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i had similar problems last winter. weird electrical things were happening. the passenger side headlight would flicker on and off and sometimes the immobilizer wouldn't disengage. i discovered water in the ballast. i replaced it but still had issues. after troubleshooting everything i could think of i gave in and brought it to the dealership. They said after the new ballast had been installed there was a grounding issue they fixed it and charged me an arm and a leg. :dry:

 

Check out Horner Bros. They helped me out with my other car and were pretty reasonable

 

 

Horner Bro Auto Elcetricians

Southgate Avenue

Mildenhall

Suffolk

IP28 7AT

01638 712587

http://www.hornerbros.co.uk/

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hey biscuit i was wondering if you were selling that extra ballast you have....my headlight is giving me issues also :( Thats the last thing i need to get my car on the road!!!!

 

 

possibly, need to take it to the garage first to see if they can fix it and if i need one or both of them. if i only ned one i'll let you know.

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hey biscuit i was wondering if you were selling that extra ballast you have....my headlight is giving me issues also :( Thats the last thing i need to get my car on the road!!!!

 

 

possibly, need to take it to the garage first to see if they can fix it and if i need one or both of them. if i only ned one i'll let you know.

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well i've finally got my arse in gear and have booked myself in with horner bros. for tomorrow morning, they were really nice on the phone and i asked about there hourly rate which is £45 an hour, i'm hoping it will only take them a maximum of 4 hours, but only time will tell.

 

i'll take my 2 new hid ballasts with me, but i'm hoping i'll only need to use one, which should mean the other one might be up for grabs if you still need to subzero. will let you all know how it all goes after tomorrow.

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well i've finally got my arse in gear and have booked myself in with horner bros. for tomorrow morning, they were really nice on the phone and i asked about there hourly rate which is £45 an hour, i'm hoping it will only take them a maximum of 4 hours, but only time will tell.

 

i'll take my 2 new hid ballasts with me, but i'm hoping i'll only need to use one, which should mean the other one might be up for grabs if you still need to subzero. will let you all know how it all goes after tomorrow.

 

Good luck Rich.. hope it works out for you. :thumbs:

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cheers for the support guys, will give you the update tomorrow,

 

and Sub zero, if i only use the 1 i'll sell you the other one if it helps you fix your problem.

 

i'll also be able to give feedback for others as to what they are like.

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Problem found and being fixed as we speak :yahoo: blokes at horner bros. Have been excellent really friendly bunch.

 

The problem, and you'll like this one... Was not the hid ballast, was not the bulbs, was not the horn.

 

It was an earthing and corrosion issue caused by... My k&n typhoon metal airbox. :scare: where the wires skirt round the airbox, they had actually been pushed under one of the edges of the airbox. And as it was such a tight fit, it had actually started to wear through the wodge of cables, and then the air box had worked as bridge between the lighting circuit and the horn circuit.

 

So the blokes have cut a small section out of the airbox to allow for the wires. Have repainted the cut onthe box, re insulated all the wires as he damage was only minimal.

 

I now have working headlights, working horn, and no more issues. :dance:

 

One othe thing they picked up on was my grounding kit where it connects to the negative terminal, they didn't rate the gold connectors as the Allen key connectings work loose. Which is exactly what mine was also doing. Hadn't caused problems yet, but they explained that it would, so they are also soldering in a new and better connector for my grounding kit to help avoid any other problems later down the line.

 

Total time taken to fix just under 2 hours hopefully, so I'm guessing a final cost of about £90. Don't know exactly yet as they are still working. Would have been about £75 if I hadn't got them to do the negative terminal as well.

 

Took them about an hour to find the issue and about 30 min to fix the main issue. Their hourly rate is £45. Quite reasonable I think, especially for such a good service.

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told you so!! :lol: i think i was spot on with that one :teeth:

I had already roughly diagnosed it, just didn't know exactly what was causing it. But thanks for the advice last night.

 

Just bored now. Been sat here 2 hours with nothing to do but browse the forum. Suppose at least I have internet access on my phone or i'd be bored feckless.

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told you so!! :lol: i think i was spot on with that one :teeth:

I had already roughly diagnosed it, just didn't know exactly what was causing it. But thanks for the advice last night.

 

Just bored now. Been sat here 2 hours with nothing to do but browse the forum. Suppose at least I have internet access on my phone or i'd be bored feckless.

 

so you can get porn on your iphone then ;)

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Nice one Rich, glad its sorted.

 

Just the clutch to go now then? :doh:

 

clutch seems to be behaving its self, no smells on the way home, and no slipping, must have been a one off, i think part of it may have been down to driving style. and not beijng fully in gear and clutch up before corners and ending up feathering the clutch without realising. :blush: seem to have got away with it, but i might save my tracking days for go karting, makes me nervous doing it with the Zed, might feel better after having some track tuition.

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Nice one Rich, glad its sorted.

 

Just the clutch to go now then? :doh:

 

clutch seems to be behaving its self, no smells on the way home, and no slipping, must have been a one off, i think part of it may have been down to driving style. and not beijng fully in gear and clutch up before corners and ending up feathering the clutch without realising. :blush: seem to have got away with it, but i might save my tracking days for go karting, makes me nervous doing it with the Zed, might feel better after having some track tuition.

I'd blame your mate :lol:

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