Help my lights don't work! - Trouble Shooting an HID Kit

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  • čas přidán 9. 12. 2016
  • Do you have an HID kit installed on your vehicle and one of the lights stopped working? This is a process you can use to determine which component needs to be replaced.
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Komentáře • 52

  • @marcoglara2012
    @marcoglara2012 Před 2 lety

    Great video. Thank you

  • @calvinkodisang8159
    @calvinkodisang8159 Před 5 lety +2

    hi what causes the control unit to break?

  • @MikeSmith-ve2qu
    @MikeSmith-ve2qu Před 5 lety

    I just bought a pair of LED with no ballast but only one will work at a time do you need a ballast for them to work ?

  • @dagonGate7
    @dagonGate7 Před 3 lety

    I have a h4 harness with h1 bulbs to my retrofit headlights. I be done everything my self. The lights some times don't come on first try. Drivers light usually turn on but not passenger side. After I close and open again the switch both of them work good. Another problem is when my lights working for some minutes and I close them, the don't light up again. They need 3 minutes or so and then they work again like a charm. It looks like they need to cool down, I say. Any ideas guys? A hid canceler adaptor may help?

  • @Ak-47ram
    @Ak-47ram Před 3 lety

    My headlight stopped working after I got my windshield tinted water must've seeped through behind the dash.. does that mean its the harness that needs replaced something else?

  • @TonaldJDrump-dl2bu
    @TonaldJDrump-dl2bu Před 2 lety

    ive got a 55w ballast powering xenon bulbs the right side flickers on start up and eventually stabilizes. it finally went out the other day so i purchased a new set of bulbs, i plugged a bulb in and it still flickers so i was thinking of adding capacitors to both ballasts on the input side. do you think this may fix my issue? any advice would be appreciated, thanks.

  • @rudolfhuijs4526
    @rudolfhuijs4526 Před 5 lety +5

    Great and informative video. I have a question: is it possible to match a 55w ballast with a 35w bulb? Are bulbs generic in terms of watts? Thanks.

  • @debrastrickler6941
    @debrastrickler6941 Před 4 lety

    I have one headlamp out on right side, left side works, I swapped bulbs like you suggested, right light still doesn't come on, so mu bulbs are okay, but my truck is 04, I will check my fuse 1st, then it should work. I ordered a ballast and cables that was suppose to work on my 04 cadillac ext, but the working side ballast is like a 1" thick and the one I received was 1/2 " thick and the cables that came with it one was a good length BUT the one that wrapped around to the ballast was 4" to short...... So I returned it.... Please HELP :-) Thank you for your expertise.

  • @dcorsile
    @dcorsile Před 3 lety

    Do you have a website to buy this Alpha harness???

  • @HO-24
    @HO-24 Před rokem

    Hi, I have installed HID on my Lexus CT200h. When I start the engine, (with the option "automatic headlights") the left side turns on, but the right side doesn't. I need to turn off and to turn on the headlights manually and in this case the 2 sides start successfully. Any idea? My ballasts are without Canbus. Thanks a lot..

  • @sors1599
    @sors1599 Před 3 lety

    I only get about 3/4 months out my passenger side 2016 RAM

  • @marc7206
    @marc7206 Před 2 lety

    My problem is my passenger side doesn't work but sometimes it does and my HIDs don't turn off when I want them too

  • @Mrrich3587237
    @Mrrich3587237 Před 5 lety

    i noticed that the when you made the swap the bad bulb flickered for a split second, why is that? is it normal for this to happen? i have that same issue and i was just about to replace the igniter or the ballast.

    • @rudolfhuijs4526
      @rudolfhuijs4526 Před 5 lety

      Richard Mohammed Yes indeed, it is normal in any HID kit to flicker a bit when starting up.

  • @xShawn21
    @xShawn21 Před 4 lety +1

    My driver side bulb went out. I swapped with new one and it worked for about 2 -3 days then it stopped working again. Could the ballast be faulty but still halfway works and cause the bulb to blow?

  • @gquant1
    @gquant1 Před 7 lety +4

    Max, you recommend replacing xenon hid bulbs in pairs. If one bulb fails under warranty, then you would send 2 bulbs?

