riceburner

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ok maybe it does have a lot to do with install. i'm ordering all new **** right now off mkulgrey, and i'm gonnna cover everything in balloons and keep it all in the engine bay as much as possible. can't let **** get wet

low_k3y

Wonder if that's what the issue was...? My ballast were under the headlights. Although drivers one was perfect, passenger kept crapping out.

riceburner

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it definately could be. any water getting up into the connections and corroding it will start issues. i just htought thats why they all come with those nice rubber connections :arms in air:

bamaboy22

i feel your pain. bought a kit from a vender and plugged it all up test worked then passenger flickered then went out. put it on driver side worked fine put back to passenger still nothing ive checked wires fuses relays everything ive about given up

mkulrey13

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If its us never recv'd a PM with an issue Id be glad to help!

breds2k

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HIDS are problematic but then again you probably paid less than $75 for your kit. You get what you pay for sometimes appiles here.

Ive always run generic ebay kits and NEVER had one fail. Lots of times the filament sort of flickers for a second and that pisses me off. One day ill get morimotos! But theres nothing that could get me to not have HIDS.

bamaboy22

we texted lol. im the guy you always ask who are you and how did you get my number. I think its the bulb, but ive had to much going on to really care lately. might tinker with it tomorrow. if I can figure out the problem ill shoot you a pm or a text. baby is sick gf is in the hospital work is slow so its cool. it may not even be the kit it may be the car

jrmotosports 88

i will just leave this here....

i have spent 35 dollars in the last 4 yrs in factory replacment bulbs hahahahahahahahahaha

no HID's for me thx....

07MetallicSC

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Mine aren't getting moisture. Have that dieelectric grease however you spell it at all connections

nwss

Get some ddm hids

mkulrey13

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lolololololololol

redcobalt07

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Decent ballast and you shouldn't have that problem

low_k3y

I removed the ballast from underneath the light today and it pulled apartt pretty much crumpling I'm sure I'll hate driving at night now :P I keep pondering another set, but the question remains will I have another failure?

I've been looking at the wiring of lots of these kits... came across this which was very different from my setup. I'm just guessing less wires less complications for later on... just my theory

Nfamous60

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got my hids from buyhids.com dnt think they r morotimo though.

mkulrey13

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We have our new gen kits and morimotos. I Highly recommend our new gens. There right up there with morimotos

Sh3itskees

Still down for a trade..........

user 72239

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how funny, i say i never have issues with my HIDs but now my passenger side shuts off when I hit a bump and i need to flash my brights to turn it back on. haha

Nfamous60

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were the gen4's out during the black friday sale

Seebs

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Getting sick of mine too. Running a low only kit cause my one attempt at a somewhat hi/low was a pita. I miss having brights, especially living in the country.

Not sure if the cobalt is the same, but on the redline you have to switch some wires or the highs won't turn off. So that was a pain. Then when I got it working, my low beams were my brights and bright side were my lows. Then at the end, they just wouldn't turn off no matter what I did.

I, like most people, love the look of hids. Just wish I could find halogens that looks similar.

07MetallicSC

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if you need help with the hid wiring set up for your redline pm me seebs

CudaJoe

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You guys complaining about how painful hids are are crazy, lol.

Nfamous60

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think thats wut this thread is about. preparing myself for pain i guess, i had HIDs on my tahoe for 3 years b4 the passenger side started acting up,

mkulrey13

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Seebs the Ion wiring is (-) switched. The Morimoto Harness solves that issue

Aleksey

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Had the same HID kit in my LS since 08 still going strong, the passenger side is dimming though so might have to replace that soon. Got it from vvme. HIDs in my SS are going strong too, lows and fogs.

TommyP

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Since 08? Ya that's WAY past an HID bulbs useful life. Should be switching bulbs a maximum of every two to three years with aftermarket. Five years is pushing it even for a fully OEM setup.



OEM hids are always the best way to go. You can get OEM ballasts and bulbs (well not H1) to use on your retrofits, they will just be very expensive, and you HAVE to put them somewhere waterproof because OEM ballasts are not waterproof, they are always either put inside the headlight or in a small waterproof box nearby in OEM applications. My 7 year old OEM ballasts in my Evo still work like a charm. Fully warmed up in less than 5 seconds. OEMs have much tighter regulations to meet than aftermarket does, which literally has no regulation.