HID Bulb Wire Twist

[puhahacj]

I just replaced my crappy ebay HID bulbs with morimoto bulbs and when removing the casing, I accidentally 'twisted' the cap and bent the wire that connects to the bulb. I carefully bent it back to its original position.....

Would this kill the life expectancy of the bulb or I am being paranoid??

 

[Fire0nic3]

Yes there is a possibility that the life expectancy of the bulb will be decreased. I read somewhere that you aren't even suppose to touch that wire thing attached to the bulbs capsule.

 

[puhahacj]

daaaaaaaaamn it.......thanks for the feedback

 

[Bklynjohn718]

Are you talking about the yellow wire that goes to the plug on the back of the bulb?

 

[puhahacj]

Not the yellow wire.......the electrode wire that connects to the bulb itself.......it was slight twisted when i removed the enclosed capsule protector thing, I thought it was a twist off. Then when I pulled off the cap thing, I realized the wire was off center from the twisting motion.......

I twist it back and still works, but when I turn on the lights, it starts off slightly purple then warms up and matches the other bulb that I didn't mess up on.

 

[Bklynjohn718]

Contact the company and tell them the bulb was damaged in shipping. They should be to RMA the one bulb. Worth a try. :wink (2):

 

[tim81]

:smile (2):