At some point before I owned the car, the driver's side headlight wiring was hacked to accommodate a cheap aftermarket ballast. I am replacing crappy 6000K bulbs with a pair of 4300K Osrams, and the passenger's side works just fine (original ballast).
However, I can't get the driver's side to work with the new bulb. Most of the time, the new bulb does not come on at all; one time, it did turn on but then didn't work a moment later, and today, it worked once until I put everything back together and the it did not. Both bulbs have been tested in the passenger's side so I know they are both good.
At first, I thought it might be down to loose wiring, but the original 6000k bulb works every single time, so it can't be a coincidence that a wire gets knocked loose every time I put in the new bulb.
Now, I'm thinking that maybe the aftermarket ballast is only compatible with the 6000k bulbs and not the 4300k ones. I have no idea if that is how these things work, so any wisdom would be much appreciated.
However, I can't get the driver's side to work with the new bulb. Most of the time, the new bulb does not come on at all; one time, it did turn on but then didn't work a moment later, and today, it worked once until I put everything back together and the it did not. Both bulbs have been tested in the passenger's side so I know they are both good.
At first, I thought it might be down to loose wiring, but the original 6000k bulb works every single time, so it can't be a coincidence that a wire gets knocked loose every time I put in the new bulb.
Now, I'm thinking that maybe the aftermarket ballast is only compatible with the 6000k bulbs and not the 4300k ones. I have no idea if that is how these things work, so any wisdom would be much appreciated.
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