Need some help with my headlights

**era** · 03-29-2008 01:05 PM

So yesterday I removed my bumper to change my grille to an RS4 one. I also did the CC mod along with swapping my HIDs to 6000k (I have bi-xenon). So after making sure the HIDs were working properly, I put everything back and left my friend's garage. After driving for half an hour I turned on my headlights to find out my passenger side projector was not working!!!

It was throwing a code on my display saying "rigged headlight".

So today I was about to go to my friend's house to waste another long day working on the car, but when I tried out my projectors, it worked again! Does anyone know what's going on? Do you think the d1s bulb is just loose or could there be another reason? Thanks in advance for your input.

**Siggiepop** · 03-29-2008 01:08 PM

i believe for bi-xenon it runs D1C bulbs

**LAS** · 03-29-2008 02:33 PM

nope. bi-xenons are d1s. where did you get d1c?

@ era...cheap replacement bulb? what brand is it?

**era** · 03-29-2008 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by LAS

nope. bi-xenons are d1s. where did you get d1c?

@ era...cheap replacement bulb? what brand is it?

They are brand new prolumen bulbs bought from an az member. I'm thinking since it's working today that it must be loose in the housing. I just want some more advice incase this has happened to someone before. I dont want to tackle the hassle again

**Unleaded20T** · 03-30-2008 08:03 PM

any ideas where i could get 1 ballast and 2 bulbs (D1S)

I'm having issues with one of my headlights.

**era** · 04-04-2008 04:21 AM

I'm gonna bump this thread in search of any info because one of my headlights randomly went out again.

So I turned on my car and the HIDs were both working fine. I drive to my friend's house to pick him up and I turned off my engine. When I restarted the car, the passenger side HID was not working again.

We went to the gym and 2 hrs later I started the car and the passenger side HID was working fine again! Does anyone know what's wrong?

**CX-7&A4** · 04-04-2008 04:44 AM

It sounds like it doesn't want your inferior Xenon bulbs.

Swap the stock bulb back in and see if that fixes it, that one bulb could be defective.

**audia420turbo** · 04-05-2008 02:15 AM

check ballast left might not be working.. my right had that problem it flickered and worked randomly with fac bulbs took it to dealer and they changed ballast..

**mike@hidconcept** · 04-05-2008 04:49 PM

First, make sure that all connections are tight and switch the bulb from left to right to see if the problem follows. If it does follow, then it is the problem with that particular bulb. If the problem stays same on the same side, it would be the problem with ballast.

**era** · 04-05-2008 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by hidconcept.com

First, make sure that all connections are tight and switch the bulb from left to right to see if the problem follows. If it does follow, then it is the problem with that particular bulb. If the problem stays same on the same side, it would be the problem with ballast.

Thanks for the advice. I will try it sometime in the next few days.