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Old 09-21-2007, 04:02 AM   #388 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Orient Express
That is not a problem, but a characteristic of HID lamps. Do a search on how HID lamps warm-up and you will find that it takes 4-6 seconds for a HID bulb to become fully functional, and the flashing you describe is part the warm-up transition.

I did a real retrofit with bi-xenon projectors/ballast from a E55 mercedes on my last car. And I installed it with home made harness and relays because in this case, a plug-and-play is impossible. So I know how HID operate. I know that the warm up time is a couple of second.

But why do you think my lamps flicker about 2 MINUTES after the warm-up??? They flicker like voltage drop.... and after, no more flicker for hours....
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