HID fogs issue

[sobi6111]

My fogs HIDs Used to work fine. But recently when i first start up the car,they will flicker 3 times and then work fine. No error codes. Or sometime might only 1 of the fogs turn on ,but then if you restart car both will work. Any ideas?

[mrbmwx5]

Bad bulbs on the way heading south.....Soon or later one of those bulbs will be completely dead..You need new bulbs

[sobi6111]

Originally Posted by mrbmwx5

Bad bulbs on the way heading south.....Soon or later one of those bulbs will be completely dead..You need new bulbs

Maybe i should add capacitors? Or u think i should buy bulbs instead? Could that be a wiring issue or bad ballasts?

[Greekthang]

Could be the computer sending a signal to see if everything is working ok. I upgraded my angel eye LED buld from DDM (big mistake) and they flicker about 10 times then stay on steady and they said it could be that.

[sobi6111]

Originally Posted by Greekthang

Could be the computer sending a signal to see if everything is working ok. I upgraded my angel eye LED buld from DDM (big mistake) and they flicker about 10 times then stay on steady and they said it could be that.

I know that computer might be checking if bulb is there or not,but he hasn't done it before for a half a year ;-)

[sobi6111]

any other ideas?

[mtX5]

i think capacitor could help. Bulbs shouldn't go bad in less than a year.

[sobi6111]

Will try,i have a capacitor sets. But they are big :-( ,much thicker than HID ballast. where to mount them ? any ideas?

[mtX5]

hmm..where do you have your ballasts right now?

oh and i would test them out first before you secure them down..

[sobi6111]

i tied them up in the space where 2 metal parts together,kind of secure. But there is no way to add something else. Maybe only with the screw,any ideas how to make holes in metal ,as i don't have enoguht space to put dril linside,as i installed fogs by removign wheel arch,rather than bamper. Any ideas? Only way out right now is to remove bumper?