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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 05:25 PM
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Default Another Headlight issue - Strobe light effect

EDIT: FIXED IT.

So I tried almost everything I can think of. Did a search and doesn't sound like anyone has the same issue as I do.

My passenger (right) headlamp started to flicker, As in it tries to ignite over and over and over again so you just see a spark and a short light projection (ignites maybe once every half a second, and it continues to tick). It keeps doing this and never shuts off. When I turn the high beam on, it completely shuts off (when the light switch is on). I thought this was a ballast issue, so I swapped in a new ballast and bulb and the problem still persists.

I checked the fuses in the engine bay to see if any of them are blown and they seem to be fine. Anyone got any ideas?

I narrowed it down to a grounding issues or something else.

I forgot to mention - it acts like a weak strobe light?

Does anyone know where the connection to the ballast is grounded to?

Heres the picture of hte problem:
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 08:05 PM
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take the HID capsule from your drivers side light and put it in the passenger side and then turn on the lights. If that fixes it then you need a new bulb. If not, you probably need a new ballast. When there is a problem with the HID system a small amount of current will flow through the high beam bulb so you still have light on the road.
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Old Feb 6, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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^^ Thanks Sobe, but I changed the whole unit (ballast, bulbs, housing) with a new one so the bulb and ballast isn't hte problem.
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 04:52 AM
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You you fixed it, but what was the problem and how did you fix it? Could help people in the future if they have the same problem.
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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I bought a cheap fuse tester and tested ALL my fuses, turns out i missed the most important fuse that was part of the headlight. Also checked all the grounds with a multimeter. You can find a write up on how to test your grounds, If you guys noticed, the S2000 has a million grounds all over the car =(
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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Cool thanks for the follow up.
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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np.
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