When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
My truck came with HID headlights and now they are giving me trouble. I have narrowed it down to the passenger's side transformer. I am unable to find any mfg's information on the thing so I am looking for insight on what to do with it. I wouldn't object to just putting regular headlamps in if I could do that. Alternatively, I have the front end off of an '01 out there that I could install, complete with its headlights. What are my options here? Right now the transformer is blowing fuses.
And through this process, my high beams have ceased to function, what could cause that?
Try asking Retrofit source, they are suppliers of quality hid conversions. www.theretrofitsource.com
Nice selection there, I can give them a call. It also looks like I could just use regular bulbs and remove the ballasts. I'll check NAPA tomorrow and see what the bulbs and their connectors look like.
And now to figure out whey the high beams crapped out.
Nice selection there, I can give them a call. It also looks like I could just use regular bulbs and remove the ballasts. I'll check NAPA tomorrow and see what the bulbs and their connectors look like.
And now to figure out whey the high beams crapped out.
Mark, do you know what brand they are? I had one of my Morimoto projectors go out, it was just a bulb failure, the transformers are still fine. I bought a few spares from a reputable UK supplier (I also went down a couple of K on the output) as it was much cheaper than getting replacements from Retrofit source for me.
Mark, do you know what brand they are? I had one of my Morimoto projectors go out, it was just a bulb failure, the transformers are still fine. I bought a few spares from a reputable UK supplier (I also went down a couple of K on the output) as it was much cheaper than getting replacements from Retrofit source for me.
Nope, there are no mfg's markings, at least not on the outside. I think the tag indicates that the bulbs are 35W. We have snow coming and it's my plow truck so I'll have to figure something out tomorrow. I'll see if I can find anything. And mfg might not even matter, it looks like the connectors are all the same.
Mark, check DDM as a possible source for the HID equipment you are attempting to repair/replace. They were big in the aftermarket HID scene years ago. I installed their kit into a motorcycle with a projector housing I had.
As long as the wattage rating and connections are the same, it should not matter who put a sticker on the transformer.
So...for now I bypassed the transformers or ballasts or whatever they are and put in regular lights. Now I have a good understanding on where those wires come from and go to, it was always just a confusing bird's nest in that vicinity.
Next up is the ceasing to function of the high beams. I did learn (if I didn't already know) that the left and right headlights have their own fused circuit but the short in the ballast must have blown something in the high beam circuit and I'm stuck on low beams (things could be worse). So...is there a relay for the high beams somewhere or did the multi-function switch take a hit? Or something else?
This may help, it may not....my HID projectors have a single filament bulb, the projector has a mechanical shutter which is controlled by the operation of the high beam circuit, no power = shutter closed, dip beam, high beam power on = shutter open, high beam. I've never had to investigate the exact operation of this, but assume it could fail as it's an electromechanical device.
