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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 03:16 PM
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headlight issue

now i have no idea how this happened, but i got water into one of my HID ballast's and it shorted it out and now it doesn't work. my problem doesn't lie with the HID itself, but now my headlight wont work on the side that water got into :/ I've tried putting a whole new HID set up it in and it wont work. the side amber light works as well as the high beams.

has anyone ever experienced this? and know what to do?

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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 03:46 PM
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I never experenced this but sounds like your ballast is dead. The ballast is nestled underneath your headlight. But before hesity generalization make sure connectors/and wires snap in firmly. GL- hope everything works out.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 04:11 PM
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i made sure everything was connected correctly the second time i tried putting a new one in, but it still doesn't work... maybe i may have not done the wires right but im pretty sure i did....
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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 06:47 PM
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If I were you check your fuses and double check your wiring.
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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 10:07 AM
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try pluging in the opposite headlight into the side thats dead, that way you atleast know if the problem is before or after the harness
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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 10:49 AM
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(SGMongoose) Well said I was thinking of that too.
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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 11:53 AM
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(SGMongoose) Well said I was thinking of that too.


i hate troubleshooting lol.. anyway to eliminate possibilites
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Old Feb 20, 2013 | 01:28 PM
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no update?
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 12:35 PM
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I believe that it is a blown right ram fuse
So I'm going to try to replace it and see what happens. I did try swapping side with the lights and it was unsuccessful
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 10:03 AM
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it was a fuse!
got both my lights working again!
thanks for all your input!
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