Diffective HID Headlight Bulbs?

sh3kki · 02-09-2012, 07:01 PM

Hey guys,
So my friend gave me a pair of 6k headlight bulbs and i installed them and when i went to turn the lights on to test it before i put it back together, it stays on for a sec and turns right off. Did i do somthing wrong? Do i have the wrong bulb? Can anyone help me??

quagmire87 · 02-09-2012, 07:07 PM

I think it depends on the brand that they are some work some don't.

sh3kki · 02-09-2012, 10:56 PM

do you happen to kno what brand i need to purchase?

alcheng · 02-10-2012, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by sh3kki

Hey guys,
So my friend gave me a pair of 6k headlight bulbs and i installed them and when i went to turn the lights on to test it before i put it back together, it stays on for a sec and turns right off. Did i do somthing wrong? Do i have the wrong bulb? Can anyone help me??

Have you try to put the OEM bulb back on and see if it work? At least you can find out it's the problem of the bulbs or if the Z electrical system cannot handle the new bulbs, sometimes it happens with aftermarket bulbs, they draw too much current from the car.

seungklee · 02-10-2012, 02:03 AM

It could very well possibly that it is your bulbs. I ordered mine from HIDRetroFitSource of their Morimoto D2s 6000Ks and one side was working, but the other side would turn on for a few seconds and flicker off. So I had the other side replaced twice and they did not work. I tried putting the OEM bulbs back on and what do you know, they work. So it was a problem with the bulbs. However, I do not want to imply message to people out there that every aftermarket bulbs or Morimotos do not work or something because it works for a lot of other people, just did not work for me. I ended up getting refund for it. I say try the Philips D2S 6000ks because our OEMs are Philips. They are kinda expensive though, but quality bulbs.

sh3kki · 02-11-2012, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by alcheng

Have you try to put the OEM bulb back on and see if it work? At least you can find out it's the problem of the bulbs or if the Z electrical system cannot handle the new bulbs, sometimes it happens with aftermarket bulbs, they draw too much current from the car.

yes i tried putting yhe oems back on and they work perfectly fine

sh3kki · 02-11-2012, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by seungklee

It could very well possibly that it is your bulbs. I ordered mine from HIDRetroFitSource of their Morimoto D2s 6000Ks and one side was working, but the other side would turn on for a few seconds and flicker off. So I had the other side replaced twice and they did not work. I tried putting the OEM bulbs back on and what do you know, they work. So it was a problem with the bulbs. However, I do not want to imply message to people out there that every aftermarket bulbs or Morimotos do not work or something because it works for a lot of other people, just did not work for me. I ended up getting refund for it. I say try the Philips D2S 6000ks because our OEMs are Philips. They are kinda expensive though, but quality bulbs.

thats great to know. so maybe ill leave the phillips as an alternative knwoing that they are more pricey and try ordering the morimotos. if they work, great! if not ill jus get a refund like u did and purchase phillips. do you currently have phillips on ur car?

seungklee · 02-11-2012, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by sh3kki

thats great to know. so maybe ill leave the phillips as an alternative knwoing that they are more pricey and try ordering the morimotos. if they work, great! if not ill jus get a refund like u did and purchase phillips. do you currently have phillips on ur car?

Yeah, try those Morimotos I have no idea why they didn't work on one side of my car, but it didn't work lol. In order for you to get a refund from them, you have to keep trying and getting replacements as they have policy of no refunds. I don't have philips on my car except the OEMs which ARE philips lol. I'm planning to try those out later, not sure when though. Good luck with Morimotos if you order them! Order from their Ebay account and make offer of 30 bucks and they take that. I tried lower, they wouldn't haha. FYI.

JWMotoring · 02-11-2012, 06:36 PM

We're testing some quality bulbs right now for you guys. If everything works out we'll offer these to the forum

90 ST · 02-11-2012, 07:58 PM

i put in a set of the Vision X bulbs, good to go, and damn bright!

nmjaxx9 · 02-12-2012, 01:44 PM

It could be that when you put them in the slot, and put the pins back in place, and put back the silver cap that one of them are misaligned or not making contact with the bulb. This happened to me when I put in my HID bulbs, and they would flicker and turn off. So I just re adjusted them and they worked.

JWMotoring · 02-22-2012, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by JWMotoring

We're testing some quality bulbs right now for you guys. If everything works out we'll offer these to the forum

My tester loved ours so we will be adding these to the line up. Expect them in about 1 week. No issues with installation either

VDC_OFF · 01-02-2013, 02:08 PM

I recently had the same problem as I ordered some D2S Morimoto 3Five (35W) bulbs from theretrofitsource.com and neither one turned on. They said they dont have a refund but they do exchanges.

They said only OEM bulbs work in these headlights. The ones they recommended were:
D2S: Osram Xenarc 66240 CBI - HID Bulbs from The Retrofit Source Inc
D2S: Philips 85122+ - HID Bulbs from The Retrofit Source Inc

stevent85 · 01-02-2013, 03:24 PM

Buy from jwmotoring! I bought a set and love them...i went with 8k as i wanted more blue tint. Theyre awesome! Very bright and no issues whatsoever! Also.....theyre a stoopid good deal!! So order multiple pairs to change up the style whenever you want! Haha
And you will be supporting a forum sponsor!

