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Old 03-06-2012, 05:55 AM
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Hey Guys!

So I have replaced my D1S bulbs from stock 4300K to 6000K and after about a month the passenger side stops working. I put the stock bulbs back in and they work fine. Any ideas??

I was thinking that the ballist is going bad and that I need to replace the passenger side ballist to fix the issue.

Any help or thoughts would be great.

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Its either ballast or bulbs. Try switching things around. Place the good ballast on the passenger side and see if it works. If not, switch the bulbs around.
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Ummm ... if you replaced back the 6000K D1S bulb w/ the stock 4300K D1S bulb and all good = you have bad bulb that burnt out
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Originally Posted by BlaSTiWi
Ummm ... if you replaced back the 6000K D1S bulb w/ the stock 4300K D1S bulb and all good = you have bad bulb that burnt out

That will be the third bulb I have gone through! But they are all from the same manufacturer. Should that make a difference?
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Difference(s) in quality may come in play ... when in doubt for example replace w/ the same who manufactured the OEM bulb.

Originally Posted by flyguy0
That will be the third bulb I have gone through! But they are all from the same manufacturer. Should that make a difference?
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