Originally Posted by RobJW11 (Post 5088207)

I just bought the 2013 OEM HIDS plug and play with harness on ebay from AllStarAutoLightsMichigan and installed on my 2013 F150 Lariat. I read all the forum posts and watched videos to make sure I was installing right. However, my passenger side light flickers when lights are turned on and then goes out. I checked all the harness connections, tried two different ground locations including the factory ground, and even unhooked the entire harness and reinstalled. The passenger light still flickers and then goes off while the drivers side works no problem. Anyone know what the issue might be?

Originally Posted by il_duce (Post 5088209)

If you checked all the things you said you checked, the next thing I would look at is the connection to the bulb itself. Pull the rubber circular cover on the back and that will give you access to the bulb. Make sure everything is tight. Another check you could do is pull the bulb from the other side and put it in the non-working housing to see if it is the bulb or something else.

Originally Posted by 05RedFX4 (Post 5088322)

My truck came with the OEM hid setup. How hard would it be to upgrade to the D2S ballast and bulbs and how much?

Originally Posted by thelariat02 (Post 5088328)

You can only upgrade to the D1S ballasts and bulbs (which TRS has CBIs D1S) unless you swap the projector to an Evox-r which then takes D2S

Originally Posted by 05RedFX4 (Post 5088332)

Is the D1S a bolt in or do I have to open the housings? I want something plug n play.

Originally Posted by il_duce (Post 5088209)

If you checked all the things you said you checked, the next thing I would look at is the connection to the bulb itself. Pull the rubber circular cover on the back and that will give you access to the bulb. Make sure everything is tight. Another check you could do is pull the bulb from the other side and put it in the non-working housing to see if it is the bulb or something else.

Originally Posted by RobJW11 (Post 5088472)

I was able to do some trouble shooting this evening and here is an update. I triple checked the harness and thought all looked good, including the grounds. I then unbolted each headlight and plugged each entire headlight unit on opposite sides, just with a quick plug in and turned on the lights. The headlight that was flickering and then shutting off that was on the passenger side still did the same thing when plugged into the drivers side, and the headlight that worked fine on the drivers side still worked just fine with a quick check by plugging in the passenger side.

So, that eliminated the harness as the issue and narrowed it to either bulb or ballast. I took the bulb that flickered in the passenger side ballast and installed it in the drivers side ballast. When plugged in on the drivers side ballast the bulb worked fine. Likewise, I took the bulb that worked fine on the drivers side ballast and switched it to the passenger side ballast. This bulb now flickered and shut off when the lights were turned on.

Based on these tests I am pretty sure it is a bad ballast in the passenger side headlight. The guy I ordered the plug and play 2013 OEM HID headlights from online is going to mail me a new ballast. Hopefully this takes care of it.