HID brightness question - Toyota Yaris Forums

ozmdd · 10-10-2009, 05:31 PM

Can anyone think of a reason why one side would be brighter than the other? I just installed a Xenon Vison bixenon HID kit, and it looks good, but I'm pretty sure the Right side is less bright than the left, particularly on the Hi-beam. Is this something that could be caused by a better ground on one compared to the other?

thebarber · 10-10-2009, 05:33 PM

loose connection on the right side maybe? ballast not properly grounded? bulb not seated properly?

ozmdd · 10-10-2009, 05:39 PM

I'll do some checky-checking after dark, when I can be more definite about the intensity. Thanks, as I wanted to see if that was possible with HID's, or if they was basically "all-on" or "all-off" and the only fault could be a bad ballast or bulb. My right-side ground is not bare-metal, where the left side uses the battery-to-body ground point.

thebarber · 10-10-2009, 05:41 PM

im thinking its the ground...i did that one time w/ the hid's on my matrix xrs....fixed the ground and everything was fine.

10-10-2009, 05:31 PM	#1
ozmdd Reluctantly Crouched... Drives: 2008 Yaris HB M/T Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 867	HID brightness question Can anyone think of a reason why one side would be brighter than the other? I just installed a Xenon Vison bixenon HID kit, and it looks good, but I'm pretty sure the Right side is less bright than the left, particularly on the Hi-beam. Is this something that could be caused by a better ground on one compared to the other?

10-10-2009, 05:33 PM	#2
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	loose connection on the right side maybe? ballast not properly grounded? bulb not seated properly? __________________

10-10-2009, 05:41 PM	#4
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	im thinking its the ground...i did that one time w/ the hid's on my matrix xrs....fixed the ground and everything was fine. __________________

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10-10-2009, 05:39 PM	#3
ozmdd Reluctantly Crouched... Drives: 2008 Yaris HB M/T Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 867	I'll do some checky-checking after dark, when I can be more definite about the intensity. Thanks, as I wanted to see if that was possible with HID's, or if they was basically "all-on" or "all-off" and the only fault could be a bad ballast or bulb. My right-side ground is not bare-metal, where the left side uses the battery-to-body ground point.