HID Question

[gertie508]

I've been reading alot of different posts on here, but yet to find the answer to my problem. For the past year I've had HIDs on my P5 and had nothing but issues. My bulbs keep burning out and at $25 a pair it's getting a little costly. I'm wondering if it could be the kit that I bought or if there is a better bulb out there or even the wiring that was done? If any one has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it!
Thanks!!!

 

[akbyrner92]

What kit are you using? A link the the site or ebay item would help out a lot. But chances are, you just got a crappy kit.

 

[gertie508]

Here's the link for what kit I had bought. The only difference is that it was the same seller but through ebay. This is the second kit I had tried also. This one actually lasted longer than the first one. Do you have any suggestions for a better kit?
Thank so much!

 

[gertie508]

sorry forgot to put the link:
http://www.hidgarage.com/index.php?cPath=58_38&osCsid=f40ace1b2ba6e1e73f6388259bb65bb1

 

[fishdonotbounce]

ddmtuning.com I've had their kit for over 2 years and haven't had a single bulb go out on me. I have their slimline kit.

 

[Natey]

What mods are on your car? I ask because when I had JIC FLTA2 coilovers on my P5, I burnt out ballasts like they were going outta style. Once I put in stock suspension from an MSP, my ballast troubles were over.
I don't even know if this even makes a real difference, maybe I just got lucky on my latest ballasts (from McCulloch, BTW) but in my experience, bouncing around kills HID ballasts.

 

[fishdonotbounce]

Rode around on tokico HP's with sprint springs for a long time. 2" drop all the way around. Installed BC coilovers a few months ago and still no problems. My ballasts are secured well on both sides. I have all around urethane motor mounts as well so a lot of vibration is transferred to the ballasts. Still no issues. It is a solid kit and for the price that it's going for right now, it is a no brainer. They have a lifetime warranty on their bulbs which is awesome.

 

[gertie508]

Thanks so much. I just went and bought a set of the HIDs from the site. I hope it works! My car is pretty much stock all around. The bulbs are pretty secure in there, I've scratched a few knuckles making sure of that, so I know that's not it. I'll wait and see when they come in and hopefully it will solve my problem. Maybe it was just bad kits that I bought??
Thanks again!

 

[akbyrner92]

Honestly, I got both my kits off Ebay. My low beams are slimline and my high beams aren't. I've had problems with neither of them and I have them ziptied to the inside of the bumper.