i ran into a problem today while i was aiming my headlights the passenger side HID just went out, i tested everything; bulbs both work, fuses are fine, both ballast still work (buzzing) but the problem is one ballast (Drivers) reads 16000V [8.0 on 2000 scale of multimeter] while the other (passenger)reads 160,000V [80.0 on 2000 scale]. The passenger ballast has power comming in it and power going out, but the power going out does not ignite the headlights.

I have a 2006 cobalt so the DRL thing is not a problem

I figure its the ballast, but what are the likeihood of blowing the ballast the day after install? Maybe something else happened from all the wiggling during aiming?

Help please

 

flip on the brights, and then back to regular, should come back on. mine do that everyonce in a while

 

^^^x2

 

^^^x3

 

did you use relays?

 

^ yes i use a relay harness

and thanks guy this is a good "temperory" fix but is there any better way to keep them on all the time or do i just have to play High-low everytime?

is it safe to say the ballast is gay?

 

it just randomly happens, I dunno why, my passenger side one goes out like that usually once every 7-10 days, quick flick of the headlight stalk and all is good. It's a nuisance, but compared to the other things I get to deal with on my car, it's not a problem at all.

 

Hope for your sake it doesn't turn into a flamer!!

 

this has happened to me once about 4 months ago, flicked them off and back on and i havnt had it happen again since. Hopefully yours are the same way

 

/sorry for the thread jacking\ im getting sick of my hids in the stock housing..mine looks fake ... i want 1st gen projectors with 4300K hids and 3k fogs without the halos haha

 

hmmm *knock on wood*

it appears the ballast has un-gayed itself! horray for 2 straight working ballasts!

 

what is the DRL problem you are talking about?

sorry, i've just never heard of it, and i'm looking to get HIDs soon