One side of my OEM HID stopped working
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One side of my OEM HID stopped working
So one side of my HID turned off on my 03 Evo 8, i wiggle the plug thats on top and it used to turn on but now it does not. Is there anyway of buying a ebay hid kit for $35 and replacing the whole kit? or is it a special housing and i need to get oem.
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i sont think its the bulb. ITs probably the transformor. The OEM transfer is going to cost an arm and a leg so i wan ted to know if anything has switched them to an aftermarket kit knowing that the housing kind of integrates the oem system.
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Was it changing color at all before it went out?
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It definitely sounds like the ballast/ignitor combo is failing or you have another wiring issue (if you could wiggle it to ignite.)
OEM are normally of the highest of quality, therefore really the ones you want, but at several hundred each, I understand why you'd want a $35 ebay kit.
Give me a call if you're looking at OEM, I'll be sure to get you the best price there. 585.226.8226
If you're looking at aftermarket, just be warned you're going to have to splice your wiring harness and or suffer with poor ignition quality, warm up speeds, etc.
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OEM are normally of the highest of quality, therefore really the ones you want, but at several hundred each, I understand why you'd want a $35 ebay kit.
Give me a call if you're looking at OEM, I'll be sure to get you the best price there. 585.226.8226
If you're looking at aftermarket, just be warned you're going to have to splice your wiring harness and or suffer with poor ignition quality, warm up speeds, etc.
--Zigg
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If this is you first hid set then get a new one. If it happens again and always on the same side then you have something wrong going on. Funny thing is that happen to me I bought 4 hid kits in the matter of 6 months but once I went with mini battery it completely stop doing it. So it might be battery related.
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Go with this dude or check eBay for an OEM ballast. Don't, for the love of the Evo Gods, go with any after-hacket kit, when you have OEM HIDs. If you had a non OEM HID car and wanted to convert, by all means pick one and good luck. But like it was said in an earlier post, OEM ballasts are of the highest quality. You can pick a used one up on eBay for a decent price, I know I've seen them before. Good luck, but please for your own peace of mind and install ease, go OEM.
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