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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 04:26 AM
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Where can i get a new HID bulb thats 6k????

anyone know

Old Aug 27, 2007 | 04:27 AM
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www.3bspec.com

great guys, and they ship all their stuff overnight.
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 04:32 AM
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are you sure it's the bulb? those are rated to last a lot longer than halogens. just saying because my HIDs went out and thought it was the bulb. turned out it was the ballast the was done. it didnt have that humming sound anymore like it used to when it was on.
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 04:36 AM
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yeah, swap the suspect bulb into the working bulb and see if it still works in the other socket, or if the good bulb works in the bad socket, that way you know if you need a new bulb, or a new ballast.

www.3bspec.com has both replacement bulbs and ballasts.
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 05:03 AM
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DUH ....Get ahold of cliffud (mobilehid)
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 05:30 AM
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^^^ yeah, thats where i picked up my new set from. $170 shipped and they look even better. but before you do, check on the ballast.
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 05:42 AM
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umm it just randomly started working again.... word... maybe it has somthing to do with my intense car wash.. LOL
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 05:47 AM
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The ballast on mine act up from time to time, not to often, but every now and then one of them won't turn on. Might have been something like that, BiggJ's did the same thing.

And BTW....I second what Chris said.......DUH!!!!!! Clifford is right down the road from you foolio.....




Sorry BJ! Had to...

Old Aug 27, 2007 | 01:46 PM
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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I think I am starting to see a pattern here BJ...need we say more?
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by RMS
I love that pic

we should do that to the other brand ballasts, see how long they hold up submerged like that (cliffs is the only one that Ive seen that has a rubber like injection into the ballast!)
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 06:41 PM
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Yep, saved a few bucks and went with someone else , don't get me wrong they work great and I like them, but Clifford knows when I do the High and Low conversion in a month or so it is MobileHID all the way. No one can compare with his quality and service!!!
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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Thanks all for the praise. BJ - if your bulbs are fine, maybe you just need ballasts?

602.300.7153 - Give me a call and I'll take a look at it for you if you'd like.

Thanks

Clifford
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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on top of that u get a free squash refill! i need to re-up on those bad boys.
Old Aug 27, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by tc_N_az
on top of that u get a free squash refill! i need to re-up on those bad boys.
I missed that promotion I wish I got that
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