1995 S600 Loud HID Xenon KIT Headlight Humming Noise Sound?
05-09-2008, 12:48 AM
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1995 S600 Loud HID Xenon KIT Headlight Humming Noise Sound?
Hi I have a 1995 S600 that I’ve owned for six years that has only been driven about 20 times since I’ve owned it so it dies out a lot. When I bought the car I bought two new headlight housings and the HID glass and bought a 8000k kit for the low beams.
Last year when I charged the car and took it for a ride at night I turned on the headlights which started humming for the first time since I’ve done the conversion so I let it go thinking it might go away next time thinking the battery was not fully charged and the lights were taking to much energy.
So I took out the car tonight since last year and again I turn on the headlights and a very loud humming coming from the engine compartment on the passenger side and it’s not the HID ballasts either has anybody had this problem is it a power issue from the HIDs drawing to much current even if the battery is now fully charged and it was fine before, is it a normal issue that happens with w140 headlights even non HID? I have no idea of what it could be its extremely loud and only when I turn on the headlights and besides the car dieing out I can’t see something changing since the car has not been driven.
Last year when I charged the car and took it for a ride at night I turned on the headlights which started humming for the first time since I’ve done the conversion so I let it go thinking it might go away next time thinking the battery was not fully charged and the lights were taking to much energy.
So I took out the car tonight since last year and again I turn on the headlights and a very loud humming coming from the engine compartment on the passenger side and it’s not the HID ballasts either has anybody had this problem is it a power issue from the HIDs drawing to much current even if the battery is now fully charged and it was fine before, is it a normal issue that happens with w140 headlights even non HID? I have no idea of what it could be its extremely loud and only when I turn on the headlights and besides the car dieing out I can’t see something changing since the car has not been driven.
05-21-2008, 06:43 PM
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i've had some after market ballasts on my E420 some humming when yoiu first them on is normal, but thenit should go away, if not it sounds like your ballasts are on there last legs, they shouldn't be humming longer than a few mins, if it's loud then it may be the ballasts are bad or something, don't mean to sounds like mean, but u didn't buy cheap aftermarketn ballsts right? cuz those will give you a world or probs, my depos had Lexus Ls430 ballsts fabricated inside
05-21-2008, 06:58 PM
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It was A $600.00 dollar HID 8000K kit off of eBay 6 years ago and I think still to this day most theses kits are quality but they don’t have a well known brand name & I threw my box away so I have no idea on the brand plus I lifted the square metal ballasts on both sides & put it to my ear and no noise coming from their and the noise is only when the headlight are on.
Like I said it worked fine all the times I drove the car till I let the car sit and die out.
Like I said it worked fine all the times I drove the car till I let the car sit and die out.
