HID issues

[mjdxtreme]

Ok guys, I need your help. I am replacing my hid's in my fog lights and I have purchased the 35w 5000k kit. I get them all hooked up and the drivers side seems to be brighter than the passanger side. The drivers fog light is this bright white with no blue tint, the passanger light has a slight blue tint to it. I swapped the ballast to see if there was an issue with the ballast and it does not matter what ballast is hooked up the drivers side has the brighter whiter light. I also tried to swap the bulbs to see if the bulbs were different but I still have the same problem. What could be causing this to occur??

[jdubub]

Maybe one bulb is a 5000k and the other a 6000k?

[waumo1]

So are you saying the Driver's side is always brighter regardless of what you change?

 

If so it would indicate the housing reflector or lens is the issue, assuming your voltage to both sides is the same.

 

If the brighter side moves with the bulb, then the previous poster questioning the bulb temperature is likely correct.

[ujtruck]

you have swap light bulbs including wiring etc, and driver's side still brighter? then time to swap your eyes

[mjdxtreme]

So are you saying the Driver's side is always brighter regardless of what you change?

 

If so it would indicate the housing reflector or lens is the issue, assuming your voltage to both sides is the same.

 

If the brighter side moves with the bulb, then the previous poster questioning the bulb temperature is likely correct.

 

 

Thats was another option I had thought but when I pulled it out of the housing you could still see a difference. At this point the only item that could be the problem is that there is more voltage going to the drivers side fog light than the passanger side. Any ideas on what solution to fix this would be???

[waumo1]

I am running a 35 watt set on mine and the brightness and color appears equal on both sides. In your case I would measure the voltage at the input to each ballast. Maybe you have a poor connection somewhere. Another option would be to use a relay harness. I did not find that necessary on mine.

[mjdxtreme]

Well after hours a messing with them trying to figure what the problem is, I killed my battery. Once I go the truck jumped they seemed to power up with no problems and now they are the same. Not sure if there was a difference in draw when I turned the headlight switch on without the truck running or not. I will have to keep an eye on them to see if anything changes.