Xenon Headlight Issues

[QWK32]

you might have some success ringing a few import/compliancing yards. they may have a few sitting around that were removed during compliance.

[atomaly]

i've got one sourced thats had the wires and loom cut from compliance.. but the guy assures me u just solder them back together and everything is all fine cos thats what he did with the other one in the pair. worked fine apparently!

anyone done this before?

[Ceffy_SA]

i've got one sourced thats had the wires and loom cut from compliance.. but the guy assures me u just solder them back together and everything is all fine cos thats what he did with the other one in the pair. worked fine apparently!

anyone done this before?

Hey bud the person you have sourced them through is me lol... Anywho ill send through my details asap!

Edited April 28, 2010 by Ceffy_SA

[atomaly]

ahhh i wasn't sure if you were on here but now i know thanks dude!

[Ceffy_SA]

No probs, in regard to the new globes you need just get these like i did, cheap as and work really well, order the 55w versions too their not to bright, i just went the 6000k type.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/D2S-D2R-Xenon-HID-4...=item45f289d2c7

[atomaly]

i have tried 6000 and 8000. i prefer the 8000 as the 6000 are brighter and whiter, and the 8000 were bluer and less nasty on the eyes!

why all of a sudden 30$???? lol i bought them 6 months ago for $60!!!! bastards! haha

will have to buy some while they're cheap!

[atomaly]

i've installed the new ballast, but my globes are waiting to arrive (and i didn't want to test it with my sole working globe )

turns out you have to cut the ballast out, and solder a new one in (its not just a swap out job like i thought)

as the plug on the end of the loom will not fit back through the hole without having to "un-glue" your headlight.

big props for Scottynm35 for giving me a hand! i owe u one two dude!

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

saw your globes last night, yeah one is white, one is yellow like a standard car. . . lop-side car

[atomaly]

got my new globes today.. put one in, and nothing..

might have to replace the whole headlight..

[scotty nm35]

got my new globes today.. put one in, and nothing..

might have to replace the whole headlight..

Mmm, sorry to hear mate, at least it didn't cost you too much to try and fix it. How much is a headlight going to cost?

[atomaly]

not sure.. i know there's a few floating around in classifieds as pairs.. problem is i only really want one (right side (drivers right))

[atomaly]

i'm thinking i'll go with an aftermarket D2R HID kit now. ($130 + install) pretty sure i'll be fine!

better than driving around all lop-sided without one headlight!

pretty sure if they see my engine bay, they aren't gonna say anything about the headlights cos they'll be too busy looking at the other toys hahaha

Edited May 24, 2010 by atomaly

[atomaly]

i also heard that it "sometimes" makes a difference if the green wires are soldered the wrong way around on the ballast?? due to polarity or something.

bad news is, my other headlight is flickering now...... i'm thinking this D2R aftermarket kit is looking better and better

[atomaly]

okay, took it to auto electrician,

my newly installed ballast DOES work it blew a fuse somehow when i was installing it.... only problem now is my other one is on the blink .. :| comes on then turns off after a short while....will try swapping the globes around...!

[scotty nm35]

Good to hear it was a fuse mate. I'm glad all our hard work didn't go to waste.

Do you have another bulb? You should buy them in bulk the way you go through them.

[atomaly]

i know very happy that it was just a fuse!

and i bought a pair off ebay, but they sent 1x8000K and 1x10,000K. i was dumbfounded..

so they're sending me another 8000K so they match what i requested (somewhere between China and Aus atm)

so that gives me a non matching spare. haha better than no headlight

[scotty nm35]

10,000k? Why dont you just get some uv lamps in there?

[atomaly]

secretly i just want to laugh at the amount of lint i can see on the pedestrians i drive past