[sm=helpout.gif]Okay so I bought the VVME 10000k hid kit for my A6... after instaliing the left side successfully, I went ahead and tried the right side and to my bad luck, it didn't ignite--nothing. After a few tries, I tried diagnosing the problem, I switched the ballasts and left side still worked---no ballast problems then I guess.
i took out the right bulb and the inside of the bulb, in the arc area, it is very clouded and yellow, is that normal?

Okay now the fuse problem: the right side low beamfuse blows instantly and now the halogen doesn't even work[sm=smiley11.gif]
I took out the left side fuse and tried and it still blows right at start...

Today: I tried the problem bulb andballast of the right in the left and itdoesn't work, neither the bulb or the ballast itself...

ANY SOLUTIONS for a n00b here? [sm=sigh.gif][sm=imsorry.gif]I tried searching and I haven't found the exact problem...

-Should i try a bigger fuse amp than 15?
-reverse the polarities of the "now failing" ballast?
-is the bulb bad?

THANKS, ANY help is great:)

A bigger fuse won't help, i would check the ground on the right side ballast. If its not grounded or you have a wire crossed then it will blow the fuse in an instant. I think it might have taken out the bulb too.

[sm=thanx.gif]for replying
i checked the bulb in the morning andit isfine, i don't think they are crossed... the ground is secure andi didcheck to see if i haven't had ripped it when I was struggling to put the housing back on... sorry if i write too much but i want to be detailed so you can help.
but part of the the positive,the yellow wire, was stuck under the metal clip that holds the bulb in place, which i think wouldn't affect it.

i hope it isn't shorting out, i am freaking out...

i just want to fix the fuse problem first then worry about installing the xenon kit...

and a question on the side if you can help: is the yellowish cloud in the xenon bulb'sarc normal?

A yellowish arc isn't good, have you tried using the right bulb on the left side yet? The bulb is capable of shorting a circuit as well.

oh sorry if i wasn't specific... i took out the hid ballast and bulb from the right side and put the halogen back in it... my problem is that even the halogen isn't working b/c the fuse blows...
the problem started when the halogen was put back in... the fuseblew on the halogen the first timeafterabout 30 seconds of use and now it blows instantly.

i don't want to worry about the hid kit first, i just want to get the halogen working again then go on from there.

thanks

ORIGINAL: auditech79

A yellowish arc isn't good, have you tried using the right bulb on the left side yet? The bulb is capable of shorting a circuit as well.


yea but w/ its own ballastnot the left side ballast... and iposted my previous messagebefore i saw your new reply.
sorry

Well you can't run a halogen bulb with a ballast, it would blow the bulb in 5 seconds flat.
Try this first, use the know good bulb (left side) and install it on the right side and see if that works, if it does you know the bulb is bad because you already tried swapping the ballast.

hahaha no i didn't run the halogen with a ballast. i'm not that dumb LOL... that made me crack up, never thought that a halogen could even last witha ballast...

the halogen won't even work with stock wiring of the a6, if you know what I mean... the problem isn't just the hid kit anymore, i took both the bulb and the ballast out of the right side and just put the halogen back in.

I would definately think you pinched a wire or something. So what i want you to do is this. Take all the VVME stuff out, take it back to completely stock with both halogens and see if any of the bulbs work. If the left side works and not the right side, swap the bulbs and make sure on the halogens aren't burnt out. If it just doesn't work on the right side at all then look for a pinched wire somewhere.

okay that's good... thanks.
i know that the left side works but as i said before i think that the stock positive wire that connects directly to the H1 bulb was stuck under one of the 2metal clips that keep the bulb in place and it literally looks pinched but not disconnected, so now it isn't stuck anymore, should i give it a try or if not, how do i fix the pinch? it doesn't look bad, the wiring is intact.

and one more thing auditech79: i swapped the right side and left sideballasts one more time to be really sure and this time the right side ballast that used to work isn't working anymore.:(

thank you for helping me

If the wire is really pinched then just cutt out the pinched part and intall a butt connector between the two. That and check the voltage with a voltmeter to the bulb.

okay that's great...
it doesn't look that bad, the wiring is exposed a little, but it seems to be intact... i'll give it another try then If it fails again, i'll do what you said.

now for the hid kit, do you think that the ballast has reverse polarity and should i buy a new bulb?

i just hope it's the bulb not the ballast...

