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sobi6111 08-28-2009 05:12 AM

HID fogs issue
 
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 08-28-2009 12:03 PM

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

sobi6111 08-28-2009 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mrbmwx5 (Post 654259)
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 08-28-2009 02:50 PM

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 08-28-2009 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Greekthang (Post 654324)
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 08-29-2009 12:16 AM

any other ideas?

mtX5 08-29-2009 02:41 AM

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

sobi6111 08-29-2009 04:34 AM

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

mtX5 08-29-2009 04:51 AM

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

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

sobi6111 08-29-2009 04:53 AM

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?


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