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YOUR RESEARCHXenon headlight ballast fault
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Use oem ones
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I do have some used OEM ones that I'd let go for $50 shipped.
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I bought a pair of new ballasts from the Far East, and will use those.
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I just installed it and it fixed my issue and my low beams stay on now.
What are the typical symptoms of a failing ballast? My headlight will ignite, and the beam will come on as normal, but will shut off after a few minutes. Bad ballast?
TIA
I hope so, because I just bought 2 new ballasts (the seals around my headlamps were worn and water got back there and rusted the ballast cases). I have the exact some symptom on one of my lamps.
I just had the same exact issue you are describing last week. I bought a used ballast off ebay for $80 (it was actually an audi part number even though the listing had the porsche part number listed). I just installed it and it fixed my issue and my low beams stay on now.
Retrofitlab has a bi-Xenon kit that includes ballasts. It is really meant for upgrading the haolgen headlights, but I used it on my 996.2 Litromnics and it works flawlessly.
www.retrofitlab.us
80 bucks??! If anyone needs a ballast I can give you a much better price. I retrofit these for customers and I'm accumulating lots of old parts!
OK. I thought for a sec they came with the kit. I bought a pair of new ballasts from the Far East, and will use those. But good to know cheap replacements can be sourced.
Hello playswithcars. THe post is a couple of years old, but I need 1 ballast for a 996.2 litronics.
If you have one to sell, can you give me a price to ship to 30542?
Feel free to p.m.
I did the retrofitlab upgrade too and love it but got a bad bulb or installed it wrong and burned the connector.
Thanks,
Hello playswithcars. THe post is a couple of years old, but I need 1 ballast for a 996.2 litronics.
If you have one to sell, can you give me a price to ship to 30542?
Feel free to p.m.
I did the retrofitlab upgrade too and love it but got a bad bulb or installed it wrong and burned the connector.
Thanks,
I have found a replacement for these ballasts on Ebay:
2002 Porsche 911 Factory OEM Replacement Ballast for HID Headlight | eBay
I do have some used OEM ones that I'd let go for $50 shipped.
