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Crono0001 · 04-01-2013, 03:59 PM

I recently noticed this problem worsened after the ballast on one of my fog lights had went out. It had always had this problem before, but recently it's gotten worse.

When I turn on my lights, sometimes one of them will not turn on. Either one of the rear brake driving lights, or one of the projector HID lamps will be off. To get it to turn on, I just turn my light off and turn it back on again. Could it be something to do with drawing too much power from the car? I notice that my radio skips when I turn the lights on.

Currently, I have:

2 aftermarket Projector HIDs
2 aftermarket foglight HIDs
2 front LED DRLs
2 rear LED brake lights
1 backup camera
1 GPS unit

04-01-2013, 03:59 PM	#1
Crono0001 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Arizona Posts: 720	Lights need to be turned on multiple times I recently noticed this problem worsened after the ballast on one of my fog lights had went out. It had always had this problem before, but recently it's gotten worse. When I turn on my lights, sometimes one of them will not turn on. Either one of the rear brake driving lights, or one of the projector HID lamps will be off. To get it to turn on, I just turn my light off and turn it back on again. Could it be something to do with drawing too much power from the car? I notice that my radio skips when I turn the lights on. Currently, I have: 2 aftermarket Projector HIDs 2 aftermarket foglight HIDs 2 front LED DRLs 2 rear LED brake lights 1 backup camera 1 GPS unit Last edited by Crono0001; 04-06-2013 at 01:44 PM.