Alpine HID Fogs and Headlights

Karod · 05-31-2011, 12:29 AM

I purchased my HIDs from Alex February. Several weeks ago one of my fogs started flickering. I checked the connections, but everything was fine. It kept flickering and it was just getting annoying. I plan on replacing it under warranty. Today one of my HID headlight goes out. Let me remind you its only been 3 months. Is this normal for HIDs or am I just the one with bad luck? I hope I can replace it under warranty as well. Don't get me wrong the product is awesome and I'm very pleased with it but I don't want my bulbs going out every 3 months.

jazz5000 · 05-31-2011, 08:20 AM

same thing happened to me.
Got the ballast replaced,
Now its happened to the other side and i cant get hold of Alex via PM
Been waiting ages..

Andy M · 05-31-2011, 12:37 PM

I had the same problem but Alex sent me a new ballast. Talked to him in length on the phone and the issue is that his supplier changed factories without telling him so the products coming out were terrible. He switched to a new supplier now and sent me new ballasts to try out.

Replaced one of them first and recently replaced the other ballast. So far so good (the drivers side which had problems at first has been running since January without a problem now). Basically the new set of ballasts work without any problem.

Great product though and they look amazing. I'm happy with them so far!

Karod · 05-31-2011, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Andy M

I had the same problem but Alex sent me a new ballast. Talked to him in length on the phone and the issue is that his supplier changed factories without telling him so the products coming out were terrible. He switched to a new supplier now and sent me new ballasts to try out.

Replaced one of them first and recently replaced the other ballast. So far so good (the drivers side which had problems at first has been running since January without a problem now). Basically the new set of ballasts work without any problem.

Great product though and they look amazing. I'm happy with them so far!

Oh ok. I see. Well hopefully Alex gets back at me as soon as possible because I hate how my car looks without a headlight and the fog acting all up. I'm really pleased with his products so I want to keep the HIDs.

05-31-2011, 12:29 AM	#1
Karod First Lieutenant 35 Rep 377 Posts Drives: 2009 Black 328i Sedan Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ms, Usa iTrader: (0)	Alpine HID Fogs and Headlights I purchased my HIDs from Alex February. Several weeks ago one of my fogs started flickering. I checked the connections, but everything was fine. It kept flickering and it was just getting annoying. I plan on replacing it under warranty. Today one of my HID headlight goes out. Let me remind you its only been 3 months. Is this normal for HIDs or am I just the one with bad luck? I hope I can replace it under warranty as well. Don't get me wrong the product is awesome and I'm very pleased with it but I don't want my bulbs going out every 3 months. __________________
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jazz5000 First Lieutenant 36 Rep 373 Posts Drives: F82 M4 + F13 M6 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: London iTrader: (1)	same thing happened to me. Got the ballast replaced, Now its happened to the other side and i cant get hold of Alex via PM Been waiting ages..
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05-31-2011, 12:37 PM	#3
Andy M 81 Rep 1,208 Posts Drives: 09 BMW 335i xdrive Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (5)	I had the same problem but Alex sent me a new ballast. Talked to him in length on the phone and the issue is that his supplier changed factories without telling him so the products coming out were terrible. He switched to a new supplier now and sent me new ballasts to try out. Replaced one of them first and recently replaced the other ballast. So far so good (the drivers side which had problems at first has been running since January without a problem now). Basically the new set of ballasts work without any problem. Great product though and they look amazing. I'm happy with them so far!
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