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Old 03-20-2015, 09:28 AM
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hid no low beam

Hi everyone i am having an issue with the hids in my ss. Its an 05 and they are ddmtuning 55w bixenon in factory headlights. Ive had them for over a year without issue but the other morning the low beams began flickering and then shut off on the highway. I switched the highbeams and they came on and then switched back to low beams and they worked again. The next time i tried driving it the low beams will not come on but high beam works fine. I didnt find any blown fuses but was hoping someone might know before i pull the headlights out so i dont have to do that multiple times. Also idk if some bulbs are different but mine tilt the bulb to switch from high to low. Any help would be appreciated!
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Bad ballast
Old 03-20-2015, 12:01 PM
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Would it be both ballasts that are bad. I have a spare set of 55w ballasts i could swap them this weekend to test them
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Both lights?
Like mentioned most likely ballasts, how is setup?
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The harness you used is bad. Kthnxbye.
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Yes both headlights had the low beams stop working at same time. And its a pnp kit from ddm with the harness that connects directly to the battery power
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ok so u have the harness. Replace that harness. It's a relay Essentially.
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Okay so tried switching ballasts and the new set did the same thing. Openned up the high/low relay and found it pretty well corroded and rusted. Id say thats the issue so already have a new one ordered and will be making sure no water can get into it.
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yup. It's common. I see these issues often. Keep the harness connector facing up.
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Originally Posted by jcod47
Okay so tried switching ballasts and the new set did the same thing. Openned up the high/low relay and found it pretty well corroded and rusted. Id say thats the issue so already have a new one ordered and will be making sure no water can get into it.
Would you be able to tell me which ones are the headlight relays? I need to check mine. My driver headlight is out.
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