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Old Oct 3, 2011 | 10:30 AM
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My passenger healdlight will flicker when I turn them on, and eventually go out all together. I can turn the lights off and immediatly turn them back on and it will flicker and go out again? Would this be the bulb??
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Old Oct 3, 2011 | 11:07 AM
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Easy to check...swap the bulbs around (left/right) and see...
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i had that happen on my s2000 and it was the bulb.sooner or later it will not come on.
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 01:33 PM
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Replaced the bulb, still doesnt work? Any suggestions?
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the balast is most likely bad.you need a shop manual to trouble shoot.
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What is the ballast?
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The ballast is just like ones in your florescent shop lights. It jumps starts the HID bulbs and keep a steady current to them.
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