HIDs

[raine]

Hi guys. Was wondering if anyone bought HIDs from Devine through the group buy offer. Last summer I bought HIDs from Devine and this morning I noticed that one of my headlight was out. I was wondering if anyone has experience this problem and whether anyone can tell me what the warranty terms for these HIDs are. thanks!

[sauga_kid]

I bought them from Devin as well, funny enough, one of mine just went out as well. Try swapping the bulbs (left to right and vise versa) to see if its a bulb issue or a ballast issue. Also make sure all your connections are secure. If all else fails, then contact him and I'm sure he'll be more than willing to work something out with you.

[cwp_sedan]

When you turned them off and back on did it still stay off?

[REZXPERT]

bought an HID kit via Devin. one instance of pass. side bulb staying out temporarily but turning on/off like cwp wrote reset it.. no problems since. for $110 a set, i'm not complaining.

[ZeroChalk]

mine went out too - for my fogs - gunna try to figure it out.. but darn it, it's so cold outside.

[raine]

yea i tried turning it off and on but same problem, passenger light comes on but no driver light..

[cwp_sedan]

You could try swapping the ballasts and bulbs and see which isn't working, like sauga_kid mentioned. Making sure your connections are tight is always first on the list though.

[baymoe]

Sounds like quite a few bulb/ballast failures with these kits. Regardless of their great warranty, are there any reliable kits out there? I'd hate to have HID fogs fail yearly considering how difficult it is to replace.

[sauga_kid]

So I braved the cold and went to swap the bulbs out to see what the issue was. When I pulled the bulb out I discovered what the problem was, the bulb had exploded! My fog light housing was intact so I was just dumbfounded by how this happened. Nonetheless, I contacted Devin and he was more than happy to replace the bulb for me so I'm back up and running. As REZXPERT said, for $110, can you really complain, plus Devin provides good customer service (ea. and everytime I've dealt with him at least).

[RX9]

thats ballast problem, it will be gone anytime. is there any warranty?

[WLS ZMZM]

I purchased an ignited kit... and so far so good haven't had any issues what so ever and either have any of my friends who have the same kit.

[sauga_kid]

thats ballast problem, it will be gone anytime. is there any warranty?

RX9, are you referring to my problem? I believe there is a lifetime warranty on kits now.

[RX9]

RX9, are you referring to my problem? I believe there is a lifetime warranty on kits now.

no meng, i was referring the OP. they dont break that easy, but there is 1 yr warranty at least IMO.

[fini]

Anyone have any ideas for me? Fogs.
My driver side won't light up but my passenger side is fine.
I've tried both ballasts on the good side and it's good.
I've tried both ballasts on the bad side and no good.
I've tried moving the driver side bulb to passenger and it's a good bulb.
It's as if my driver side won't make a solid connection from the power to the ballast.... Any ideas?

[cwp_sedan]

Anyone have any ideas for me? Fogs.
My driver side won't light up but my passenger side is fine.
I've tried both ballasts on the good side and it's good.
I've tried both ballasts on the bad side and no good.
I've tried moving the driver side bulb to passenger and it's a good bulb.
It's as if my driver side won't make a solid connection from the power to the ballast.... Any ideas?

Did you use a wiring harness to connect it directly to the battery or did you just plug it into the stock harness? Try leaving the fogs off, start the car and then turn them on.

[fini]

I didn't use a wiring harness or run anything to the battery for the fogs, I plugged them directly into my stock 9006 harness connections.

would i need to start the car before they would come on? I'd need to try that when I get home. Why would that make a difference?

[cwp_sedan]

I didn't use a wiring harness or run anything to the battery for the fogs, I plugged them directly into my stock 9006 harness connections.

would i need to start the car before they would come on? I'd need to try that when I get home. Why would that make a difference?

For some reason many people have a problem with one side firing, myself included. I used the added harness to get more direct power from the battery which I think does help. You may have another issue though.

[RX9]

are those 35W or highter?

[cwp_sedan]

are those 35W or highter?

Are whose?

[RX9]

i mean yours. if its only 35W, you dont need to run from battery for direct power (you may need to install a relay for that)

[fini]

i hope they can fire with the car started.. that would be better than nothing. i don't have independant fogs so i have to fire my low beams then fogs.. could that be what is causing it?

this is so frustrating. any idea what the cost would be to "fix" this? to have them both be able to fire while the car is off?

[sauga_kid]

$30 for the wiring harness from Devin.

[cwp_sedan]

i mean yours. if its only 35W, you dont need to run from battery for direct power (you may need to install a relay for that)

Mine are only 35W

I'm not worried about the stock wiring not being able to handle the power. My lows are run off the stock wiring. I have heard many issues with inconsistent power for the fogs. I know people have had issues with just wiring them via stock wiring so I just went the extra harness route. Others have had no issues at all so who knows.

