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Originally Posted by DIGItonium There were compatibility issues in the past. In the 370Z at some point the ballast was changed out to a different brand or spec, which I

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Old 08-31-2015, 04:51 PM   #17 (permalink)
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There were compatibility issues in the past. In the 370Z at some point the ballast was changed out to a different brand or spec, which I think was the culprit of compatibility issues. I actually kept my old ballast after replacing one headlight from an accident. So I'm running 2009 ballast on new Morimoto XB bulbs as of last week. It is much brighter now that I have new bulbs installed.

Just contact The Retrofit Source. I'm sure it has been resolved by now.

mine is an 09. you mentioned that at some point the ballasts were changed out, so does this mean that the earlier models had ballasts that were aftermarket-friendly?

I spoke with diode dynamics today and the representative brought it up before i even asked. He was like "oh....what year is your 370Z?" and went on to explain that depending on the year, i may need to switch out ballasts?


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Unlike the other post the problem has not been fixed.

I have a 2014 with only 10k miles on it

First i tried ijdmtoy bulbs. Then morimoto bulbs from TRS... Had thr same problem with both, one light wouldnt come on for a while or both unless u turned the switch on and off a few times

The problem was the ballast connector where the light plugs in, the shop said the two little metal pieces that touch the light needed to be bent inwards...

Instead i opted to order phillips crystal vision bulbs at $250 a set... Never had a flicker or problem since.

But ur choice
yeah i was originally gonna go with ijdmtoy's bulbs, but saw more negative reviews than positive...

what temp. are your philips?
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