Headlight disaster folks - I did a thing.

chieuxuan · 10-31-2012, 09:16 AM

Damn blades, sorry to hear that

dmhenderson · 10-31-2012, 09:49 AM

I should have a spare bulb HID bulb or two left over but they're not in the best shape after E/W and I manhandled them trying to figure out how the hell to get the ballasts attached with the bulbs already inserted (*hint: you can't)

b1adesofcha0s · 10-31-2012, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

I should have a spare bulb HID bulb or two left over but they're not in the best shape after E/W and I manhandled them trying to figure out how the hell to get the ballasts attached with the bulbs already inserted (*hint: you can't)

I'll see what's up with my light after work today and let you know if I need them. Couldn't hurt to try them out.

weiboy718 · 10-31-2012, 10:12 AM

Eastwest!

You still want that projector housing?

eastwest2300 · 10-31-2012, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by weiboy718

Eastwest!

You still want that projector housing?

hmmmmmm. yes sir, I think I will take it, just to have it.

weiboy718 · 10-31-2012, 10:42 AM

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Its probably NOT the ballast, ballasts are made to be pretty durable, i.e, wet cold hot, if anything, it could be the bulb, you could just buy a new bulb, what you do wanna do is reseal the headlight AFTER you replace the bulb.

Yeah, the ballast are made to last and withstand hot or cold but if its taking in water it can still fail.

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hmmmmmm. yes sir, I think I will take it, just to have it.

Pm me your mailing addy, I'll ship it out to ya.

eastwest2300 · 10-31-2012, 10:50 AM

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Yeah, the ballast are made to last and withstand hot or cold but if its taking in water it can still fail.

This is true, I had HIDs in my Eclipse, and I constantly washed the engine bay, and never had an issue.. although every manufacture that makes ballasts have their own ways of making them, which makes them more or less likely to take on water by the way their designed.

dmhenderson · 10-31-2012, 10:28 AM

Add to his giant pile o' parts

eastwest2300 · 10-31-2012, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Add to his giant pile o' parts

Thats right buddy...

b1adesofcha0s · 10-31-2012, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Add to his giant pile o' uninstalled parts

Fixed

eastwest2300 · 10-31-2012, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Fixed

Exactly..

eastwest2300 · 10-31-2012, 10:37 AM

And they'll stay that way until Im ready to have them installed..

eastwest2300 · 10-31-2012, 10:48 AM

PM sent, thanks man!

b1adesofcha0s · 11-02-2012, 12:06 PM

If my cousin has time today, I'm gonna try to take out the headlight and try to dry it out. Hoping it will work again after that.

weiboy718 · 11-02-2012, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

If my cousin has time today, I'm gonna try to take out the headlight and try to dry it out. Hoping it will work again after that.

Try drying out the ballast too.

10-31-2012, 09:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 27	I should have a spare bulb HID bulb or two left over but they're not in the best shape after E/W and I manhandled them trying to figure out how the hell to get the ballasts attached with the bulbs already inserted (*hint: you can't) __________________

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dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 27	Add to his giant pile o' parts __________________

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eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,030 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684552	PM sent, thanks man! __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

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b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 142	If my cousin has time today, I'm gonna try to take out the headlight and try to dry it out. Hoping it will work again after that. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

10-31-2012, 09:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
chieuxuan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: MD Posts: 1,051 Drives: VTAK Rep Power: 16	Damn blades, sorry to hear that

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weiboy718 Track Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bay Area Posts: 923 Drives: Infiniti G37 Rep Power: 17	Eastwest! You still want that projector housing?

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