2006 GS430 Headlight Issue, On and off
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2006 GS430 Headlight Issue, On and off
I have a 2006 GS 430.
Absolutely love the car, however I do have a new issue with my headlights.
Pretty much every time I drive at night, the headlights will both come on and then one will go off at some point. They almost always both come on, and then usually the left will go out while driving.
It doesn't happen necessarily immediately. Sometimes 2-3 minutes later, sometimes 20 min, sometimes they work fine.
I took it to a local shop and they said the whole assembly needs to be replaced on each side. (Parts alone $1200/each side) and apparently the bumper needs to come off. Seems a little ridiculous to me.
Is this as simple as the headlights just going out? or a ballast issue?
If headlights, obviously I can pop out a headlight pretty easily.
If ballast, how hard is that to change out?
Thanks for all the help
Absolutely love the car, however I do have a new issue with my headlights.
Pretty much every time I drive at night, the headlights will both come on and then one will go off at some point. They almost always both come on, and then usually the left will go out while driving.
It doesn't happen necessarily immediately. Sometimes 2-3 minutes later, sometimes 20 min, sometimes they work fine.
I took it to a local shop and they said the whole assembly needs to be replaced on each side. (Parts alone $1200/each side) and apparently the bumper needs to come off. Seems a little ridiculous to me.
Is this as simple as the headlights just going out? or a ballast issue?
If headlights, obviously I can pop out a headlight pretty easily.
If ballast, how hard is that to change out?
Thanks for all the help
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do u guys feel that these HID bulbs don't last as long as the halogen bulbs? My old Camry bulb seem to run for years and years that I forgot all about the bulb.
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i have same problem may try tomorrow to swap the bulbs but is been a 7 years ,i don't know it need to change a new ballast or not ?
How long the ballast it need to replace ??
How long the ballast it need to replace ??
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My wife's 06 had the left bulb stop working about a year ago.
I replaced both bulbs and it seemed fine until now.
The left bulb is out again. Plus, the running lights go off when you turn the headlight on.
Now, at night the only illumination is the one right side headlight.
The other night a car was approching me from behind and all I could see was one light.
I immediately thought, hey that car is behaving just like ours.
As it passed me I saw it was a GS300.
With the running light issue plus the second time the left headlight went out, I bought a ballast off ebay. I was gonna get it installed tomorrow. But now you guys are saying it's just the headlight.
Should I go ahead and change the ballast?
Might as well since I have it.
I replaced both bulbs and it seemed fine until now.
The left bulb is out again. Plus, the running lights go off when you turn the headlight on.
Now, at night the only illumination is the one right side headlight.
The other night a car was approching me from behind and all I could see was one light.
I immediately thought, hey that car is behaving just like ours.
As it passed me I saw it was a GS300.
With the running light issue plus the second time the left headlight went out, I bought a ballast off ebay. I was gonna get it installed tomorrow. But now you guys are saying it's just the headlight.
Should I go ahead and change the ballast?
Might as well since I have it.