"Skif6996" (Skif6996)
09/27/2014 at 19:51 • Filed to: Mazda, HID
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"Skif6996" (Skif6996)
09/27/2014 at 19:51 • Filed to: Mazda, HID | 2
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One headlight flickered. The manual said to reverse the polarity of the capacitors. I did. Then one of them exploded and started smoking. Spewed liquid all over. Took capacitors off and installed relay. Lights work fine. Time to change my underpants.
Alex from Toronto
> Skif6996
09/27/2014 at 19:55 |
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liquid?
Nibby
> Skif6996
09/27/2014 at 19:57 |
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Leaking blinker fluid, common issue.
DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
> Skif6996
09/27/2014 at 19:57 |
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That's why I'm running Honda OEM ballasts and a set of Bosch relays on the Mazda's HIDs.
> Skif6996
09/27/2014 at 19:59 |
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No projectors? Welcome to poverty beams.
nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
> DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
09/27/2014 at 20:01 |
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looks like it has projectors. HID in a refloctor bowl is terrible. I was there, I'm ashamed to admit it, then did a full retrofit with projectors
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nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
> Alex from Toronto
09/27/2014 at 20:03 |
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capacitors are full of liquid. Nasty stuff
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Alex from Toronto
> nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
09/27/2014 at 20:11 |
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Did the liquid give you superpowers?
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Skif6996
> DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
09/27/2014 at 20:12 |
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I practically live on Mazda forums and I haven't seen anything about that. Do you have true oem HIDs?
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nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
> Alex from Toronto
09/27/2014 at 20:16 |
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not yet. I just figure I havent drank enough of them yet. I'll let you know if anything pops up
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Skif6996
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09/27/2014 at 20:18 |
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I'm not sure I'm picking up what you're putting down. All Mazda 3s come with "projectors." The HID setups are different from the halogen bulbs but still similar. Did I go out and spend $400 on an oem hid setup? No. Am I blinding every car that drives toward me? No. I spent $40 and so far the car hasn't burned down. If it does, I have insurance.
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Skif6996
> Alex from Toronto
09/27/2014 at 20:22 |
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Yeah, smells like gatorade mixed with coolant. I would assume the drop that landed in my driveway is killing the earth, as we speak.
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> Skif6996
09/27/2014 at 20:25 |
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Ok good. Wasn't sure if had projectors or not.
Herr Quattro - Has a 4-Motion
> Skif6996
09/27/2014 at 20:34 |
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the liquid is blinker fluid, don't worry.
Bad72AMX
> nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
09/27/2014 at 21:01 |
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HID's in a halogen reflector are awful. Lots of cars had OE HID's in a reflector, my STI for one. HID's in a halogen projector isn't as bad, but its still bad. Lots of hot spots and glare.
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Bad72AMX
> Skif6996
09/27/2014 at 21:03 |
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HID's in a halogen projector still suck. Lots of glare and uneven output. Retrofit them if you want to do it right. Otherwise, your pissing everyone off and aren't getting much better visibility than good halogens would've given you.
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Skif6996
> Bad72AMX
09/27/2014 at 21:19 |
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I can't have halogen beams when I stance it. That would look stupid.
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DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
> Skif6996
09/27/2014 at 23:49 |
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Unfortunately not... I did a retrofit using HID projectors, and I chose the Honda ballasts, because they warm up faster than any of the other ones I've seen.
The Bosch relays came from my pile of old Volvo relays that has migrated with me, while living in three different states.
I'll try and get a lights-on pic in a little while.
mike in So Cal
> Skif6996
09/28/2014 at 04:05 |
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capacitors? mine use ballasts
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Skif6996
> mike in So Cal
09/28/2014 at 08:56 |
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I'm pretty sure they all use ballasts. If you have any flicker you can install capacitors to try eliminating that.
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DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
> Skif6996
09/28/2014 at 20:47 |
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Here are mine, lit.
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Skif6996
> DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
10/02/2014 at 17:43 |
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Nice! You have fogs, too! Lucky.