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Old 07-14-2024, 03:03 AM   #1
se7en_force
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Should I find a new ballast or get new headlight assembly?

My electric engineer friend said my ballast is likely out on my passenger side. The low beam is dim and eventually turns off after a couple minutes of driving, and I can turn it back on if I flip the lights off then on again. The fuses are good and the bulb was changed too. I don't know anything about ballasts and if I change one I should probably change the other given my car is 2013 MY so age in components is starting to show. My question is if I should buy new ballasts or new headlights in general, because even my plastic housing is showing some internal cloudiness and what looks like cracks or condensation within. Do new headlights come with new ballasts? I'd rather pay once and cry once than swap ballasts, and find out I could have bought a new kit for not much more. Would also appreciate the part number for the ballast or any suggestions if anyone has them.
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