i recently got rid of my hid's because they sometimes wouldn't turn on which is really annoying. i actually have better visibility and distance with out them.
heres where i bought them stay away from this kit, the ebay seller is supervtec and the slim ballasts are called Xentec
they were cheap so i guess you get what you pay for
^ And also provide warranties. The ballast on the HIDs are bound to crap out but if you buy it from a good brand/sites, it would last longer + warranties.
IM ALSO A VICTIM OF SUPERVTEC =[ !!! but my situation is different..the bulb colors arent matching because if you look directly at the bulb one is blue and the other is white. the output on the streets is still the same though. The ballast are in good working order just boo boo bulbs
Were you using a HID relay kit? I bought the same brand from a different ebayer and have not had a single issue. I have had the kit for almost 3 months now. I did put in a HID relay harness when I installed the HID kit. I wonder if the lack of the relay kit may have been your problem?
the slim ballast are more likely to experience problem starting up because instead of using the traditional coils to step up the voltage, it uses change pump circuit as well. The charge pump circuity is very very easy to have collapsing waveform, causing the output to be at an insufficient voltage level to ignite the HID
All ballast (even from the same factory) are different. Some are simply better than the other ones. It's just by chance if you get a good or bad ballast.
I never trust ebay sellers. but best of luck in confronting with him.
I have one of those slim ballast as well. I got it from ClubLexus. If mine burns out, I'm switching back to stock bulbs.
I have the same Xentec slim hid kit that I have been using since July and have not had any problems. I had the 5000k bulbs that it came with but was not happy with the color(it was too blue than supposely white) or output so I ordered some different brand set of 4300k. Never had any ballast problems from it, always turn on without hesitation - even in -10s degrees too!
I have the same kit as well and from the same buyer since march and have not had a problem with them so far *knock on wood. I have also bought at least 5 more kits for my friends and they haven't had any problem as well..maybe u jus got a defected one
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