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Water in HID Ballast Now I got different color HID in Fogs

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Old 10-09-2010, 07:26 AM
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Water in HID Ballast Now I got different color HID in Fogs

So I have Fog lights which has HId in them 8000k (blue/white) The Driver side started to flicker 2 days ago. I went to get it check and the Shop I got it installed took out the Ballast he said and there was water in it. I guess for me washing the car too much. However he installed another Ballast and the light looks a lil whiter than ma other fog light. He said wait for it to warm up . "Yea Whateva". The bulb wasnt changed or anything. Sorry for a Nooobie ??? but does the ballast determines the color of the HId??? And is there any way to correct that so hey can match evenly?
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get a matching set
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The only way you will get them to match up perfectly again is to buy a matching set. You could try replacing the other ballast with the same kind that is on the other one now.
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^ as stated above, gotta do both at the same time, especially bulbs
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I was afraid of that Another $150 to to dish out
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Like mrood said, get a matching set. The new ballast is stronger than the older one that is probably the reason why the color changed, but $150 for a kit??? C'mon there is no competition on hid kits now a days. Kits start from as low as $30 a kit unless you want good quality high end products like Philips, McCulloch, etc.
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