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Old 09-26-2011, 05:24 PM
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My driver side headlight would barley light up for a slight second then it would completey turn off. Would i need to change the bulb or ballast? do i need a oem ballast or get a ebay one or something. lmk if you have any for sale
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i think it's ballast
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My money is on a bulb. See it all the time at work and 95% of the time its a bulb.
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Bulb 100% sure, craigslist the bulbs ur gonna need 2 cuz diffrent manufactures and age of the other bulb. Color might vary if u just get one
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just pop the bulb from the good side into the bad side, and see if the problem follows the bulb
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ok sounds good.ill get on it tomorrow
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you can get 2 bulbs for cheap from joey/js2k if it is the bulbs, ~$20 for both
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Originally Posted by DFWs2k
you can get 2 bulbs for cheap from joey/js2k if it is the bulbs, ~$20 for both

Haha. Only if he replys in a timely manner. Could take a month to get a hold of him
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He always replies to me within a day

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I've been working at least 80 hours a week for more than a month, so my free time has gone to 0.
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