HID headlight malfunction

[2Crunk]

Hello everyone, Iv got a question for those of you that own h11 HID kits from xenondepot: Do you experience problems with your lights when heavy or consistent rain has occured? I ask this because it was raining yesterday consistentally and I am experiencing problems with my passenger side hid lowbeams, when i turn on my headlights the first time only the driver side light fires up and if i switch the lighs on and off at least 5x's then both lights will fire up. Has anyone experienced this similar problem with this product?

 

[HB 4X4]

I haven't had any problem with mine. Did you contact them to see what they say?

 

[K.C.]

White Harness

Install And Review Of XenonDepot 4300k HID Kit For 2006 4Runner
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16283

via 4RunnerRon

2Crunk,

Do you have (1) or (2) of these white harnesses?

4RunnerRon's HID Kit & Uneek's HID Kit on his 2004 Camry only has (1) harness.

Uneek's Camry has the same intermittent issue, but nothing near what you're occuring.

Uneek & I have the HID Kit on our 4Runners w/ (2) white harnesses & we haven't had a problem.

I'm pretty sure Josh (HB 4x4) has (2) white harnesses. The only difference of Josh's HID Kit compare to mine, his ballasts are bulkier & I believe his bulbs are no longer made by Phillips. And a heck alot cheaper.

I would PM Steve (XenonDepot) & ask him for solutions.

 

[K.C.]

darkie3495's Ballast

HID conversion & Xenon Depot
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32555

 

[borgzman]

"I would PM Steve (XenonDepot) & ask him for solutions"

x2

or ask for a replacement..

Thats the problem with ballast driven lightings. Actually, the lamp(HID) will exprience different stages before entering a steady state. And the ballast has to be configured differently at different stages. There is a controller that is capable of flexible configuration( my old skol). In these modern times a "digital controller" is used( its built in the ballast).. and they call it Digital Ballast System. or Digital HID.

So a single malfunctioning part in the ballast may fail to ignite the bulb... For example: The takeover current is not reached because of a faulty storage capacitor.

If the connections are ok
IMO, its a defective ballast..

 

[CannondaleMan]

DUe to a nasty Winter I finally got to check and PM a similar issue with my driver's side light. It was the relay that got fried on mine, so I just ordered a replacement ($9.99) from xenondepot.

They have some very easy to follow trouble shooting sheets on their web site so give them a buzz.

I miss my HID running properly........Hopefully within the next week I will have it back up. Also got a 9006 set for my fogs to do in a month or so.

 

[2Crunk]

K.C. I have two white harnesses, one for each side of the headlights. Also, my bulbs are not made by phillips and the picture of darkie3495's ballast looks just like mine.

 

[2Crunk]

Borgzman: All the connections are ok and I agree I think I have a faulty ballast or relay harness but i will contact steve asap.