high/low beams not working
09-06-2018, 04:45 PM
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high/low beams not working
What’s up guys
so today I decided to put my hids back in finally after swapping (same motor in) so I could drive at night.
However neither of my lights work besides parking. Everything worked before fine and my hids are good. I had them tested. Fuses are okay and ground is good.
Not sure what to check next, any ideas ?
so today I decided to put my hids back in finally after swapping (same motor in) so I could drive at night.
However neither of my lights work besides parking. Everything worked before fine and my hids are good. I had them tested. Fuses are okay and ground is good.
Not sure what to check next, any ideas ?
09-06-2018, 05:00 PM
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Re: high/low beams not working
Jump the ballast to a battery to confirm this "my HIDs are good" theory.
Measure for voltage going into the ballast. Do not attempt to measure on the wire between the ballast and the bulb.
If the stock bulb plugs are still in the car, plug in a stock bulb and see if it lights up. (You don't have to put the bulb in the housing to do that).
Measure for voltage going into the ballast. Do not attempt to measure on the wire between the ballast and the bulb.
If the stock bulb plugs are still in the car, plug in a stock bulb and see if it lights up. (You don't have to put the bulb in the housing to do that).
09-07-2018, 01:41 AM
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Re: high/low beams not working
My hids were tested at Tristate. They both work and I also took my ballast from my other car to check that and it still didn’t work.
My ground is good. Is there more than one headlight ground?
My ground is good. Is there more than one headlight ground?
09-07-2018, 01:44 AM
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Re: high/low beams not working
Jump the ballast to a battery to confirm this "my HIDs are good" theory.
Measure for voltage going into the ballast. Do not attempt to measure on the wire between the ballast and the bulb.
If the stock bulb plugs are still in the car, plug in a stock bulb and see if it lights up. (You don't have to put the bulb in the housing to do that).
Measure for voltage going into the ballast. Do not attempt to measure on the wire between the ballast and the bulb.
If the stock bulb plugs are still in the car, plug in a stock bulb and see if it lights up. (You don't have to put the bulb in the housing to do that).
Im 110% positive the bulbs and ballast are good. The car sat for two years prior to dropping the motor.
Is there any other fuses besides the ones under the dash for headlights ?
09-07-2018, 06:07 PM
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Re: high/low beams not working
Just a question your hid kit does hook into the original headlight socket correct? Try to put a stock light bulb in original socket to see if it works. If it does work then you can look at the ballast or the hid bulb.and the question on more grounds an fuses ( grounds idk ) ( fuses- I only know of under dash).
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