HELP!!! Nick @ JLevi's, or anyone who knows the answer

Genuine · 05-14-2008, 11:15 AM

So I did my angel eye install yesterday...and after all was said and done, only the driver side fire up. I came across this thread while looking for answers,

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...+help+one+side

The answer or solution was this...by Nick

"Glad we could help. There were a few wiring issues including loose ballast leads causing arcing and the fuse to blow. The resistors for both the LEDs worked perfectly, they were just not correctly tapped."

Could this be my problem as well? If so, how do I fix the loos ballast leads which leads to arcing and the fuse to blow?

Edison@JleviSW · 05-14-2008, 11:58 AM

You could have a faulty ballast so to double check, swap the ballast from the non working side to the working side and vice versa to see if the problem switches sides.

To make sure your connections are not arcing, look inside the black connector to see if the prongs are inserted straight and not in close proximity.

apollotrance1 · 05-14-2008, 01:26 PM

One side of mine didn't fire and it turned out to be a dead ballast

sillieidiot · 05-15-2008, 03:59 AM

most likely a dead ballast. just do as nick says to test for sure.

05-14-2008, 11:15 AM	#1
Genuine Banned Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Jose Posts: 184 My Ride: 00 323i 4Dr View My Garage	HELP!!! Nick @ JLevi's, or anyone who knows the answer So I did my angel eye install yesterday...and after all was said and done, only the driver side fire up. I came across this thread while looking for answers, http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...+help+one+side The answer or solution was this...by Nick "Glad we could help. There were a few wiring issues including loose ballast leads causing arcing and the fuse to blow. The resistors for both the LEDs worked perfectly, they were just not correctly tapped." Could this be my problem as well? If so, how do I fix the loos ballast leads which leads to arcing and the fuse to blow?

05-15-2008, 03:59 AM	#4
sillieidiot Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: the OC Posts: 43,349 My Ride: '06 AW 330ci View My Garage	most likely a dead ballast. just do as nick says to test for sure. __________________ I like to reply to threads with 0 posts Have a lighting problem? Read this first: Lighting-related Troubleshooting Guide

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05-14-2008, 11:58 AM	#2
Edison@JleviSW 1.888.JLEVISW Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Santa Clara Posts: 28,337 My Ride: BMW Duh View My Garage	You could have a faulty ballast so to double check, swap the ballast from the non working side to the working side and vice versa to see if the problem switches sides. To make sure your connections are not arcing, look inside the black connector to see if the prongs are inserted straight and not in close proximity.

05-14-2008, 01:26 PM	#3
apollotrance1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 675 My Ride: '02 330i, '05 GSXR1k View My Garage	One side of mine didn't fire and it turned out to be a dead ballast