Empowering Drivers The Comprehensive Guide to Xenon Bulb Burnout

The problem is the ballast is at the bottom of the headlight and all the moisture ends up going to the bottom and pooling there which cause the ballast to burn ... there is no break in period. its just the bulbs heating up to operating temp and showing the true light color. Water and electricity don't mix and any condensation may cause a short circuit leading to failure. Also, any condensation coming in contact with a hot bulb may ... Either their is a problem with the headlight assembly, or the wiring. I would remove it and take a good look at the connectors and wiring inside ... HID's do get more blue as they age. This is why 5000K was created. 5000K is designed to match an aged 4300K bulb. The HID lamp has a completely different base configuration but changing it out is almost as easy as a halogen. I would swap lamps L-R to see if ... HID bulbs don't dim over time like halogen bulbs simply because they don't have a filament. HID bulbs produce an arc. After 25 years with the Litronic retrofit headlights in my 986, I finally had a bulb burn out. I'm a bit overwhelmed by the choices of new ... Could be one (or a combination of) several things. Incompatible bulbs (if they weren't OEM) with the ballast. Bad bulb. Bad ballast. Try to trouble shoot the ballast is since your problem is on the left side, drivers side, swap the ballast from the drivers side to the passenger side and see ...