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This is off topic for R6's but there is a lot of knowlegde on this forum so I figured I would ask. I have a BMW 330i which has aftermarket HID lights. I bought the car with the lights already installed so I have no idea where they were purchased or what brand they are. The ballasts are completely unmarked and so are the bulbs. Anyway my problem is this.
When I start the car at night and turn on the lights (The headlights are not automatic on and off) sometimes one side wont work. Usually it is the right side, but sometimes the left and sometimes both. If I turn the lights off for a second and turn them back on both lights will work and sometimes I have to turn them on and off several times to get them both to work. When I finally get both to work I will be driving down the road and one light will shut off, then I have to either try to turn the lights off and back on, or keep driving with one light on. What can cause this? I know the bulbs are good because they both work sometimes. What needs to be replaced? Or is this not enough information to tell? Thanks.
When I start the car at night and turn on the lights (The headlights are not automatic on and off) sometimes one side wont work. Usually it is the right side, but sometimes the left and sometimes both. If I turn the lights off for a second and turn them back on both lights will work and sometimes I have to turn them on and off several times to get them both to work. When I finally get both to work I will be driving down the road and one light will shut off, then I have to either try to turn the lights off and back on, or keep driving with one light on. What can cause this? I know the bulbs are good because they both work sometimes. What needs to be replaced? Or is this not enough information to tell? Thanks.