Hawkeye xenons...wierd!
16 August 2008, 12:48 AM
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Hawkeye xenons...wierd!
Something wierd happened tonight with me xenons.
Usually when you switch on the lights, there's a split second delay before the xenon beams fire up... but after parking up the car for 3-4hours for dinner, I switched on the lights... sidelights came on... but it took a good two seconds before the xenons finally came on.
Driving for about half a mile, then for no apparent reason, the sidelights and xenons switch off by itself.
I instantly turn the headlight switch off, and turn it on again, and the xenons fire up as normal. After this I switched the car off a couple off times and start it up with no problems.
Wierd. Anyone else have this happen to them? What could have caused it?
Usually when you switch on the lights, there's a split second delay before the xenon beams fire up... but after parking up the car for 3-4hours for dinner, I switched on the lights... sidelights came on... but it took a good two seconds before the xenons finally came on.
Driving for about half a mile, then for no apparent reason, the sidelights and xenons switch off by itself.
I instantly turn the headlight switch off, and turn it on again, and the xenons fire up as normal. After this I switched the car off a couple off times and start it up with no problems.
Wierd. Anyone else have this happen to them? What could have caused it?
Last edited by D.O.M; 16 August 2008 at 12:50 AM.
16 August 2008, 01:08 AM
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It may be a loose connection or something similar, it sounds like there may have been a delay in the power reaching the headlights... Sometimes occurs in aftermarket kits due to loose wiring from the ballasts...
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