#1: HID - Water in connector :( Fail...... Author: Lewis1304, Location: NuneatonPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:17 pm ---- Got home today, went to pop shop for my dad and 1 bulb wouldnt turn on, banged headlight still nothing, checked the connections and 1 of them had corroded due to water, so basically I need a new bulb and a new ballast....
Anyways, is there any way of safeguarding against this happening in the future?
Kind Regards
Lewis
#2: Re: HID - Water in connector :( Fail...... Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:19 pm ----
One less HID idiot the road
Roll on 2012
#3: Re: HID - Water in connector :( Fail...... Author: MrZiggerz, Location: Milton KeynesPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:20 pm ---- Electrical tape them up to the nuts.
#4: Re: HID - Water in connector :( Fail...... Author: Jamie1337, Location: Dorchester, DorsetPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:22 pm ---- Spade connectors with insulator on, electric tape etc if it's on the plug. If it's because water has got in the headlight from the hole needed to fit wires through drill them out to an appropriate size and buy a rubber grommet with a small enough hole to be a decent size fit on the wire, should help somewhat compared to a large gap.
#5: Re: HID - Water in connector :( Fail...... Author: Lewis1304, Location: NuneatonPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:22 pm ---- LOL Hid Idiot I wouldnt have a car without them now... My scooby has morettes with them too
I will electrical tape them... anyone know where I can get some quick in the coventry area?
Lewis
#6: Re: HID - Water in connector :( Fail...... Author: MrZiggerz, Location: Milton KeynesPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:25 pm ---- Asda.. Tesco, anywhere really
#7: Re: HID - Water in connector :( Fail...... Author: Lewis1304, Location: NuneatonPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:27 pm ---- I mean HIDs not the tape, sorry dude
#8: Re: HID - Water in connector :( Fail...... Author: MrZiggerz, Location: Milton KeynesPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:30 pm ---- Why dont you just clean up the corroded'ness and rewire?
#9: Re: HID - Water in connector :( Fail...... Author: Lewis1304, Location: NuneatonPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:32 pm ---- The connector has gone.... not even a pin left....
#10: Re: HID - Water in connector :( Fail...... Author: MrZiggerz, Location: Milton KeynesPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:33 pm ---- You been going through puddles or something.
#11: Re: HID - Water in connector :( Fail...... Author: Lewis1304, Location: NuneatonPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:35 pm ---- I try to avoid... more than likely the snow we had...it was playing up for a while! ow well think Im going to go autotronics in leicester and see if they have a single bulb too
Lewis
#12: Re: HID - Water in connector :( Fail...... Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:01 pm ---- Cut and join them
Simple
#13: Re: HID - Water in connector :( Fail...... Author: Lewis1304, Location: NuneatonPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:29 pm ---- I would love to Addaz, however the ballast has no connector to join to. Looks like a new ballast at least, might try cleaning out the bulb connector with a pin or something....
Lewis
#14: Re: HID - Water in connector :( Fail...... Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:44 pm ---- So where is the rotted connector? At the ballast end?
If it is inbetween where the ballast connects to bulb, snip both connectors on and replace?
#15: Re: HID - Water in connector :( Fail...... Author: Lewis1304, Location: NuneatonPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:02 pm ---- Its The actual ballast that rotted I will get pics:)
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I wouldnt have a car without them now... My scooby has morettes with them too 
I will get pics:)
