hid bulb replacement?

[v8venomgt]

my DD 02 pontiac gtp has an hid kit that the previous owner installed. brand is unknown. one headlight recently had a bulb that intermittently wouldnt work but now its totally dead. i dont know anything about hid bulbs but im assuming the bulb is dead rather than a grounding issue of sorts. also, one foglight bulb will go from white to purple and then burn out. im guessing that this is a matter of a cheap bulb on its way out?

wheres a a decent place to get hid bulbs? its my dd, so i need to make this happen sooner than later and dont want to deal with slow vendors and cheap bulbs that prematurely wear. thanks :beer:

 

[T-Bolt]

Could be a ballast. Swap ballasts side to side and see if the problem changes.

 

[v8venomgt]

cool thanks

 

[dirtyd88]

If you need new bulbs afterall, check out theretrofitsource.com and get a set of Morimoto bulbs to replace the (possibly) eBay cheapies.

 

[low03tb]

If you need new bulbs afterall, check out theretrofitsource.com and get a set of Morimoto bulbs to replace the (possibly) eBay cheapies.

+1

Phillips 85122 or CBI's :thumbsup:

 

[dirtyd88]

+1

Phillips 85122 or CBI's :thumbsup:

He would need a retrofit for 85122s though. I think he it looking strictly into replacing the cheapo PNP bulbs.

 

[VirtualSVT]

I just went to a local ricer shop and had another bulb for 15 bucks and was good to go.

 

[offroadkarter]

Get a cheap ass set off ebay, or the bulbs won't match in color.

 

[low03tb]

all the more reason to step up to a nicer bulb

 

[v8venomgt]

im kind of leaning towards just purchasing new kit altogether instead of trouble shooting this cheapo generic kit that came with the car. ive comes across several nightmares about ddm tuning.

 

[dirtyd88]

I would suggest getting a kit from The Retrofit Source. It will be a higher end kit, around $200 or so with ballasts and everything, but it will be the best PNP HID kit you can get.