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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 07:16 PM
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HID question

i just installed HIDS in my fogs like 2 weeks ago. but i turnt them on today and one of them look to be about 6k and mine are 10k
what could cause this?
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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 07:18 PM
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its in a very enclosed space, you may not be able to see the brighter blue because it doesn't have a huge housing like the headlights. That, or they sent you the wrongs ones. . .
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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 07:25 PM
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i mean like the first two weeks of havig them in they were the same color blue. but i took my lights out to check and see if the ballast were still mounted and then put it back together and i turnt them on today and the passanger side was not near as blue as the drivers
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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 07:31 PM
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interesting. . .did you take anything apart when you took them out to check them?
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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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i unplugged everything to make sure everything was okay but other than that no.
cold it be that a wire is not all the way plugged in?
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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 07:38 PM
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possibly, seems like the most likely culprit is something with the ballast. I would definitely focus on that. Check your plugs, check your wire linkage.
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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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were they allllllll they wayyyyy turntttt up? turnt is not a word unless your a rapper haha
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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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were they allllllll they wayyyyy turntttt up? turnt is not a word unless your a rapper haha
His grammer does not seem too good.
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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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so check the ballast and see if everything is plugged u and if its still not the same return them because i have a 2 year warranty
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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 08:00 PM
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well if they are lighting up they are clearly working. which ones did you get 35watt or 55watt?
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Old Oct 28, 2010 | 09:57 PM
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35 watts
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Old Oct 29, 2010 | 01:49 AM
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well then idkkk
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Old Oct 29, 2010 | 02:58 PM
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check wire linkage
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Old Oct 29, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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Sounds like maybe a bad bulb? Did you try swapping the bulb across the car to see if the issue follows the bulb? If it does it's the bulb, if it stays on one side swap the ballasts and see if it follows the ballast.
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Old Oct 29, 2010 | 10:26 PM
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^ this!
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Old Oct 30, 2010 | 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by TommypSS/TC
Sounds like maybe a bad bulb? Did you try swapping the bulb across the car to see if the issue follows the bulb? If it does it's the bulb, if it stays on one side swap the ballasts and see if it follows the ballast.
we have a winner
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