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HID burnt out, need HELP!!

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Old May 15, 2006 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by vicestan
Hmm, so the fuse is okay and the light doesn't turn on at all? I don't see how water could have gotten inside headlight and damage the ballast. If anything is damaged its the ballast so if the dealer doesn't cover the damage let me know I can get you a d4s oem ballast cheap. Check the plug that connects the power line to the ballast, maybe theres water in there. I'm not sure how the new plug is designed but some plugs actually allow water to creat a connection between the + and the - or any ground source and thus putting the ballast into protection mode. Although I find it hard to believe a brand new ballast failed so quickly.
Well I figured it wasn't because of the foglight installation that made the passenger HID to stop operating so I went out at night to check it again and I saw water condensation in the headlight. I'll PM you if I do need that ballast, but will have to find out what the problem is first.

Originally Posted by foofighter
you know at this point dont touch the assembly at all...dont disturb the paint marks they put on the bolt heads. Just replace the fogs and take it in for warranty.

Save yourself the headache and take her in
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Old May 16, 2006 | 05:21 AM
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i still dont get it... why did you have the dust cap from the rear of the head light removed in the first place? sounds to me like this is your fault.
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Old May 16, 2006 | 05:30 AM
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here's where you made your mistake....
Originally Posted by sab504
I went to the drive thru car wash yesterday and water probably went into the engine bay somehow.
I only hand wash my car.

I actually had an Acura Integra that died in the car wash and wouldn't start for a while because the car wash had some type of hi pressure spray from underneath the car and got something wet.

Hi pressure washes (assuming yours was hi pressure)are terrible for the paint (and the headlites too! haha)
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