TheGreatOne · 01-02-2013, 03:32 PM

I was having similar problems when I switched to 6K before putting my car away for winter. I ordered a relatively cheap set on Ebay to try out 6K and it was doing all kinds of weird things....not coming on, one side would come on, come on and if I turned the car on then off, lights would not come on...frustrating...especially getting to the bulb is annoying if leaving the wheels on.

I will probably buy a more expensive set, seems the 6K was really needed after painting my headlights though...my lights looked more dull with the dark housing, 6K is amazing!

I'll check out JWMotoring then

02-09-2012, 07:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
sh3kki Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Yonkers, NY Posts: 38 Drives: 2011 PW Nissan 370z Rep Power: 15	Diffective HID Headlight Bulbs? Hey guys, So my friend gave me a pair of 6k headlight bulbs and i installed them and when i went to turn the lights on to test it before i put it back together, it stays on for a sec and turns right off. Did i do somthing wrong? Do i have the wrong bulb? Can anyone help me?? __________________ //2011 Pearl White 370Z Base Sport Package/GT HAUS Meisterschaft/Swifts Spec-R//

02-09-2012, 07:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
quagmire87 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: chicago illinois Posts: 428 Drives: 09 370z Bs Mt Rep Power: 15	I think it depends on the brand that they are some work some don't. DEpointfive0 likes this.

02-09-2012, 10:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
sh3kki Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Yonkers, NY Posts: 38 Drives: 2011 PW Nissan 370z Rep Power: 15	do you happen to kno what brand i need to purchase? __________________ //2011 Pearl White 370Z Base Sport Package/GT HAUS Meisterschaft/Swifts Spec-R//

02-10-2012, 02:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
seungklee Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 291 Drives: you around! Rep Power: 15	It could very well possibly that it is your bulbs. I ordered mine from HIDRetroFitSource of their Morimoto D2s 6000Ks and one side was working, but the other side would turn on for a few seconds and flicker off. So I had the other side replaced twice and they did not work. I tried putting the OEM bulbs back on and what do you know, they work. So it was a problem with the bulbs. However, I do not want to imply message to people out there that every aftermarket bulbs or Morimotos do not work or something because it works for a lot of other people, just did not work for me. I ended up getting refund for it. I say try the Philips D2S 6000ks because our OEMs are Philips. They are kinda expensive though, but quality bulbs. Last edited by seungklee; 02-10-2012 at 02:06 AM.

02-11-2012, 06:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
JWMotoring Track Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 746 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 14	We're testing some quality bulbs right now for you guys. If everything works out we'll offer these to the forum Ghostvette likes this. __________________ Check out our Z selection Amsoil Ind. Dealer- Sign up to save 25% off fluids

02-11-2012, 07:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
90 ST A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,861 Drives: 90 and 15 GMC Sierra Rep Power: 420	i put in a set of the Vision X bulbs, good to go, and damn bright!

02-12-2012, 01:44 PM	#11 (permalink)
nmjaxx9 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Middletown, Ct Posts: 5,853 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 25	It could be that when you put them in the slot, and put the pins back in place, and put back the silver cap that one of them are misaligned or not making contact with the bulb. This happened to me when I put in my HID bulbs, and they would flicker and turn off. So I just re adjusted them and they worked.

01-02-2013, 02:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
VDC_OFF A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Houston (Pearland) Age: 44 Posts: 1,205 Drives: 2011 370Z M6 Rep Power: 16	I recently had the same problem as I ordered some D2S Morimoto 3Five (35W) bulbs from theretrofitsource.com and neither one turned on. They said they dont have a refund but they do exchanges. They said only OEM bulbs work in these headlights. The ones they recommended were: D2S: Osram Xenarc 66240 CBI - HID Bulbs from The Retrofit Source Inc D2S: Philips 85122+ - HID Bulbs from The Retrofit Source Inc __________________ DRIFTING JOURNAL \| Follow me on Instagram \| Facebook \| Houston Halos

01-02-2013, 03:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
stevent85 Track Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 928 Drives: 2011 370Z NISMO Rep Power: 13	Buy from jwmotoring! I bought a set and love them...i went with 8k as i wanted more blue tint. Theyre awesome! Very bright and no issues whatsoever! Also.....theyre a stoopid good deal!! So order multiple pairs to change up the style whenever you want! Haha And you will be supporting a forum sponsor! VDC_OFF and Ghostvette like this. __________________ Takeda stage 2 CAI, Z1 HFC, GREDDY Turbo TI-C

01-02-2013, 03:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
TheGreatOne A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Age: 46 Posts: 1,980 Drives: E60 BMW M5 Rep Power: 21	I was having similar problems when I switched to 6K before putting my car away for winter. I ordered a relatively cheap set on Ebay to try out 6K and it was doing all kinds of weird things....not coming on, one side would come on, come on and if I turned the car on then off, lights would not come on...frustrating...especially getting to the bulb is annoying if leaving the wheels on. I will probably buy a more expensive set, seems the 6K was really needed after painting my headlights though...my lights looked more dull with the dark housing, 6K is amazing! I'll check out JWMotoring then __________________ 2017 SUBARU STI 2008 E60 M5 - SOLD 2010 40th Anniversary 370Z - SOLD (and missing her)

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