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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 03:55 PM
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HID light help

hey guys, new here and first post. I just bought a 2010 GSR last week but the HID on the right side is flickering. i traveled quite a ways to get the car so i didnt want to leave it there and they just reimbursed me to get it fixed. the problem i am having is that i believe the light is aftermarket and i cant find it. it has no writing on it. i also wanted to know if the bulb is supposed to separate from the wire harness because i cant get it loose. sorry if this seems like a dumb question but i have never owned a car with hids and know nothing about them. any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 04:24 PM
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Do you have the factor projector headlights, or the factory reflector headlights (regular headlight)?
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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by nerdbotSKRA
Do you have the factor projector headlights, or the factory reflector headlights (regular headlight)?
im sorry im a noob but how can i tell the difference. very new to this stuff.
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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 06:19 PM
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Post a picture of your lights
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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by EvilRob
Post a picture of your lights
Here ya go
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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by EvilRob
Post a picture of your lights
Here is what the part looks like.
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Old Oct 25, 2013 | 03:56 PM
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Can anyone help me with this problem?
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Old Oct 25, 2013 | 11:10 PM
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just buy oem halogen bulbs that will fix the problem. Those are aftermarket hids and probably cheap ones
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Old Oct 26, 2013 | 06:19 PM
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If you have drl (daytime running lights), which i believe you do, then you will need to use jrox harness to run hid's without flickering. Jrox is a member here so contact him.
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Old Oct 27, 2013 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by zsak
just buy oem halogen bulbs that will fix the problem. Those are aftermarket hids and probably cheap ones
I can just throw in some oem bulbs without any modification?
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Old Oct 28, 2013 | 08:16 PM
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you should unless previous owner seriously messed up the hid kit install. the hid balast and bulb come out and you install new halogen bulb then success
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Old Oct 29, 2013 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by zsak
you should unless previous owner seriously messed up the hid kit install. the hid balast and bulb come out and you install new halogen bulb then success
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