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Old 03-11-2007, 11:28 AM
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So my driver side headlight is flickering when I turn on the headlights and continues to flicker while its on then decides to turn off(go out) would that more likely be the bulb or the ballast?
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Old 03-11-2007, 11:34 AM
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vehicle and HID kit if one?
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Old 03-11-2007, 04:06 PM
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Shoddy wiring?
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Old 03-11-2007, 06:40 PM
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well I left the lights on(on accident) and it drained the battery almost completely so the lights were flickering but when I popped the clutch I noticed the damage done, its a 9004 8000K for my NX2000.
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sounds like its the bulb. check the connections first tho.
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Old 03-12-2007, 07:28 AM
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Could also be the fuse. Happened to a friends DC2 and it would flicker for a sec or 2 when you turned it on. We checked the fuse and it was bad. 1 minute fix.
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thats exactly what happend to one of my HID bulbs. its burning out. mine would flicker till it turned off then it just wouldnt come on anymore.

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