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colalowe

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Problems with HID light
« on: 04 May 2008, 20:56:46 »
Hi all,
I have recently been having problems with my HID lights, the bulbs were only 6 months old and i had replaced the ballast unit 6 months ago as well, albeit second hand ones.

the passenger side started to fail again, when I took the bulb out this is what I found.



Has anyone come across a similar thing, is it a common problem?? :-?
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Re: Problems with HID light
« Reply #1 on: 04 May 2008, 20:59:21 »
Never seen that before!
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Re: Problems with HID light
« Reply #2 on: 04 May 2008, 21:01:00 »
Im guessing it was a faulty bulb? :-/
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Re: Problems with HID light
« Reply #3 on: 04 May 2008, 21:01:50 »
Ahh yes, technically that is known as 'breaked'  :o
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Re: Problems with HID light
« Reply #4 on: 05 May 2008, 08:51:18 »
looks nasty!  Were your replacements from Vx or patterns ?
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Re: Problems with HID light
« Reply #5 on: 06 May 2008, 20:29:03 »
That looks very much like arcing due to inferior materials.  Were the parts genuine Vx ones? :-? :-?
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Re: Problems with HID light
« Reply #6 on: 07 May 2008, 10:41:28 »
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That looks very much like arcing due to inferior materials.  Were the parts genuine Vx ones? :-? :-?

My line of thinking also ---- will we ever know the answer :-?
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Re: Problems with HID light
« Reply #7 on: 07 May 2008, 11:22:24 »
I had one where the connectors managed to bend slightly and were close to touching, caused some burning but noticed it in time and all was well :) I guess this is what happens if a problem goes undetected lol :)
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Re: Problems with HID light
« Reply #8 on: 13 May 2008, 14:31:03 »
Hi all, been away,

they were not vx parts so im gusing your right about the materials.

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Re: Problems with HID light
« Reply #9 on: 17 July 2008, 12:08:19 »
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Hi all, been away,

they were not vx parts so im gusing your right about the materials.

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Which brand were they? Just so that we know to avoid :)
Have some cheapies on my radar at the mo  ;D
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