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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 04:13 AM
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I recently bought a 2001 coupe and noticed the driver's side headlight was going out frequently. If you turned the lights off then back on it would work for a while and then go back out. I bought some replacement HID bulbs and changed them both and it worked fine for about a week and now it won't come on at all. Any suggestions? Thought maybe the ballast was bad, but not sure. Thanks
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Old Nov 10, 2010 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Craig Blalock
I recently bought a 2001 coupe and noticed the driver's side headlight was going out frequently. If you turned the lights off then back on it would work for a while and then go back out. I bought some replacement HID bulbs and changed them both and it worked fine for about a week and now it won't come on at all. Any suggestions? Thought maybe the ballast was bad, but not sure. Thanks
Make sure everything is connected properly, switch the bulbs from left to right... if that doesnt help you probably need new ballasts...
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Old Nov 11, 2010 | 08:12 AM
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Thanks....I switched them all around and the drivers side doesn't work no matter what. I have read that it could be the ignitor not the ballast? Any suggestions as to which part I should replace first....
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Thanks....I switched them all around and the drivers side doesn't work no matter what. I have read that it could be the ignitor not the ballast? Any suggestions as to which part I should replace first....

Well usually the igniter is part of the ballast. In which case you need another ballast if that is the problem.
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Old Nov 20, 2010 | 09:21 AM
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Well usually the igniter is part of the ballast. In which case you need another ballast if that is the problem.
The igniter is inside the headlight assembly and likely the problem.
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