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Old 09-23-2010, 11:34 AM
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I bought a set of HIDs of amazon and one ballast was DOA. Seller boned me, so I need 1 ballast. Can I use any ballast? Anyone know where to get one on the cheap?
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I don't know about getting a replacement, but did you try to reverse the connections? I thought I had a bad ballast when I installed mine, but I just needed to reverse the + and -.
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It only plugs in one way.
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Ok, on mine I was able to flip the connection around on the ballast because the polarity on my car was switched.
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flip the connection around and try it again!! happened to me. try it and let me know!
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Originally Posted by Dirty Vegas
It only plugs in one way.
Mine only plugged in one way too on my Silverado, however, it was still reversed. Switch the wires and see what happens.




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