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atomaly

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i've got one sourced thats had the wires and loom cut from compliance.. but the guy assures me u just solder them back together and everything is all fine cos thats what he did with the other one in the pair. worked fine apparently!

anyone done this before? :)

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i've got one sourced thats had the wires and loom cut from compliance.. but the guy assures me u just solder them back together and everything is all fine cos thats what he did with the other one in the pair. worked fine apparently!

anyone done this before? :)

Hey bud the person you have sourced them through is me lol... Anywho ill send through my details asap!

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No probs, in regard to the new globes you need just get these like i did, cheap as and work really well, order the 55w versions too their not to bright, i just went the 6000k type.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/D2S-D2R-Xenon-HID-4...=item45f289d2c7

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i have tried 6000 and 8000. i prefer the 8000 as the 6000 are brighter and whiter, and the 8000 were bluer and less nasty on the eyes! :)

why all of a sudden 30$???? lol i bought them 6 months ago for $60!!!! bastards! haha

will have to buy some while they're cheap! :D

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i've installed the new ballast, but my globes are waiting to arrive (and i didn't want to test it with my sole working globe :P )

turns out you have to cut the ballast out, and solder a new one in (its not just a swap out job like i thought)

as the plug on the end of the loom will not fit back through the hole without having to "un-glue" your headlight.

big props for Scottynm35 for giving me a hand! i owe u one two dude! :P

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got my new globes today.. put one in, and nothing.. :)

might have to replace the whole headlight.. :P

Mmm, sorry to hear mate, at least it didn't cost you too much to try and fix it. How much is a headlight going to cost?

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i'm thinking i'll go with an aftermarket D2R HID kit now. ($130 + install) pretty sure i'll be fine!

better than driving around all lop-sided without one headlight!

pretty sure if they see my engine bay, they aren't gonna say anything about the headlights cos they'll be too busy looking at the other toys :) hahaha

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i also heard that it "sometimes" makes a difference if the green wires are soldered the wrong way around on the ballast?? due to polarity or something.

bad news is, my other headlight is flickering now...... :P i'm thinking this D2R aftermarket kit is looking better and better

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okay, took it to auto electrician,

my newly installed ballast DOES work :bunny: it blew a fuse somehow when i was installing it.... only problem now is my other one is on the blink .. :| comes on then turns off after a short while....will try swapping the globes around...!

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i know :) very happy that it was just a fuse!

and i bought a pair off ebay, but they sent 1x8000K and 1x10,000K. i was dumbfounded..

so they're sending me another 8000K so they match what i requested (somewhere between China and Aus atm)

so that gives me a non matching spare. :blink: haha better than no headlight

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