HID Ballast Replace?***

4door accord02 · Jun 19, 2011

This might be a little easier for some of you to answer,But one of my HID ballast went out and and not sure on whether i have to buy a whole new kit to fix the problem or buy just a ballast?
Im not sure what make is my HID kit as it came with the car. Currently i have projector housing and want to know if i can jsut replace the ballast or can i just buy a pair of those higher end bulbs(silverstar..etc) and install them on my projector housing as another option.?? open to any suggestions thanks

Asian Invasion · Jun 19, 2011

you can order single ballast or even a single HID bulb on ebay.

4door accord02 · Jun 19, 2011

Asian Invasion said:
you can order single ballast or even a single HID bulb on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/2-x-Genuine-PHIL...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4157f73e66

so i can order somethin like this??
are all hid ballast the same type or do i need to take off my bumper and headlights to figure what type of ballast/bulb i have?

Ofnir107 · Jun 19, 2011

If you are not sure whether it's the ballast or the bulb, just take the bulb from the side that is working and test it with the ballast in question. If your bulb doesn't light up, you know it's the ballast. If the bulb lights up, you know that it's the bulb.

You can just purchase another ballast to replace if your ballast is broken.

If your headlights are aftermarket, I doubt they will take OEM bulb sizes like the D2S. Only true OEM projectors take bulbs from Philips, Osram, etc.

To find the current bulb size, just take a look at what bulbs are currently in your headlights.

4door accord02 · Jun 19, 2011

Ofnir107 said:
If you are not sure whether it's the ballast or the bulb, just take the bulb from the side that is working and test it with the ballast in question. If your bulb doesn't light up, you know it's the ballast. If the bulb lights up, you know that it's the bulb.

You can just purchase another ballast to replace if your ballast is broken.

If your headlights are aftermarket, I doubt they will take OEM bulb sizes like the D2S. Only true OEM projectors take bulbs from Philips, Osram, etc.

To find the current bulb size, just take a look at what bulbs are currently in your headlights.