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Originally Posted by mam4.6
Thanks for the info, I kinda thot it would be the ballasts. The first time I start my X in the morning, usually the two outer rings ignite and warm up nicely, and no matter how long I drive, the rest don't come on. Once I've driven around a bit, kill them for at least 10 minutes, and start them up again, they'll all come on. Kinda funny tho, i can't ever just start the X and light them up for 10 minutes, kill them for 10, and light them up again, hasn't ever worked to light all 4. Seems for some reason I need to drive around some before trying again, before they all light up. Because of this, I thot it mite be a voltage problem, with driving around causing the alternator to run faster, thus giving me a bit more voltage. Haven't checked actual voltage yet, guess I should throw a tester on this eve.
Ricky Bobby - Yeah, no kidding, I wasn't looking forward to baking my lights open again, but from what I saw when I was installing them, it shouldn't be to hard to fish the wires out. I think I'll try that. Thanks for the link...
TerminatorX - Thanks for the link to the ballasts, I'll probably give them a go and see what happens... Also, i saw somewhere on the forum that you had shipped your X to Russia, and elsewhere. I do a bit of traveling to Ukraine, and was just wondering what all is involved in shipping a vehicle over there, and what time-frame is expected?
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No sweat man, definitely check the connections though and voltage when you start them up first, but I'd get a spare set of inverters. It's funny, I thought it would be better for them to be enclosed in the headlight, protected from the elements, etc, than being exposed in the engine bay.
I'll do some searching, maybe there is a heavier duty version available now of the inverters that would work better in cold weather/extreme temps? CCFL angel eyes aren't exactly new technology. Good luck man and let us know how you do, if I find a better inverter for you I'll let you know.