Factory HID lights no high's

pitvpr · Mar 22, 2016

I have a 2012 screw with factory HID headlights but the high beams don't work, is this normal or possible electrical issue?
The high beam indicator on the dash does turn on but the lights go out completely.

downforce137 · Mar 23, 2016

2013 was the first year for factory HID headlights

Bulletnjm · Mar 23, 2016

If they are retrofits it could be a bad conversion harness

Mick VT · Mar 23, 2016

could also be as simple as the connector between the main harness and the conversion. The pins on the latter sometimes push out when hooking them up and give this result. Start your investigations at that connector - loose terminal or corrosion might be prime suspects

Houston Raptor · Mar 23, 2016

I just started having the same issues recently. I have retrofits and the high beams worked originally but now don't. I checked the fuses and they seem to be fine. Guess I'll check the connections but don't see how that could be the issue since they previously worked.

Mick VT · Mar 24, 2016

corrosion or a pin not being properly seated can both happen after the initial install

pitvpr · Mar 24, 2016

Well turns out you guys are right, these are NOT factory HID's. The day after an offloading trip I have ZERO headlights, so I did some more digging and I see the very well hidden wiring that I had missed before.
Im assuming the ballast was probably going out, and either my offloading trip killed 'em or they were going to go out anyway. I was able to get the lights to work once or twice by shaking the headlight housing, so I'm thinking the bulbs/ballast are shot?

Stang · Mar 24, 2016

Had a similar issue, no highs or no lights at all on one side, about 8 months after I put factory HIDs on my '11. Turned out to be a corroded pin on the aftermarket harness where it connects to the factory wiring. Cut off the plugs, spliced everything directly and all good for a few years now.

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Mick VT · Mar 24, 2016

pitvpr said:
Well turns out you guys are right, these are NOT factory HID's. The day after an offloading trip I have ZERO headlights, so I did some more digging and I see the very well hidden wiring that I had missed before.
Im assuming the ballast was probably going out, and either my offloading trip killed 'em or they were going to go out anyway. I was able to get the lights to work once or twice by shaking the headlight housing, so I'm thinking the bulbs/ballast are shot?

Again that sounds more like a bad connection. Shaking wont resurrect a ballast or a bulb

pitvpr · Mar 25, 2016

**** VT said:
Again that sounds more like a bad connection. Shaking wont resurrect a ballast or a bulb

That's probably true, also it's odd that when I tugged on the wiring both lights turned on, then went off again, I'm assuming that both lights won't go on and off again if it's a bulb or ballast issue.

I'll have to dig in there this weekend and see what I find.

Seems like such a waste to have an a reliable light source replaced with something that offers very little performance improvement.

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