Flickering headlight. Not bulb. Fuse? Ballast?
10-04-2012, 08:30 PM
#1
Flickering headlight. Not bulb. Fuse? Ballast?
Hey guys,
My passenger side's headlight has been flickering then shuts off after each time I turn the lights on. Initially thought it was the bulb so I got a replacement set (since I was gonna change bulb color/temp anyway). I've tested the bulbs on the same side and still the same results, so it's not the bulbs' fault.
Could it be the fuse or the ballast?
If it was a fuse problem, wouldn't the light just NOT turn on at all instead of flickering then off?
So I'm thinking it's the ballast. What do you think?
If it is the fuse, how do I get to it? I thought it was the small box posterior to the battery in the engine bay, but after doing some research, it sounds like there's another fuse box in the battery compartment??
Thanks in advance!
My passenger side's headlight has been flickering then shuts off after each time I turn the lights on. Initially thought it was the bulb so I got a replacement set (since I was gonna change bulb color/temp anyway). I've tested the bulbs on the same side and still the same results, so it's not the bulbs' fault.
Could it be the fuse or the ballast?
If it was a fuse problem, wouldn't the light just NOT turn on at all instead of flickering then off?
So I'm thinking it's the ballast. What do you think?
If it is the fuse, how do I get to it? I thought it was the small box posterior to the battery in the engine bay, but after doing some research, it sounds like there's another fuse box in the battery compartment??
Thanks in advance!
10-04-2012, 09:32 PM
#2
Hey guys,
My passenger side's headlight has been flickering then shuts off after each time I turn the lights on. Initially thought it was the bulb so I got a replacement set (since I was gonna change bulb color/temp anyway). I've tested the bulbs on the same side and still the same results, so it's not the bulbs' fault.
Could it be the fuse or the ballast?
If it was a fuse problem, wouldn't the light just NOT turn on at all instead of flickering then off?
So I'm thinking it's the ballast. What do you think?
If it is the fuse, how do I get to it? I thought it was the small box posterior to the battery in the engine bay, but after doing some research, it sounds like there's another fuse box in the battery compartment??
Thanks in advance!
My passenger side's headlight has been flickering then shuts off after each time I turn the lights on. Initially thought it was the bulb so I got a replacement set (since I was gonna change bulb color/temp anyway). I've tested the bulbs on the same side and still the same results, so it's not the bulbs' fault.
Could it be the fuse or the ballast?
If it was a fuse problem, wouldn't the light just NOT turn on at all instead of flickering then off?
So I'm thinking it's the ballast. What do you think?
If it is the fuse, how do I get to it? I thought it was the small box posterior to the battery in the engine bay, but after doing some research, it sounds like there's another fuse box in the battery compartment??
Thanks in advance!
Good luck!
10-05-2012, 04:40 AM
#4
Good chance it may be your ballast starting to go out, and if the fuse pops it would never turn back on again till you replace that. One way you can confirm that it's the ballast would be swap it to the other side and if it's the same thing then for sure it's the ballast.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Also, I've seen your ride on a couple of threads! Very nice!
Wish I could've gotten a hold on a white G but couldn't pass on a decent deal for mine Thanks! I think I have tried what you described in the second part. I tried moving the harness/connector around and all but still same results. Will try the L/R bulb swap next.
Last edited by tristanbane; 10-05-2012 at 04:49 AM.
10-05-2012, 08:20 AM
#5
This may be the same problem I'm having. I just recently painted my lights and about a month after I painted them I started having passenger bulb problems. When the lights come on automatically the passenger side will flicker and go out. If I turn the lights off and on again sometimes it will come right on, but most of the time it takes a few attempts.
10-05-2012, 08:27 AM
#6
This may be the same problem I'm having. I just recently painted my lights and about a month after I painted them I started having passenger bulb problems. When the lights come on automatically the passenger side will flicker and go out. If I turn the lights off and on again sometimes it will come right on, but most of the time it takes a few attempts.
Sometimes I do the "off/on/off/on" method where I feel like I'm working with a sparker, it would stay on but then go out again minutes later... It's kinda embarrassing on the road lolll suddenly one light goes off...
