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hids4lesscom · 6th May 2002, 22:44

Dear Sir,
Sounds like a voltage dropping issue, basically german philips engineers these ballasts to near industructable. To fix this, a relay must be present giving the ballast a direct energy source by using our relay setup. The reason this problem exists is because to initially ignite the xenon bulb it takes MORE power then drops down after the bulb is fired up. The Best way to test bulb and ballast for defects is to put the positive lead on the positive battery terminal and of course the same with the negative. If its working 100%, you know the kit is good and its a problem with either 1. your car 2. voltage to ignite 3. connectivity mainly your stop wiring harness. We see this problem all the time, and we'll take care of it for you. Any other Xenon, E39, E36, Any Car Lighting questions.... Please feel free to contact me (jeff@hids4less.com) I will try to help you out, either with our kits or if u just have a general question.

Take it easy guys [ and girls =) ],
Thanks,
Jeff

ps. Also, there are no voltage differences between stage I (4100K) and Stage II (6000K) They both run off the same ballasts and ignite with the same voltage. The only differences are the changing the combination of xenon gas and burning salts within the bulb.

6th May 2002, 22:44	#8 (permalink)
hids4lesscom Company representative for hids4less.com Join Date: May 2002 Location: PAWTUCKET RI Posts: 158 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hope this helps you out. Dear Sir, Sounds like a voltage dropping issue, basically german philips engineers these ballasts to near industructable. To fix this, a relay must be present giving the ballast a direct energy source by using our relay setup. The reason this problem exists is because to initially ignite the xenon bulb it takes MORE power then drops down after the bulb is fired up. The Best way to test bulb and ballast for defects is to put the positive lead on the positive battery terminal and of course the same with the negative. If its working 100%, you know the kit is good and its a problem with either 1. your car 2. voltage to ignite 3. connectivity mainly your stop wiring harness. We see this problem all the time, and we'll take care of it for you. Any other Xenon, E39, E36, Any Car Lighting questions.... Please feel free to contact me (jeff@hids4less.com) I will try to help you out, either with our kits or if u just have a general question. Take it easy guys [ and girls =) ], Thanks, Jeff ps. Also, there are no voltage differences between stage I (4100K) and Stage II (6000K) They both run off the same ballasts and ignite with the same voltage. The only differences are the changing the combination of xenon gas and burning salts within the bulb.