HID hum?

sk8blink4life33 · 04-30-2008, 08:01 PM

I just installed my kit that I bouth off ebay from kasabbian and they seem to have a little humming noise coming from the balllast. Is this normal?

***07mugencivic*** · 04-30-2008, 08:01 PM

i dont think so.....

sk8blink4life33 · 04-30-2008, 08:03 PM

does this mean they are going to blow up or something? lol

***07mugencivic*** · 04-30-2008, 08:06 PM

how loud is it

sk8blink4life33 · 04-30-2008, 09:14 PM

its starts off real loud then it goes down and you can't hear it unless you press your ear against the wheel well. But this is only when the engine is off when it is on, the sounds of it over powers the hum and you don't even notice it. also a good sign is that both of the ballast do it and they sound close to the same.

lonelyboi · 04-30-2008, 09:16 PM

its normal

***SiAzul*** · 04-30-2008, 09:18 PM

I thinks its normal, I got my HIDs from the same seller and noticed it from day 1, havent had a problem since

FG2uner · 04-30-2008, 09:20 PM

i have the same hids from him. i got 6k. while the ballasts warm up they humm, after they warm up they quit, its normal..... its got something to do with the electricitygoing through it...

striker_1818 · 04-30-2008, 11:42 PM

it's normal

joey614joey · 05-01-2008, 12:20 AM

ebay kit suck!

***msjwild3*** · 05-01-2008, 12:21 AM

All HID kits do it.

***GETxERxDONE*** · 05-01-2008, 12:29 AM

all ballasts do it, from OEM car ballasts to flourescent ballasts in your home.

Orient Express · 05-01-2008, 01:03 AM

It's normal, don't worry.

vingavina · 05-01-2008, 01:29 AM

its normal. ballast is just charging up

***"Ridge"Racer*** · 05-01-2008, 05:59 AM

its normal, mine do it too. i think its kinda cool.

D3liri0usK · 05-01-2008, 02:25 PM

No worries, it's normal. I did an oem retrofit with hella/audi ballasts on my old ek and it made the same hum.

edrhee83 · 05-02-2008, 11:20 AM

It's normal. Mine does the same thing although my ballasts are OEM.

IIIII · 05-02-2008, 02:23 PM

my 06 TL stock HIDs do it also

04-30-2008, 08:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
sk8blink4life33 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cache bay, Ontario Age: 17 Posts: 41 Marc iTrader: 0 / 0%	HID hum? I just installed my kit that I bouth off ebay from kasabbian and they seem to have a little humming noise coming from the balllast. Is this normal?

05-01-2008, 12:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
*GETxERxDONE* Dont Mess With This Zohan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Age: 22 Posts: 7,098 Nichuma Ben Gabriel Ha Levi iTrader: 2 / 100%	all ballasts do it, from OEM car ballasts to flourescent ballasts in your home. __________________ Click Sig for Details on the Wreck, it just gets worse. DIY HFP Front Lip Overlay CHEAP! \| DIY HFP Side Skirt installation DIY AUTO Shift knob Removal \| DIY E-Brake Trim removal License = SUSPENDED Days left = 9

05-01-2008, 05:59 AM	#15 (permalink)
*"Ridge"Racer* I got a mangina! Join Date: May 2007 Location: ATL, attatched to your rod motherlicker Age: 27 Posts: 3,363 Justin iTrader: 9 / 100%	its normal, mine do it too. i think its kinda cool. __________________ TW FG2 Sold....

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04-30-2008, 08:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
*07mugencivic* Whos The Whore NOW Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southern CA Age: 24 Posts: 70,551 Tony iTrader: 3 / 100%	i dont think so.....

04-30-2008, 08:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
sk8blink4life33 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cache bay, Ontario Age: 17 Posts: 41 Marc iTrader: 0 / 0%	does this mean they are going to blow up or something? lol

04-30-2008, 08:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
*07mugencivic* Whos The Whore NOW Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southern CA Age: 24 Posts: 70,551 Tony iTrader: 3 / 100%	how loud is it

04-30-2008, 09:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
sk8blink4life33 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cache bay, Ontario Age: 17 Posts: 41 Marc iTrader: 0 / 0%	its starts off real loud then it goes down and you can't hear it unless you press your ear against the wheel well. But this is only when the engine is off when it is on, the sounds of it over powers the hum and you don't even notice it. also a good sign is that both of the ballast do it and they sound close to the same.

04-30-2008, 09:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
lonelyboi Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 55 iTrader: 1 / 100%	its normal

04-30-2008, 09:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
*SiAzul* VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 1,371 Mario iTrader: 1 / 100%	I thinks its normal, I got my HIDs from the same seller and noticed it from day 1, havent had a problem since

04-30-2008, 09:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
FG2uner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hickory, NC Age: 23 Posts: 3,912 Mark iTrader: 4 / 100%	i have the same hids from him. i got 6k. while the ballasts warm up they humm, after they warm up they quit, its normal..... its got something to do with the electricitygoing through it...

04-30-2008, 11:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
striker_1818 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York Age: 23 Posts: 9,108 I HATE Stephanie iTrader: 18 / 100%	it's normal

05-01-2008, 12:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
joey614joey Member Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 30 iTrader: 0 / 0%	ebay kit suck!

05-01-2008, 12:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
*msjwild3* 8th Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Winnipeg, MB Age: 20 Posts: 1,365 Ryan iTrader: 1 / 100%	All HID kits do it.

05-01-2008, 01:03 AM	#13 (permalink)
Orient Express Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 283 iTrader: 0 / 0%	It's normal, don't worry.

05-01-2008, 01:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
vingavina Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,793 iTrader: 7 / 100%	its normal. ballast is just charging up

05-01-2008, 02:25 PM	#16 (permalink)
D3liri0usK Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hanover Park Age: 23 Posts: 74 John iTrader: 0 / 0%	No worries, it's normal. I did an oem retrofit with hella/audi ballasts on my old ek and it made the same hum.

05-02-2008, 11:20 AM	#17 (permalink)
edrhee83 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montgomery, AL Age: 25 Posts: 415 Ed Rhee iTrader: 4 / 100%	It's normal. Mine does the same thing although my ballasts are OEM.

05-02-2008, 02:23 PM	#18 (permalink)
IIIII Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 165 iTrader: 0 / 0%	my 06 TL stock HIDs do it also