I am not sure of the Pre-face lift HID systems, but the 04+ do not have a seperate ignitor.

Depending on where you are in VA, I have a ballast from something else (06 S2000) with the ignitor built in. This will fire off the DS2 bulb for sure. You can test out your theory, if that is truly the problem.

It also may be the bulb. I also have a set here you can try.

Located in NOVA

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