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as soon as this one is over, i hope there is a third one because now my friend wants one too!! THANKS CULPABLE!! plz lets try and get a 3rd one!

whoa!! u got the wrong idea stevenson, im not trying to diss u in any way man, if anything, im thankful that ur willing to help me out even though this is my problem.. im very thankful man, dont take it the wrong way. its in my nature to be the way i am, i guess i sometimes offend ppl and i dont even realize it. JUST TO CLARIFY THINGS, NO CULPABLE IS NOT AT FAULT WHATSOEVER, THIS ISSUE IS WITH JLM, NOT CULPABLE, HE'S JUST THE MIDDLE MAN TRYING TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS HAPPY. so dont trip homie if anything i got mad respect for u dawg, if it werent for u, i prolly wouldn't of bought such cheap HIDs (in price). THANKS for the help! i'll ship them tomorrow or later today.

Okay so here are the pics from the swap. this first pic shows both bulbs, one is foggy inside while the other is clear, that's how i received them b4 install.


http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/aaa...r/foggybulb.jpg



This next pic shows the lights on, but only the driverside lights up. this is w/o the swap.


http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/aaaslayer/6gcpic1.jpg




this pic is the same as the previous one, but different angle.


http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/aaa...6gcoriginal.jpg




now in this pic i swapped the non lit up bulb to the driver side and the driver side bulb to the passenger side.
here is what happened, the bulb lit up on the driver side. this concludes that both bulbs lit up when hooked up only to the driver side, when either one were on the passenger ballast, the one connected to the passenger ballast never lit up. so my CONCLUSION IS THAT THE BALLAST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS DEAD. I'M PRETTY SURE THE BULBS ARE FINE EVEN THOUGH ONE LOOKS FOGGY FROM INSIDE.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/aaaslayer/6gcswap.jpg

So Culpable, I hope these pics are sufficient enough to prove that one of my ballasts is busted. All I want is one new ballast to power up a 9006 8k bulb. Please let me know what's gonna happen. BTW, im back to stock ugly lights right now. BOOOO!!!

that makes two of us... two ppl with defective JLM hids and counting....

oh i did install it, i just got home from work...man its so depressing! ppl always ask me y i have only one hid working!!?? im like " because its f'n burned out thats y !! what kind of question is that! imma try and swap the bulbs right now and see if its the bulb or the ballast.

will do it when i get home today, just one question, how do i get the bulb off... i thought u couldnt touch it or else it would not function

Culpable so are u aware of wuts up now??? im in skool right now, i just drove here and was super pissed because i was driving with only one light on..how cheap does that look!?! Do u think its possible to get a ballast and bulb new, i'll send back the messed up ballast and bulb...plz bro let me know asap I can't be driving around like this much longer. If there's no solution, is there a refund. Hoping for a solution though..

here are the links to the pics... it shows my light on but if u see it in person it is very dim!!! the one to the left (passenger) is the dim one... this morning it took me 10 tries to get it to finally turn on!! its vERY DIM and i'm beginning to think its the ballast because it doesnt click like the other one when i turn it on..sorry i couldnt get a pic of the bulb because its REALLY JAMMED in there but i made an observation, the bulb that i said that looked burned is the one that actually works properly, while the one that looks perfect is the one that wont light up properly!!!plz help im so pissed off man thats like $130 to waste



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yeah dont trip i'll post them tomorrow when the sun is out....thanks

its official!! Culpable, i need a new bulb...even my dad told me when he saw the bulb b4 install "that it looked burned and used". he was right, yesterday while leaving work at night i couldnt get that particular bulb to light up, after turning it off and on 4 times it lit up, but it was sooooo dim it looked like those cheap ass fake xenon bulbs !! please help me Culpable..

lemme clarify some things, i drive a 2003 matrix xrs. the drls are the low beams dude, idk how u got the impression that they're high beam. my ballasts are on my fenders. one of the bulbs looked used when i got it... u know the white stick that sticks out next to the bulb itself, it looked all brown like if it had been burned...i'll take pics tomorrow and post...about the stb, i dunno what u talkin about dude i think u have the wrong guy.

SO I'VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH THEM FOR LIKE 3 DAYS NOW AND I ALREADY EXPERIENCED SOME PROBLEMS.. I'M HERE IN CALI, THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW IS HOT, I'VE YET TO DISABLE MY DRLs SO WHEN I DRIVE IN THE DAY my lights are on... well just the other day i noticed they werent on anymore! i popped the hood and the ballasts seemed to have overheated! does this happen usually??? also, one takes longer to warm up than the other, and one seems to be brighter while the other looks like one of those fake ass xenon bulbs. i guess u get what u pay for, my friend bought mcchullocs from a group buy for like $300! and he said that was cheap! imagine what JLM must be like compared to McChullocs (spelling??) NO comPARISON

anybody else experience this??? im kinda dissapointed, sad to say.

WEll I installed today and i must say im mighty haPPY!!! although now i realize i should have gotten the 6K instead of 8k! too BLuE!! well THANk YOU SO MUCH CULPABLE UR THE BEST! GOOD THING I RAN ACROSS THIS FORUM AS I DONT EVEN OWN A CELICA, I DRIVE A TOYOTA MATRIX XRS!!! well PEACE OUT!

WOW SHIPPING WAS INCREDIBLY FAST!! WISH i had time to install but i have to go to work!! boo!!! well tomorrow!! i will post again to rate them once they're installed, so far, everything looks great, neat box and all!!! THANKS CULPABLE!!!!

so let me get this str8, ur pushing the Co. to get tracking numbers because its been shipped??? or are u pushing them to ship the packages?? im confused?? sorry for the questions i just think that wasnt clarified..

peace

so wut the dilly-oh????

wuts happenin? are they gonna be shipped monday or have they been shipped and ur just waiting on the tracking number?

ya when is payment due i live in Hacienda Heights not too far at all, but im short on dough and am in the process of getting some new seats so imma wait a bit? is that kool

so just for the record, now that most of the kits are paid for, i know the order will be made today, but when will they ship out Sir. i think i read somewhere on monday, but not sure. thanks!!

23. aaaslayer 9006-- 8000k
payment sent today, 10:04 AM

hello my name is Frank from california i own a toyota matrix xrs and i come from the matrixowners.com forums.. i stumbled here while searching for hid's and noticed u have a great group buy price and i want in...plz add me and i'll for sure pay tomorrow thru paypal.. my id here is "aaaslayer"

23. aaaslayer (8000k, 9006)