hid problem

[mossbergman]

well ive had one hid headlight thats worked since ive had the car, and i just bought two bulbs from frank "right on the mark" (great guy). I installed one of them yesterday and it was still out. it it maybe the ballast? i heard on here that if the ballast goes both of them wont work? any ideas? does it have a fuse for each headlight that might go out? this is kickin my ass

 

[Right on the Mark]

Are there 2 ballasts up front or 1?

 

[Right on the Mark]

I looked on fleabay and there are 1997 (1) ballast feeds both lights and another seller selling 1997 2pc ballast where there is a L and a R??

EDIT the 2pcs was a 1996 Gen1 ballasts!!!

 

[mossbergman]

well im going off this post, specifically #2 thats making me think there might be just one? http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=79236&highlight=removing+ballast
this is also a converted gen one hid car so it could be different. im just waiting for some more knowledgeable people to chime in here and get us some answers

 

[CobraStar_LS8]

2 pieces are aftermarkets...all the factory ones are one piece

 

[chris2523]

2 pieces are aftermarkets...all the factory ones are one piece

meh. factory has two ballasts bolted together.

 

[CobraStar_LS8]

meh. factory has two ballasts bolted together.

so you are saying if you unbolt them apart you can use them individually without modifications?

 

[Right on the Mark]

I just checked car and looks like one but like mentioned 2 might be bolted together, hard to see looking into car. All wires for both bulbs coming off the one unit.

 

[Lownslowlsc]

There are 2 mounted side by side on 1 mounting bracket.

 

[Right on the Mark]

mine "look" like there mounted back to back?? Look at this ebay ad http://www.ebay.com/itm/LINCOLN-CON...Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr#ht_500wt_1054

EDIT in one of my post I stated seller has 1997 (2) pcs ballasts they are really for a 1996 GEN1 sorry.

EDIT again he lists this one ballast as gen2
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OEM-XEN...ies&vxp=mtr&hash=item5d2f3b155c#ht_500wt_1054

 

[Lownslowlsc]

It could be back to back, it's been a while since I did the conversion. All I know is that they are mounted together in some fashion.

 

[zmt325]

i will have it out in a min. i will tell you exactly what it looks like

 

[Right on the Mark]

i will have it out in a min. i will tell you exactly what it looks like

Ok you can see in that pic that they are mounted on top of each other. Got it!

 

[Right on the Mark]

well ive had one hid headlight thats worked since ive had the car, and i just bought two bulbs from frank "right on the mark" (great guy). I installed one of them yesterday and it was still out. it it maybe the ballast? i heard on here that if the ballast goes both of them wont work? any ideas? does it have a fuse for each headlight that might go out? this is kickin my ass

So to answer your ? yes one ballast can go bad because there are 2.

 

[chris2523]

so you are saying if you unbolt them apart you can use them individually without modifications?

yes sir

'97 ballasts re wired to connect '93 wiring to '96 bulbs.

 

[mossbergman]

alright this clears up quite a bit of confusion. thanks all

 

[keatonsdad]

If you end up needing a ballast and can wait I'll be in Wichita mid feb I'm pulling mine to go aftermarket. That both work as well as the bulbs. Once out I'll be posting them for sale.

 

[k9t8m]

Throw that crap out and buy a DDM kit. Save yourself the headache.

 

[Lownslowlsc]

Throw that crap out and buy a DDM kit. Save yourself the headache.

True dat. A/m hid kit +adapter will run you 100~. Sell each working bulb for 100 and you'll still come out on top 100 bucks with a brand new setup.




Feel like i've written that a million times.

 

[Stangman]

I just put 4 of the 4500k ddm bulbs in my '93, slim ballast kits, 2 sets of relayed harnesses and it works phenominally

 

[BlackLS06]

Also check out hoen they have some good stuff as well.

http://www.hoen-usa.com/

 

[zmt325]

or you could just send me $50 and stay stock

 

[Right on the Mark]

I'm sending him out a ballast.