I simply cannot win with my HID setup?
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Mr_Grimm (
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October 4th, 2019
I have had a morimoto retrofit setup on my subaru for the 3 years I have had the car. For the last year, my passenger side light went out. I called the company that supports the retrofit and I have replaced everything including the following.
*The ballast
*The ignitor
*The bulb (which was indeed burnt out)
I even just replaced the wiring harness and was able to get both lights to work. I put everything back together, turned on my car and The passenger hid is not turning on. So i twisted the ignitor slightly and turned the lights back on and it worked. I was able to drive around the block hitting bumps to test for a loose connection, and there was none! I got home, turned off my lights, turned them back on and now the passenger side light wont turn on. I cannot resort to the factory bulbs due to the retrofit. I really don’t want to have to buy anything else, until i can find out what in fact is really going on. I have checked the fuses for my headlights as well and they are perfectly fine.
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Have you checked your on board computer system??? I had a Ford Taurus that refused to crank. My mechanic had retired as the Manager of the Service Department of a large Ford Dealership. He worked directly with Ford for over a month tracing everything back only to find that the motherboard on the computer system was faulty. Once the mb was replaced, everything went back to working properly & continued to work until I bought my next car. Might not be your problem, but is the last place you’d think to look!!!
Hope you find your problem soon!!!
May I ask, what brand, and type of vehicle is in question?
Look for a loose or bad ground wire in the harness. Also are there any other tings not working??
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@Mr_Grimm . From my understanding, Subaru, has a good reputation . The part you speak of, is likely a problem, with most of the same vehicles. I would contact a dealership. If that provides no help, I would contact another…. It’s beyond unlikely that the issue, isn’t constant, with that make, and model….
Do you have a good automotive electrician you could go to. I still think there maybe a grounding issue or a bad ballast/igniter.
It is only one side and has worked.
The wiring harness has the ground now built into the relays. They recieve the ground from the battery terminals. Im thinking more along the lines of a loose connection on the ignitor. This is an aftermarket kit by a reputable company. Nothing subaru about my lighting haha
I have yet checked the polarity with a reader. I will be doing that today.
I appreciate the moderators enforcing proper grammar and punctuation. However, can you send me a message regarding what was wrong, instead of removing the comments all together. I had useful information, and I do not remember what I wrote.
WHOA relays !
You have a connection straight from the battery to the HID harness? Two relays – - one not working.
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