$ on expensive bulbs and it'll do the same lol

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iTrader: (1)

You said you tried taking the bulb that wouldn't light and putting it on the other side? Did the "burned out" bulb light when you put it on the other side?

Your car is made overseas, BTW. Not all overseas stuff sucks. Stuff that sucks just sucks.

d-ramey

i switched the new bulbs around to see if it was the bulb but it wasnt but when i put the stock bulb in it works fine so right now the driver sides has a 8k bulb and passenger has a stock bulb lol when i switch the driver to passneger it does the same as the other bulb i had in there itll stay on for 2 min and shut off

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iTrader: (1)

Maybe your ballast is going out slowly on that side and the stock bulb doesn't require as much wattage to stay on.

d-ramey

possibly i might just buy a new ballast an see how that works out risky