HID problems

[funkcity]

hey i have 6k aftermarket kit on my gen 1 ls. they work fine when the car is off, but when ive been driving for a while they start to flicker and now its flickering alot and bugging me. I read that putting a capacitor in there would help, anybody wanna confirm this or tell me what else i should do. Also when i turn them on, they flash really bright for a split second then go to the normal level, is this normal? thanks

 

[LS4me]

hey i have 6k aftermarket kit on my gen 1 ls. they work fine when the car is off, but when ive been driving for a while they start to flicker and now its flickering alot and bugging me. I read that putting a capacitor in there would help, anybody wanna confirm this or tell me what else i should do. Also when i turn them on, they flash really bright for a split second then go to the normal level, is this normal? thanks

Jay, sounds like a failing ballast. The Xetronic system I got from Ken had a ballast fail (the light wouldn't light at all) and he warrantied it.

The HIDs generally fire bright, dim some, then settle down.

 

[starfox86]

orr, you need better quality ballasts...or you need relays. I HAD to use relays when using that system. I went to OEM HIDs and no relays were needed.

 

[stallone 81]

same thing happened to me its the ballast there a pain in the ass went through 2 already once you replace them the flickering will stop

 

[1LoudLS]

yup, one of mine flickered until i got a replacement ballast. if you buy cheap kits, you might as well expect this sooner or later

 

[stallone 81]

no buying a cheap kit isnt tru i got a kit for 130 and both of my ballast blew when my friend payed 75 for a kit and his ballasts are still both good

 

[1LoudLS]

sure they are still both good, for now.



and yes it is very true that the aftermarket "cheap" kits are no where near the quality of the "expensive" OEM parts