HID Question

[Philipio]

I have HIDs that came with the car. I've owned it for over two years without any problems and I'm sure the lights were on there for a while before I bought it.

I turned my car on tonight and turned on my headlights. The left one was noticeably dim and looked yellowed instead of the normal pure white. I thought that was weird but expected it to warm up. I was wrong, the bulb completely shut off. I assumed the bulb was dead. I turned my lights off, waited a little bit, turned them back on. The bulb turned on much to my surprise, but it was dim, flickered a few times, then shut off.

Before I spend a lot of money buying replacement bulbs, is this typical behavior of a bulb dying or should I be concerned with something else? I'm assuming I just need to buy new bulbs since these are so old now but I don't want to fix something that isn't broken and be out that money.

Thanks.

[keith0486]

i wouldn't say its the bulb sounds more like it would be the ballast getting ready to die on you.

[Koshin]

I had one in my Y32 go dim and start flickering about a month ago...then it went out...the next time I seitched the lights on, its came back on as bright as usual and hasnt acted up since...it was kinda wierd...but yeah your ballast seems like its on the fritz

[Philipio]

Crap. Not what I wanted to hear. Sounds like I might have to get a whole new kit then? I'll trace wiring and make sure nothing's loose tomorrow but I don't have a lot of faith.

[sommmatt]

Ebay HIDs are 60 dollars.

They work.

[Philipio]

I just got done testing it like I should have in the first place. I wanted to save myself some work if I could. It was the bulb for anyone curious. Ordering new bulbs and I'll be good.

[maj Andres]

WHy don't you just use regular bulbs? since zenki headlights are reflector based...not projector based which take HID bulbs.

[Philipio]

HIDs look so much better (especially with glass headlights) and provide so much more visibility. I understand all the details of why they're bad including glare but I have them pointed pretty far down, especially on the driver side, and my car's low. I've never been flashed.