Headlight problems

BeauxPete · Oct 4, 2014

I have a 2008 250 that for the majority of it's life has had HID's in it. Back in July I had to take them off and got back to stock on a long trip due to the HIDs just going off driving down the road. Today I got another set of HIDs and after installing I had nothing. No low beams or high beams. Put stock lights back in there and no low beams but have high beams. I checked all fuses and relays I can. When I have the low beams on with stock bulbs they try to light up as soon as I put them in but turn right off. Any clue as to what I got going on?

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Stroked777 · Oct 6, 2014

Could have a short. I would start checking wires and continuity

BeauxPete · Oct 6, 2014

New HIDs were throwing a code. Got the resistors/code eliminators on an problem is gone. Never thought to check codes since I didn't get a CEL. Feel dumb but now I know.

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tbsimmons · Oct 7, 2014

When I had HID's on the dually I never installed resistors or anything.
I ran everything through relays and the stock wires being the trigger wires.
That is odd though.
I am not a fan of HID's in reflector housings. Run relays and 80/100 Watt bulbs and have a better light pattern.

BeauxPete · Oct 7, 2014

I never had to use them on my DDM's but got a good deal on Kensun's and decided to give them a try. So far no issues and light up the road good. Gotten a few birds thrown at me already too. Lol.

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Musclemckeester · Oct 7, 2014

I had to run relays with my DDM HIDs.

Stroked777 · Oct 7, 2014

I second ddm hids. Only issue I have is that some times my fogs don't work and then I hit a bump and they come on

tbsimmons · Oct 8, 2014

Ddm is what I had. Multiple sets between my Tacoma dually and my Rhino. I couldn't get bulbs or ballasts to last very long. P

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BeauxPete · Oct 9, 2014

Mine always seemed to last a little over a year then one would act up. I ended up with two sets and would just swap out the bad for the good and then send the bad off for warranty.

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Stroked777 · Oct 10, 2014

I had one act up a month after putting them in. Didn't have a spare so I ordered a two new ones

tbsimmons · Oct 11, 2014

That's what I did for awhile till I was on a camping trip through the mountains and the Ballasts took a crap. Drove with the fogs on and one bulb went out. I was done then. Went back to normal bulbs for reflector housings and 80/100 watts. Much more useable light pattern and I don't get flashed.

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