I have started to notice that when I turn on my headlights or foglights that the driver's side lights right away where as the passenger side doesn't fire unless I turn them off then on again. I haven't pulled the headlight out yet to check the wiring for a lose ground or something but I don't think that is the issue. Should I wire another power lead or something. It's more annoying if anything as I could be driving around with only one side on unless I pull up to a car to see the reflection in the vehicle in front.

Anyone have any ideas of how to solve it?

 

A easy test ( if you have not done this already ) is to swap the ballasts left to right, to see if the problem follows the ballast.

What does the install look like ?

The 2 major install types are
1. Ballast is connected to the battery via a fuse, and there is a trigger wire on the ballast connected to the low beam circuit on the truck.

2. The ballast are plugged into the truck's harness directly.

 

This is when you turn your lights on right? I see you are in Canada, DRL?

 

SScully - ballast has a lead from the battery with an inline fuse but gets the signal to power from the stock harness which also connects to the OEM Bulb plug.

Yetti96- I have pulled the fuse for my driving lights so my lights only come on once it's dark with the Auto lights or if I manually turn them on.

 

Since you have a Gryphon, have you checked your battery charging voltage? HIDs need very high voltage to "turn on" (about 23,000V I think?) and possibly a weak battery is not giving both ballasts quite enough current to provide this voltage.

But, once one is on and "warmed" up, I think it may restart very easily. This could increase the power available to the non-working side, allowing it to start too.

Then again, a simpler answer is that you COULD have a weak ballast

- Jack

 

I might have missed you saying it, but does your HID setup have a relay?