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Old 01-19-2010, 10:35 PM
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Arrow Headlight issue

Hey guys, Well a few weeks ago my drivers side headlight gave up on me, the passenger side still works though. My car is an 07 so I don't think I should be having this issue but I have tried a few things with no luck.

First I checked the fuse, which actually happened to be burned so I put in a new fuse, turned on the lights and still no luck.

Next we removed the old HID ( which was a pain in the ass) and replaced it with an HID from my friends AP1. Turned on the lights and still no luck.

I'm thinking it could be a wiring problem somewhere but its driving me crazy, I happened to powerwash my engine bay a week before the light burned out and have had some moisture inside the headlight assembly for a few months but I don't think that's the cause.

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Check the headlight relay. swap left and right, see if that fixes the driver side.
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Thanks for the advice. I'll try that tomorow
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moisture in the headlight can definitely kill your HID ballast.
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Originally Posted by NAREKS2k,Jan 19 2010, 11:35 PM
I happened to powerwash my engine bay a week before the light burned out and have had some moisture inside the headlight assembly for a few months but I don't think that's the cause.
That's exactly the cause.
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Powerwashing can't be the cause because I've done it multiple times in the past. But the moisture could be the cause because I never had moisture in my headlight untill I got my car back from the bodyshop. I'll check
out the ballast
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if you have an 07 you should still be under warranty assuming your miles are low....
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