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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 09:27 PM
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i just bought some ebay hids and they arent working so im asking if anyone has bought them and they actually work i would appreciate any help
 
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 09:37 PM
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I bought mine off ebay, but I did a lot of research before I purchased mine. They have been working great for 4 years now.

Do they flicker or just don't turn on at all? Unless you got bi xenon ones the hi beams won't work, only the low beam.
 
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 09:38 PM
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Did you get the controller box too or just the bulbs?
 
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Old Sep 30, 2012 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Bryce
Did you get the controller box too or just the bulbs?
Yeah whay Bryce said, you have to have the ballast/ignitors for them to work, the bulbs by themselves won't work.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 08:32 PM
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Hey H.R.D. What kind of HID lights you have?
 
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 09:04 PM
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it came with two bulbs and two chrome box things that plug into the stock harness if i plug one hid in one side and a stock bulb in the other both will light up but if i plug the hids and boxes in both side neither will light up and my brights symbol is on in the cab
 
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by staylorw250
it came with two bulbs and two chrome box things that plug into the stock harness if i plug one hid in one side and a stock bulb in the other both will light up but if i plug the hids and boxes in both side neither will light up and my brights symbol is on in the cab
Sounds like a problem inside the ballast themselves. I would return them. Or at least try to figure out which ballast is jacked, by plugging them in on one side at a time. See if one box only works or if they both do on one side of the headlights. Hope that makes sense....

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Originally Posted by RookieCummins
Hey H.R.D. What kind of HID lights you have?
Mine are Digital HIDs

Like these 35W DIGITAL HID KITS - Retro-Solutions Store
 

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well i swapped bulbs and ballast to both sides
 
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by staylorw250
well i swapped bulbs and ballast to both sides
So both ballast work?
 
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