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Old 04-20-2010, 01:26 PM
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Another angel eye problem!!!

My second set of angel eyes....

I was walking to my truck and the drivers side angel eyes just randomly went out. I was so fed up with stuff breaking on this thing, I just kept walking to get what I needed out of the back of my truck. Reluctantly, when I came back around to the front, I looked and they were on again like it never went out.

Yesterday, I noticed that the drivers side was out again. It looked like the smaller one was dimmed and the larger one was out. A little later they looked to be completely out. I quickly looked around and was happy to see that atleast the wires were still in the rings this time.

So now the drivers side won't come on anymore. The passenger side still works fine. I haven't had a single problem until now. Super white and bright and no flickering.

Does anyone have ANY suggestions that wouldn't require me opening them again? I really do not want to do this a third time.
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Old 04-20-2010, 02:05 PM
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You have the aftermarket AE rings right? If so i bet the little invertor/ballast is bad.
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Old 04-20-2010, 02:05 PM
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When I first put the CCFL angel eyes in my truck I had a problem on the drivers side where they went out within the first week. I figured out it was due to placement of the inverter box. I had it too close to the oil filter housing and it got too hot. After replacing the inverter box and putting it in a better location farther away from things that get hot I haven't had any problems. Just something to check.
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Old 04-23-2010, 08:32 AM
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Good idea... Mine is actually right near the oil filter too. I'll defintely relocate it.

Where can I find the ballasts that down interfere with the PDC? It really annoys me and I can't seem to find a post about where to get them.
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Old 04-23-2010, 08:34 AM
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Let me take some pictures of mine ballasts location for for to see.
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Old 04-23-2010, 02:56 PM
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Good idea... Mine is actually right near the oil filter too. I'll defintely relocate it.

Where can I find the ballasts that down interfere with the PDC? It really annoys me and I can't seem to find a post about where to get them.
I remember seeing them in a few places in the past, including eBay etc. but couldn't find them to save my life when I got mine... I ended up giving up for now and just pulled the PDC fuse for now. No warnings or fault codes stored, just like you don't have PDC.

But if I come across them in the future I will surely scoop them up and put the fuse back in for the PDC.
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Old 04-27-2010, 08:56 AM
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Anyone else out there know where to get these ballasts??????? I can't find them anywhere.
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Old 04-27-2010, 10:23 AM
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Anyone else out there know where to get these ballasts??????? I can't find them anywhere.
TWO CCFL HALO ANGEL EYES RINGS 12V INVERTER BALLAST - eBay (item 350134330035 end time May-25-10 15:51:47 PDT)
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Old 04-27-2010, 10:32 AM
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I'm looking for the ones that don't interfere with the PDC sensors. I have a few extra ballasts that I can use but they make my PDC go nuts.
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I bought mine off eBay with no complaints. What do u have the ballasts wired to?
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