i have had the Philips kit in my R for about a 1 1/2 years, and all of a sudden on friday, one of the lights started to flicker, turn on and off when they wanted too.

so today(monday) i looked at them checking the wires, and i turned the lights on and....
a small flame started from the side of the balist... i blew it out and dissconected everything, and looked at where the fire started and the wire was cut an touching the other wire.

I was wondering if i could cut the wires and resoder them back together?

any one else have a simalar prob?

 

Never heard of that problem.

 

is the bulb in any contact with metal?

 

i would take them out until u get them fixed, i wouldnt want any flame near my car! and also never heard of anything like that.

 

oh well ... thanks guys!

 

 

it just sounds like the positive and negative wires contacted each other, hence the spark. i think you should re-insulate the wires, and make sure nothing is exposed before using it again.

 

thanks man...i checked the wires and there is no wire left to resouder it back together, im thinking i have to take the damn thing apart to make the wire longer!

 

So the wires shorted out externally, not internally within the ballast? Why didn't the fuse blow first?

 

External- I have no idea?