    • @Enlightautomotive
      @Enlightautomotive  Před 7 lety +1

      mipalo
      If the bulbs have been used for a while, say 6 months or more, its best to replace both bulbs to ensure color matching. For warranties we will cover a single failed bulb at no cost. The customer has the option to pay for a single additional bulb and we will send a complete pair.

  • @kevinchristensen8738
    @kevinchristensen8738 Před 4 lety +4

    When I start my truck I have power to both sides then after about 30 seconds my driver side will shutoff. Any ideas what this could be?

  • @michaelking4578
    @michaelking4578 Před 5 lety +5

    what if they both come on but after about a minute or so one of the lights goes out.

    • @creativelife4453
      @creativelife4453 Před 4 lety

      need anti flicker or capacitor

    • @mr.christopherp.4851
      @mr.christopherp.4851 Před 4 lety +1

      @@creativelife4453 mine has capacitors and the passenger side will work fine for a week or so at a time then out of the blue it goes out and have to turn off then on again to relight but won't stay on more than 3 min then goes out again and keeps up this problem until you cut them off for about a minute or maybe 30 seconds then works again for a week or so and so on help! Please

    • @creativelife4453
      @creativelife4453 Před 4 lety

      @@mr.christopherp.4851 high beam and low beam turn off

    • @creativelife4453
      @creativelife4453 Před 4 lety

      @@mr.christopherp.4851 high beam or low beam

  • @gregberger5820
    @gregberger5820 Před 2 lety

    Have a question, just replaced ballast and light works. But if turn ignition off and back on the light comes on then goes off. Pull the fuse for that headlight, it is good. Put fuse back in and light comes on. Then turn ignition back off and does something again. Any ideas?

    • @johnmercke5652
      @johnmercke5652 Před rokem +1

      needs a relay. had this same issue. relay will make sure power is coming from battery and not from vehicle (which may be too smart for HID kit)

  • @alexs-zq6ni
    @alexs-zq6ni Před 4 lety +1

    I have a 96 Tacoma with a common power instead of a common ground. What do I do?

  • @ismaelcarrillo3956
    @ismaelcarrillo3956 Před 4 lety +1

    Got an HID kit with no relay. Worked fine for 2 weeks with a buzzing. Now I got nothing

  • @jacobbreshears2397
    @jacobbreshears2397 Před 5 lety +3

    What if the high beam works but the low beam does not work?

    • @ez3817
      @ez3817 Před 4 lety +2

      Jacob Breshears got that problem, no low beam arghhh... french crap.hit a flood and both lights went out

    • @creativelife4453
      @creativelife4453 Před 4 lety

      in both sides

  • @rodneythomas7851
    @rodneythomas7851 Před 4 lety +2

    so i installed mine but they dont turn on what do i do someone plz help

  • @ducks_are_cool351
    @ducks_are_cool351 Před 2 lety

    I have a 2015 chrysler 200 and my hid kit didn't come with a relay. When I connect the lights they will work then shortly after the lights die and I get a low beam out message. When I toggle the lights off and on they work then die again....

  • @cesar28281
    @cesar28281 Před 6 lety +2

    what if I did that and bulb and bales are good but still the driver side does not work?

  • @abdulnasser1186
    @abdulnasser1186 Před 6 lety +1

    So you can't tell if the bulb is burnt by looking at it

    • @creativelife4453
      @creativelife4453 Před 4 lety

      hard to know

    • @bobczz3919
      @bobczz3919 Před 3 lety

      There isn't a filament in the bulb. It's an arc that is produced, so you can't tell just by looking at it.

  • @Tuck727
    @Tuck727 Před rokem

    Changed hid bulb,no dice. Changed ballast,no dice, Changed ignitor,no dice. Switched headlight fuses,no dice. I'm our $400.00 so far 1 headlight still out,help!

  • @erickeenan7562
    @erickeenan7562 Před 2 lety

    First things first. Check your ground! Typically, on a retrofit, each side has a ground. Make sure the ground is secure. Thank me later. Pin it!

  • @theragingcreeper9040
    @theragingcreeper9040 Před 3 lety

    I replaced the bulb and ballast.. still nothin

  • @rcaldwell56
    @rcaldwell56 Před 2 lety

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