[RX9]

i used to install the HIDs since 1999, their harness were different than what we use now(35W). Even Hellas used the direct battery power for both ballasts with one or two relays depend on models, however those relays were very easy to get rust and disfunctional after a yr ( or after a winter ). i recommand that turn on the lights one by one, low votage will cost extra load of curent on ballast, eventurelly cause the problem (ballast, light bubs, even damage your battery). and dont use 35W+ HIDs, they wont give you any benifits.

[fini]

so would you say it is reccommended to change from the stock harness?
if I buy one for 30 from devin. how about install? I don't think that's something i want to do myself cause my patience is almost spent .. i'd rather pay someone if it's reasonable.

[RX9]

so would you say it is reccommended to change from the stock harness?
if I buy one for 30 from devin. how about install? I don't think that's something i want to do myself cause my patience is almost spent .. i'd rather pay someone if it's reasonable.

in your case, you have to make sure its not cause by the bad fuse. the first thing poped in my mind was your fuse might gone.

[cwp_sedan]

so would you say it is reccommended to change from the stock harness?
if I buy one for 30 from devin. how about install? I don't think that's something i want to do myself cause my patience is almost spent .. i'd rather pay someone if it's reasonable.

If it never comes on, there may be something going on with the stock wiring. If this is the case then I would go with a harness. You know the ballasts and bulbs are good. Is the ignitor on the driver side ok? If it is then it has to be the stock power supply.

[cwp_sedan]

in your case, you have to make sure its not cause by the bad fuse. the first thing poped in my mind was your fuse might gone.

But only the drivers side doesn't fire. The passenger side fires fine. Wouldn't that rule out the fuse?

[FLIPDADY]

Maybe a bad ground point on that side?

[fini]

I've tried both ballasts, ignitors and bulbs on the passenger (good) side and everything works A-OK.

It doesn't matter what I do with the driver side, it won't light up.... It will only light up if I put a stock bulb in there....

GAHH!!

Joe, are you able to comment at all about how much it would cost at the dealer to have this diagnosed and fixed?

Edit:
Could it be that there is something wrong with the wiring on driver side not being able to supply enough power to my ballasts???

If this keeps up.... Interested people please send me a PM and I'll just sell them..

[cwp_sedan]

The stock bulb did turn on though right?

[fini]

The stock bulb did turn on though right?

right, but that's an incandescent bulb.. so it doesn't need full power to turn on. i guess the only way to tell if one side has more power supply than the other is with a voltmeter..

[cwp_sedan]

right, but that's an incandescent bulb.. so it doesn't need full power to turn on. i guess the only way to tell if one side has more power supply than the other is with a voltmeter..

I'm starting to think Joe may be right...Maybe a bad ground. Power or switch signal could also be the problem. I would recheck the wiring.

[fini]

I'm not too sure how it looks or should look in there since I just reach up and install the bulbs.

Can you give me a quick and dirty tutorial on what to do?
Or recommend a place where they won't charge me an arm and a leg to "fix"?:flaming

[cwp_sedan]

This is what I would do...

1. Re-ground the (-) that comes from the ballast to the stock wiring. Somewhere good. Try and turn on the fogs. If they don't come on. Proceed to (2), if they do. There is your answer, bad ground.

2. Leave the new ground. Take a wire and run it from the (+) that comes out of the ballast, which is plugged into the stock harness for power and touch and hold on the (+) terminal of the battery. If the bulb comes on then there is probably a power issue and I would recommend a harness.

Be very careful when/if you do step number 2. Make sure you only touch the (+) and nothing else with the wire/clip. I would suggest a type of gator clip.

These are only suggestions though on how to trouble shoot it. Maybe someone else has an idea.

[RX9]

But only the drivers side doesn't fire. The passenger side fires fine. Wouldn't that rule out the fuse?

i dont know, i was just guessing. i didnt open up the fuses box yet.:blush
the acura use independent fuse and rely for each head light, thats why i thought it might cause by bad fuse.:blush

[cwp_sedan]

i dont know, i was just guessing. i didnt open up the fuses box yet.:blush
the acura use independent fuse and rely for each head light, thats why i thought it might cause by bad fuse.:blush

Hey you never know. It was a good suggestion. Maybe it will be a fuse and I will be wrong...?

[fini]

Thanks for help and suggestions! I will try when i get home tonight :)

[fini]

Alright, so I was fishing around under there for a while and realized I had no idea what I was looking at, and where stuff is. I only found the power socket to connect them.

Where is the grounding for the stock setup?

How difficult is it to put in a new harness? It's not something Im confident in tackling myself. Any recommended places or up front help would be mucho appreciated :)