OEM HID JDM Integra headlight flickering.
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OEM HID JDM Integra headlight flickering.
98+ JDM Integra HID headlights... OEM ballast. The driver's side low beam HID works flawlessly. Passenger's side is erratic.
I let the car sit for about a month. Went to get it from where I store it and the headlight isnt acting right. It's totally random, there doesn't seem to be any pattern. It's flickering like it is trying to heat up and glow but cant. Sometimes it comes and on stays on, other times it blinks, other times it stays on for a while, then blinks, then stays on steadily again. Short? Bad Ballast?
Haven't really dug into anything yet, just wanted to see if anyone knows of a common failure or pattern in these.
Worse-case scenario, I'll pick up a 55w kit from retro-solutions.com... but if theres an easier fix, I'm all ears. Not too stoked about having to trash my OEM ballast (if it's bad)... but that'll have to do if necessary.
Thanks, all...
I let the car sit for about a month. Went to get it from where I store it and the headlight isnt acting right. It's totally random, there doesn't seem to be any pattern. It's flickering like it is trying to heat up and glow but cant. Sometimes it comes and on stays on, other times it blinks, other times it stays on for a while, then blinks, then stays on steadily again. Short? Bad Ballast?
Haven't really dug into anything yet, just wanted to see if anyone knows of a common failure or pattern in these.
Worse-case scenario, I'll pick up a 55w kit from retro-solutions.com... but if theres an easier fix, I'm all ears. Not too stoked about having to trash my OEM ballast (if it's bad)... but that'll have to do if necessary.
Thanks, all...
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Re: OEM HID JDM Integra headlight flickering.
Sounds like a bad ballast or bad wiring connection. If the ballasts are modular, try swapping ballasts from one side to the other and see if the problem tracks the ballast.
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Cant get to the shop until the weekend... was hoping to have a nice, enjoyable week of driving...
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its not the bulb. it sounds like a connection issue. Mine were doing that and i just had to remount them because every bump would cause it to go on or off. If thats not it.. then it's the ballast.
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Re: OEM HID JDM Integra headlight flickering.
My headlight switch is going bad in my civic and causes the same thing. I have to play with the switch to find the sweet spot and then it works fine.
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