C6r

Greetings

I had the problem many have had, with one HID light that would come on for a second, then turn off.... So I replaced both D4S bulbs, hoping this would fix the problem.... This issue still existed with the new bulbs So it must be the driver side ballast. When I turn on the lights (with the engine off) I hear the passenger (working) ballast make noise....but no noise comes from the (busted?) driver side ballast. If I turn the lights off and on a few times, eventually, the driver side light, comes on and stays on (and the ballast of course is making the same sound as the passenger side).


How hard is it to change the ballast on our models? I saw the youtube video of the guy and the IS250, that had to take out the light, heat it up, pry it apart, so on and so on.....But to me, that seems like a ton of work. And here in DC, it is starting to get cold (I consider this type of work, a warm weather project, just my opinion.....no garage ). I found a ballast on ebay, but is it any easier than this youtube video shows?

My car is no longer under warranty, so the dealer is not an option....I can only imagine how much they would charge???? Anyone know??

For anyone in DC, MD or VA, do you know of any lighting specialist or shops that can do this, and for a decent (reasonable) price . Thanks for your help.

bdw

Thank you Club Lexus!!!

I just replaced driver side ballast on my 2007 ES350.

I used the information in post #7 and #11 (in another thread -- new here so I can't post links!!!), and indeed did it without having to solder anything or remove the lens. That 5-point bolt is the key for widening the gap a bit where the low beam goes in such that one can get the old igniter through for removal, and the new igniter in for installation.

In case it helps, and perhaps redundant, here is what I did:
1) removed bumper on driver side and a few bolts from passenger side in order to pull it down enough. I did not remove entire bumper as I was only working on driver side headlight assembly. Googled for instructions. There are plenty out there. Preferences may vary. It was pretty easy even for someone doing this for the first time, which would be me.
2) removed 2 bolts that held in headlight assembly, removed ground wire from ballast (needed torx #30 for this, kept other end of ground connected to car), detached fog light plug/clip-in, detached high beam plug/clip-in, detached 2 other plugs/clip-ins (one was relatively large and important looking, another was small with 3 prongs inside I think), pulled out directional light (7440A), pulled out parking light (small 168 bulb), I think that was it...assembly was free and I took it out.
3) removed ballast.
4) disconnected wire that plugs/clips into ballast. I'm talking about the wire that clips into the ballast. I plugged/clipped this wire into the new ballast when I installed the new one. The denso ballast that I bought from Amazon for $89 came with a similar wire, but, the the other end of the connection was not going to work for me, so I used the one that was in the assembly already.
5) loosened that 5-point bolt until enough space was created for me to pull the igniter head through to the same side as the computer/ballast.
6) pulled igniter through from new ballast and tightened the 5-point bolt. I did not keep track of exactly how much I had loosened that bolt. I tightened it until I felt it was tight enough.
7) I elected to replace all bulbs while I had it apart.
8) I put it all back together. Don't forget to reconnect the ground wire!!!!

Again, thank you Club Lexus!!! And, again, absolutely no need to remove lens and no need to solder at all.