DDM high beam quite on me

[Sous]

Had the bulbs in for about 2 weeks now. The high beam flicks on, but does not stay on. I think it is a bad bulb although after messing with it for an hour, sometimes I can get it to light up. Then, when I put it back in the housing, it stops working again.

The low beam always comes on, and when I swap ballast the problem stays with the high beam bulb. Guess I will be trying to get a new bulb.

 

[Poppy]

That sux....I just ordered a DDM low kit based on mostly thumbs up from peeps here. Hope mine lasts longer than two weeks! Be sure and update us on the cure!

 

[georgiabusa_05]

I have had mine since last year with no problems. Probably rode 8000 miles with them. May be just a bad bulb.
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[Sous]

Maybe I should not post while dog tired, misspelled quit in the subject line.......

It worked just fine when I installed it and the time until last night. I am hoping it is just the bulb, but we will have to wait and see. If it turns out not to work, I will probably go with another manufacturer of HID kits.

 

[Poppy]

You could have received a faulty bulb, well, one with a short life span. If that is the case maybe call DDM and complain. I suppose they would send another....two weeks working is not long! Lots of folks have been running them for years with no issues. That doesn't help you much though.

 

[mysql]

mines been in for months without issue. still works even after a lowside.

 

[Two]

Sounds like a loose wire.

 

[Blanca BusaLess]

As many here who have had them in for long periods of time with zero problems I'd say it's a bad bulb. They do have a lifetime warranty. Think I remember you have to send them the bad one and then they send you a new one? Not sure?
Are you sure you didn't touch it with a greasy or sweaty finger?
That little amount of stuff can cause them to overheat or blow.

 

[Sous]

Ya, I was pretty careful. I think I just got a bad one and it is done. It happens, and will not be too hard to replace when the new one arrives.

 

[Sous]

My new bulb will be here on Saturday, I will post an update once I have it installed. I am going to try and install it from the bottom of the cowl instead of going behind the instrument cluster. This should make it a bit easier as I am not gumby and it is a pain in the ass to bend my arm to get to the high beam bulb.

 

[dadofthree]

Do you have an on / off switch or TDR arrangement ?

 

[Sous]

No, I do not. I use the method of holding the start button while turning the key to keep the lights from flicking on then off right away.

I think that the ballast may have gone bad because now that I have only one connected it is much quieter than the high beam ballast was. There was a buzzing noise that was coming from the high beam ballast, then it would go away as the light reached full brightness.

The low beam is nearly silent during operation.

 

[Sous]

FedEx brought the new bulb by the house on Saturday and I installed it on Sunday. Instead of installing it from the top of the bike behind the cluster, I took off the one panel under the front cowl. It was much easier to install that way.

All is well now, the new bulb kicked on right away and I have zero problems so far. So, chalk that one up to a bad bulb out of the box, it happens.