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Headlight PROBLEM 2nd time!

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Old 05-28-16, 07:11 PM
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Default Headlight PROBLEM 2nd time!

Changed ballast in passenger side headlight. Got it off ebay for $60, description said it was brand new OEM Denso ballast. Noticed that light was less bright than the driver side one. Then in about a 1.5 weeks light stopped working again. But it didn't turn on for a second and then shut off like it was previous time. It didn't work at all. Changed a bulb (took out an exploded bulb) and still no result. Is it a ballast or something else?
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It's probably easiest to swap the ballast from the working one to the nonworking one to troubleshoot. That way you can determine if ballast or bulb
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This wouldn't help! I've tried putting 2 new Philips bulbs there with same outcome. Swapping ballast from 1 headlight to another will be more pricey than getting new one.
Thanks for reply though
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Ballast power wire wasn't changed. Can it be that wire?
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