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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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Hi,t i have my GS400 1999,tha happen is the low beam hid stop working i will take the hid bulb off the head light will cheked looks good i put the hid light back in the head light and then will start working ,the question is i have to change the hid bulb or the ballast is bad i apreciate you guys help,this situation make me sick, thanks . JR
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:06 PM
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Do you have a aftermarket HID? Check connections, tape any connections with electric tape if suspect loose. I taped my old car that had a bad connections, and no problem after all.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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if it's oem, you may have a bad ballast. check ebay if it's a bad ballast.
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted by ak11
Do you have a aftermarket HID? Check connections, tape any connections with electric tape if suspect loose. I taped my old car that had a bad connections, and no problem after all.
The oem hid xenon light sistem
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by JRGS400
Hi,t i have my GS400 1999,tha happen is the low beam hid stop working i will take the hid bulb off the head light will cheked looks good i put the hid light back in the head light and then will start working ,the question is i have to change the hid bulb or the ballast is bad i apreciate you guys help,this situation make me sick, thanks . JR
You can try swapping the bulb from the other side,if it stays lit you know its just the bulb,most of the time its just the bulb .
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Whipple1
You can try swapping the bulb from the other side,if it stays lit you know its just the bulb,most of the time its just the bulb .
I chek the bulb very carefuli and i see some like 3 litle craks maybe the problem is the bulb
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Old Oct 25, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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If sometimes one bulb doesn't work, and the other does... and needs for you to turn it off and back on for it to ignite. Then thats usually a sign of aging bulbs. Had the same issue once on my older LS. Very common with older bulbs.
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