I bought a HID conversion kit from Kensun, 600K. h11 Bulbs for my low beams. Looked great for about 2 weeks.
Installed them just fine, made sure they were seated firmly in their sockets. However I was lazy, and didn't secure the ballasts anywhere. I tucked them around a part of the body and they hang relatively securely there, away from any moving or heated parts. However I believe the location of it possibly put pressure on the wires leading to the bulb, causing it to slowly rotate out of their locked position. Perhaps when I pulled out of a driveway or hit some bump, it caused the light to unseat. In this process, the very hot bulb rode against the side of the 3-prong twist socket, and melted a good third of it. So now I cannot put the light into the socket securely. It can't twist/lock into place anymore.
The other side seems fine. I secured the ballasts in place and there is no unnecessary tension on the bulb wires.
Now I need to replace my headlight, So I've got a few questions.
1) Can I just replace the socket hole part? Ive looked through assembly schematics online and don't think I can locate or replace such a piece.
2) Do you think I can secure the bulb into the socket by some means of zip ties, tape, etc? The bulb has the 3 locking/prongs to twist around. 2 are intact, so I can kind of hold the bulb into those 2 good spots, then maybe secure it in place? Id like to try this before spending around 200$ to replace the light.
3) If i need to replace the whole headlight, has anyone had good luck with buying "Comparable OE" headlights like this
http://www.carparts.com/details/Maz...uI5BvE8a0YtRRIHm3hBFxawNoqJG4TRmfAaAh1o8P8HAQ
Or should I fork out the 220-ish for a Mazda OEM replacement? Im worried buying a single will look differently from the other if i go with the linked item.
Thanks!!!!
Installed them just fine, made sure they were seated firmly in their sockets. However I was lazy, and didn't secure the ballasts anywhere. I tucked them around a part of the body and they hang relatively securely there, away from any moving or heated parts. However I believe the location of it possibly put pressure on the wires leading to the bulb, causing it to slowly rotate out of their locked position. Perhaps when I pulled out of a driveway or hit some bump, it caused the light to unseat. In this process, the very hot bulb rode against the side of the 3-prong twist socket, and melted a good third of it. So now I cannot put the light into the socket securely. It can't twist/lock into place anymore.
The other side seems fine. I secured the ballasts in place and there is no unnecessary tension on the bulb wires.
Now I need to replace my headlight, So I've got a few questions.
1) Can I just replace the socket hole part? Ive looked through assembly schematics online and don't think I can locate or replace such a piece.
2) Do you think I can secure the bulb into the socket by some means of zip ties, tape, etc? The bulb has the 3 locking/prongs to twist around. 2 are intact, so I can kind of hold the bulb into those 2 good spots, then maybe secure it in place? Id like to try this before spending around 200$ to replace the light.
3) If i need to replace the whole headlight, has anyone had good luck with buying "Comparable OE" headlights like this
http://www.carparts.com/details/Maz...uI5BvE8a0YtRRIHm3hBFxawNoqJG4TRmfAaAh1o8P8HAQ
Or should I fork out the 220-ish for a Mazda OEM replacement? Im worried buying a single will look differently from the other if i go with the linked item.
Thanks!!!!