I have a HID kit hooked up to my car and the right bulb all of a sudden went out, the headlight worked perfectly fine when i first installed it and has been working fine for a few months now. I looked at the fuse and it was out, so i replaced it however everytime i tried to turn on the headlights it would burn out the fuse, does anyone know what the problem is? (wiring, placement, bulb etc...) Thanks

 

check the relays

 

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I disconnected and reconnected all the wiring to the headlight and the fuse kept burning out. I'm thinking the intensity of the HID light is causing the fuse to blow out, but how did it work fine before?

 

i think u need a new ballast the same thing happened to me so i bought a new ballast and spliced the wires and changed the connector good luck

Kris.

 

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Kris.</TD></TR></TABLE>

how much do ballasts usually go for? and where is the best place to find one?

 

it was a while ago that i did this i really dont remember but go to like a soundsystem place that install HIDS and im pretty sure they can order one for u also try http://www.xenondepot.com and see if u can give them a call to ask if they can send one to you... here is the number as well as their email
Email: Info@XenonDepot.com
Telephone Number: 1.905.660.0124

good luck

 

thanks for the suggestions, could there be anything else? I just brought my car to my mechanic to check out whats wrong, he said it might be some kind of short im having in the wiring, hopefully he finds out whats wrong

 

co0

 

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i'm not out of the woods yet i still have to find out if it really is a short in the wiring that's doing that, hopefully it's not the HID kit itself or the bulb

 

maybe the headlight wiring harness?

 

Sounds like a short to ground somewhere, so check the grounds in that circuit. I don't know exactly how a ballast works, so no help there. sorry

 

I've read of some people replacing the oem fuse with a higher rated one.

Might be a cheap alternative to try before you get a new ballast

 

it has to be a short to ground, i don't think there would be a need to replace the oem fuse with a higher rated one, because of the fact that its powered through relays, and the hid system itself will require less power to run than halogen bulbs.

 

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We also disconnected the headlight and tried to put a fuse in, when we tried this the fuse instantly blew out. So i'm narrowing it down to short to ground or maybe a short in the wiring from switch to headlight. I'm gona go get my car back today so hopefully i'll find out what exactly is going on. If you have any other suggestions please keep them coming, and thanks to all those who put in thier 2 cents about this

 

thats exacly what happend to me get an electric tester and see if u have power b4 the ballast and after the ballast if ther is no power after the ballast than thats definetly it..
but hey it could be a number of reasons im just trying to help..

 

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but hey it could be a number of reasons im just trying to help..</TD></TR></TABLE>

just got my car back, turns out it was the ballast, now the problem is getting a new one, is there a specific type of ballast i need? i took the shorted out ballast back home and on the front it says KU ballast i'm guessing its the company it also has voltage, output, and temp readings. I'm not too familiar with this electrical stuff so itd be great if someone can tell me what kind of ballast i need. Thanks oh and good guess 25type-s looks like im in the same boat as you haha

 

yup it happened to me the first night i had my car i got my ballast from a place that sells hids..and i got a different one not the same as the other one but it could be better if you could get the same one.. my hid kit was from ebay so i couldnt find the company that made it ... good luck finding one , u might have to splice the connector and swithch it with your old one if u cant get the right one
Kris.

 

alrighty then thanks to everyone who contributed to my little problem here, really appreciate it guys.