CCFLs in one headlight doesnt work - Anyone have this problem?
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CCFLs in one headlight doesnt work - Anyone have this problem? I have lights similar to these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-02...Q5fAccessories
The CCFL halos on the passenger side are not working. The low beam halo will click on for a second and immediately turn off, the high beam halo is completely unresponsive. I know the wiring is good to them because the side LEDS work fine. Has anyone else had this problem? Is this something that can be repaired, or do I have to replace the whole headlamp?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-02...Q5fAccessories
The CCFL halos on the passenger side are not working. The low beam halo will click on for a second and immediately turn off, the high beam halo is completely unresponsive. I know the wiring is good to them because the side LEDS work fine. Has anyone else had this problem? Is this something that can be repaired, or do I have to replace the whole headlamp?
Possibly a crappy defective ballast. If you just got them the seller may swap out the lights. Not sure where the ballast is located on those if they are internal to the headlight or external.
Although CCFL's look the best for HALO, IMHO they don't last, I had a set in my F150, looked great for a few months, then like you said, one worked the other didn't, too many things effect CCFL, cold, humidity, etc. YMMV
Yes neither one of my passenger CCFL's will fire. Going to throw it in the oven and pop it open to see if the ballast is shot. BTW the LED's are connected separately (well atleast on my set they are) there are 4 wires coming out of the light, 2 for the CCFL and 2 for the LED's
Update: Ended up fixing mine today. The "CCFL Inverter" was fried. Luckily I found a replacement set by "Oracle" on ebay $20 each. The only thing I need to do was swap the connectors from the old invert to the new one, the old inverter had 2-pin connector and new inverter had 3-pin connectors (but only used 2 slots)
Here are some pictures:
Headlight opened up.
The fried original CCFL Inverter. (connectors already removed)
The new CCFL Inverter.
Here are some pictures:
Headlight opened up.
The fried original CCFL Inverter. (connectors already removed)
The new CCFL Inverter.
