Hey all,
I have a 2002 Max.
Driver's side head light is out...mostly. It flickers like it's trying to turn on, but never turns on. Passenger side headlight works fine. All other lights, interior and exterior work fine. No battery light on dash.

Any ideas?
Alternator? Battery? Bulb? Ballast?

Thanks everyone,
vin

 

have you tried swapping the bulbs from the drivers to the passenger? if it flickers only on the drivers side, then you know its not the bulb...but if you swap the bulb and it starts flickering on the passenger side, then most likely its the bulb

 

oh yeah, if you find out the bulb is the culprit, then I suggest buying upgraded D2r bulbs....i heard OEM costs alot...you can pick up Umnitza Prolumen 6000k for like $140 shipped I believe....looks real nice too

 

what are "upgraded D2r bulb"?

 

Stick to OEM bulbs, do not buy the aftermarket 6000K junk. Friend of mine bought them from a "sponsor" here on the .org and it lasted bout 6 months and burned out- also melting the connector. I belive OEM bulbs are made by Osram or Phillips- as they are the LEADING suppliers to all OEM HID applications. We get 99 TLs in for service all the time, and they still have all original HID components on them down to the bulbs. Let me know if you are in need of some OEM bulbs, I have quite a few of them laying around.

 

Hmm...I meant to say upgraded kelvins

 

Def. stay with oem bulbs....I might go to 5000k but it will be phillps brand

 

6k is nice, not too blueish and wont lose output. it felt like the output was brighter since it was whiter/bluer. and it reflected off things alot better than my stock ones.

 

Thanks for all the replies.
Great idea steven88. I will try and swap the bulbs and see what happens.
I will be away for the weekend so I'll have to do it when I get back. yay for skiing
BlackBIRDVQ, I'll let you know if I will be requiring some bulbs.
Thanks again everyone

vin

 

thats weird,
because my cousin has a 2k2/2k3 headlights on his 2k1 maxima, with 2k2/2k3 OEM hids, and he got into the accident last winter, he rear ended the car, and he broke his right headlight, HID didnt break, so he drove to work with a broken headlight, it snowed in the headlight, it snowed a lot. He came home that day and he just cleaned the snow from the headlight, and he turned his HIDs on, and they're workign fine. Its unbelievable, HIDs are really strong bulbs. BTW, if anyone has only right 2k2/2k3 headlight to sell for my cuz's car, let me know
huso

 

the problem your talking about is most likely your ballast....just try that bulb on the opposite side to make sure....

 

As someone else suggested in a previous post. When changing bulbs try not to touch the filiment.

 

makes sence, like anything else you must get a good brand. Anyone prefer a good brand for 6000 hid bulbs??

 

philips or osram bulbs. philips is going to cost a bit more than osram. philips > osram

 

Prolumen 6000k

 

I say go with the best, Philips Ultinon 6000k. IMO.

 

4300k all the way.........

 

i just upgraded mine to the 6000k. think they look real nice. not to blue either. bought them from umnitza for $150. They are the d2c 6000k.

 

You will lose output!

5000K has an approximately 3200lm output, which is more than 3x the light output of the traditional halogen light and is the color temperature with the most output.

6000K has an approximately 2800lm output, which is 3x the light output of the traditional halogen light and slightly less light output compared to the 5000K.

This was taken from http://xenonpros.com/mc6000k.html website.

 

Hey all,
I finally got around to swapping the bulbs. Seems like it's not the bulb. The "dead" bulb worked on the passenger side.

So I swapped the headlights themselves. Drivers side light does not work with passenger side connector.

Thus, methinks it is the driver's side ballast that is bad.

Any suggestions on where to get one? How much will Nissan charge me for one?

Thanks everyone,
vin

 

I have a ballast that I could possibly sell... its the box that mounts under your headlight BTW. Lemme know what you think is resonable, its in good working order ofcourse.

 

ok...i figured it out.

the connection between the headlight and the ballast was corroded. there are 4 or 5 pins in the ballast, and one is corroded and broken off in the connector. So i will need a new ballast.
the new problem is that i now have a broken pin stuck inside the connector. any tips/ideas on how to get it out? or do I need a new headlight all together? or can i splice the wires if i get a new connector. i didnt look inside to see how those wires are connected inside the housing.

or does extended warranty cover it?

thanks

 

i know this if offtopic but i seen up top someone mentioning the battery light comming on in the dash, whats that mean?