burn light bulb--bad ballest???

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Apr 1, 2010 | 07:49 PM

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burn light bulb--bad ballest???

hi,

At first I thought my light bulb was burned and taking this opportunity to upgrade to 6000k. I got my light bulb today, replace it but my light doesn't come on.. I check all fuses and all fuses is good. IS this mean my ballest is bad?... Also I took the burn oem light bulb and replace with the side that was working and it work.

Any suggestion?..

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Apr 1, 2010 | 08:47 PM

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have you tried putting back your stock bulbs? do those work?

Apr 1, 2010 | 09:27 PM

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swap the working side bulb with the broken side. if the working bulb still doesn't work it's your wiring or ballast. simple as that.

the complex route is to get a multimeter.

Apr 1, 2010 | 11:00 PM

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I have tested two brand new bulb and I know they work b/c I tested on the working side.. I also tested the burned bulb which I thought it was burn but it work after all. Where can I get oem ballest or do you recommend after market ballest? I need some things that is plug and play with out any wire cutting.

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Apr 2, 2010 | 02:41 AM

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do you have warranty?

Apr 2, 2010 | 02:05 PM

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no warranty.. car is almost 40k

Apr 2, 2010 | 02:47 PM

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This happened to me once with my Philips 6K kit. The culprit wasn't the ballast nor the hid bulb but a bad relay. On my Philip kit the relay is blocky black square about 1 sq. in. To test it, I substituted the bad relay with the one from the right headlight and it worked. Ordered two relays from digi-key for about $6. each.

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Apr 2, 2010 | 04:44 PM

alkoholiks

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put your stock bulbs back on, take it to the dealership they should replace it for free. same thing happened to me due to condensation. Lexus gave me a new headlight and new bulb

Apr 2, 2010 | 08:04 PM

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put your stock bulbs back on, take it to the dealership they should replace it for free. same thing happened to me due to condensation. Lexus gave me a new headlight and new bulb

LEXUS would replace even your warranty is out?...hummm

Apr 2, 2010 | 09:07 PM

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no warranty.. car is almost 40k

Isn't the basic warranty up to 4yr/50k miles?

Apr 10, 2010 | 04:57 PM

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yeah it is 4yr/50k miles

Apr 10, 2010 | 05:32 PM

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If it is a ballast issue, try ebay to find a cheap one. Those koito d4s ballasts used to be found for 50 dollars. That is, if you are using stock HID bulbs (D4S) and not aftermarket H11s (as in the case of those with the halogen equipped models)