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Nebulaman



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Stealth HB3 Xenon kit bulb question

I fitted a xenon upgrade kit (stealth from hids4u) last year. On the way to work today I noticed when I was sat in traffic that one of my headlights was out (reflection from the nicely polished car in front). I know nothing about xenon bulbs or what lifespan they have. I have ordered a replacement bulb as they are only £9 and it’s a good place to start. I haven’t had a chance to fault find yet but has anyone had any issues with the kit or is there a list of common faults? I can’t find much as I believe they are fairly bullet proof. Hopefully it’s just the bulb (probably not helped by hitting a deer the other week… again).

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That wouldn't help!🫎
Mine have been faultless over 4 years now. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

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Mine have been fine since installed 3.5 years ago.

Did you get the replacement bulb from HIDS4U ? Jules

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Nebulaman



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Yes. I wanted to make sure it was the same colour (5500k in my case).

Thanks for the replies. Just looks like I was unlucky. If this one blows then I’ll take a look at the ballast. Still, it’s far better than the halogens!

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They sure are! Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

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I have found Stealth as a company very helpful

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Nebulaman



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Now I’ve just purchased a bulb the light has started working. That’s my weekend cleaning connectors, looking for loose connections or broken wires. I just hope it’s not the ballast overheating. Its currently inside the headlight unit so doesn’t get much ventilation.

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I had a Stealth HID intermittently not working (from startup, so not overheating) and it proved to be the ballast. Easy way to tell is to swap the bulbs side to side whilst leaving the ballasts where they are, then if it happens again the side which is out will show you where the problem is.

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Nebulaman wrote:
Now I’ve just purchased a bulb the light has started working. That’s my weekend cleaning connectors, looking for loose connections or broken wires. I just hope it’s not the ballast overheating. Its currently inside the headlight unit so doesn’t get much ventilation.


What HB3 bulb did you purchase as there seem to be two types on HID4U website? One has wires fitted, the other is without wires.
It looks like there are two upgrade kits, one Stealth, the other Stealth-X which has the higher light output.
My MY15 FL2 had the original Stealth kit fitted by the previous owner and I started to look for a spare bulb to carry but it’s been out of stock on HIDS4U for several month. I am now considering buying the Stealth-X kit for use as spares knowing they have to be changed In pairs.
Nigel

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Nebulaman



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I purchased the Hb3 stealth-x as it matched the temperature colour of my original, 5500k.

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I had a ballast unit fail on one of my ABD conversions, you can buy replacement ballast unit on its own from ABD. Easy to check by swapping a lamp from the good side, if the good lamp doesn't work then you know the ballast unit has failed.

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