Is my Lexus sc300 lighting problem the bulbs, ballasts, or wiring?
Ok, here's the detail. I have a Lexus SC300 with an aftermarket HID kit installed that worked fine for about 18 months. Recently my area went through a rather rainy season where, within 2 weeks of each other, all four lights in my driver and passenger headlight compartment died. This includes left and right HID aftermarket light bulbs, and left and right aftermarket LED corner/parking lights.
I assume a symptom may be that the headlight casings are leaking because there is always water condensation on the inside of the lenses. However, I have never had any problem with standard halogen bulbs in the same setting. Also when I swapped the HID's in the harness for regular Halogens, the halogens worked fine. Finally, the inside of the HID bulbs looks a little foggy.
To me, this seems overwhelming that the problem is in the bulbs, but people have told me that it's too big of a coincidence for both bulbs to burn out at the same time. The reason I am so confused, is because I am not rich, so I don't know how to best spend my money. New bulbs are $60. a diagnostic and repair is like $100 (unless i have to replace teh ballasts) and a whole new system is like $180. Does anyone have any thoughts on what the problem might me?
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