Its hard to say exactly right now. Get the stock wiring harness fixed first.
Then re-install the VVME kit, if the right side doesn't work again start by swapping the bulbs. If that doesn't work follow up with the ballast swap again.

okay, i'll try everything by tomorrow and keep you posted... i can't bring the car in as its wet from all the rain this afternoon and have work to do.

BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP for giving me a great start as a n00b on the forum...[sm=happybounce.gif]

I'll let you know 2mrw and then it would be great if you could help me with the kit if it fails again.

I'll be around in the afternoon western time. Gotta watch some football of course.

haha yea, actually i'm in the monterey county, so we are both in California--times match up... theres a pretty bad storm around SF and my area...

have a nice one auditech79

oh and btw your signature cracks me up everytime, Germany makes cars? lol[sm=jawdrop.gif]

and the sad part is that he owns the S500[sm=loser.gif]

Okay so my halogen problem is now fixed... I didn't need to cut out the pinched part, but I did need a new fuse and halogen bulb.
Thank you...

However, none of the ballasts/hid bulbs work...

one more thing: the day before yesterday,i did try the hids a few times with the engine off which caused my battery a near end-of-life experience LOL I had a really hard engine start but since the battery is new, i'll just get it charged.

so any ideas?
can you give me any tips on getting the hid kit working?

this has been really screwing with me and I really appreciated any help, thanks....

Well since you said the bulb was yellow i would say both of the bulbs got fried when diagnosing the issue. I would see what you could do about getting a re-fund for the kit or having them send out a new kit for you. VVME (being a chinese company) doesn't exactly have the best warranty policy i would imagine. I wouldn't try just buying new bulbs, i doubt it would work.

no... the working ballast and bulb still work.
heres why: i took them out of the left side and put them on the right<---if you remember, the right had a pinched wire that isfixed.

however,now the left sidedoesn't work with the halogen or the hid kit[:@]... it doesn't have anything pinched and the fuse/bulb are fine.

what seems to be wrong? this is a real bummer


btw: the yellow xenon bulb is dead, i confirmed it, so i need a new bulb if not more.

Wow, this is getting to be a headache for you. If neither of the halogen bulbs work on the left side then i would say that you need to check the voltage to the bulb. If there isn't at least 12V's there then its possible that another wire got pinched. (which is easy to do on an A6)
If you can't figure it out after a while, you can drive it up to sacramento and i'll look at it for you.

Hey Thanks for the reply...
after the storm cleared up, I went and checked the wiring real quick, not a single pinched wire... I wasn't able to test it with a voltmeter...
The high beams work, signals, parking, etc... only the low beam on drivers side does not work, everything else works....

What in the world can be wrong with it? the bulb is fine/wiring is good and so is the fuse

what should i replace or look for?

if you can't help without further info, wait and I will post a result/update from the voltmeter test...


btw: sacramento is about 4 hours away from me, so i don't think i'll be up there anytime soon...


thanks for eveything tho

OKAY... Finally I had time to look into the problem this weekend...

I took out the fuse and scraped the blades and put it back in, then i used a voltmeter to check the low beam connections and it showed up as 11.92 which is fine. Then I went out and purchased a brand new h1 bulb just for the sake of it so that i will eliminate any problem and SUPRISINGLY IT WORKED...:D

So I guess that the new fuse's blades were dull and i needed to scrape them for good contact and to my bad luck both of my old halogens had went bad @ the same time so a new bulb ensured that everything is fine;)....

THIS IS all great but now I need a new hid ballast and new hid bulb for the driver's side... I opened a paypal dispute against VVME so far and have decide to purchase the replacements from somewhere else for around $35 to $40 shipped....

---DOES anyone know where I can get the new bulb and ballast? ebay sellers deal out of listings for these kind of things...

Thank you:)