My HID bulb is burning!

[akumaa]

Hi guys, i was just playing around with my HID (denso)kit my uncle gave me. i was bored so i decided to play around with it. i removed my headlight (gen6) and placed my hid bulb (ds2 bulb) and connected it with the ballast and threw it right on a 14.4v cordless drill battery, and then i noticed that the bulb started to have a burnt smell but the light was still working. now my bulb is a h7, so its completely different to you fellas in the US, and the output of the light is soo strong so i dont think ill be doing a retofit. what is causing the burn of the bulb and is this a safe procedure?

[Netforcer]

first... locate where the burning smell is coming from

[Netforcer]

sorry, is it coming directly from the bulb?... if it is, make sure the glass of the bulb is clean and that nothing is on the surface is burning

[akumaa]

yeh looks like from the bulb but doesnt look like any burnt marks :/ how am i suppose to clean the bulb just get tissue and gently wipe it clean?

[moky-tron]

maybe you accidentally touched the bulb, leaving oil residue from your skin onto the bulb, causing the d2s to burn the oil on the bulb when lit?

[danorthface]

i would use rubbing alcohol and gently wipe it.. with a tissue

[Epsilon]

So not fair, you can use a H7 D2S adapter ring.

[akumaa]

Originally Posted by Epsilon

So not fair, you can use a H7 D2S adapter ring.

[KniperSitten]

Originally Posted by akumaa

Hi guys, i was just playing around with my HID (denso)kit my uncle gave me. i was bored so i decided to play around with it. i removed my headlight (gen6) and placed my hid bulb (ds2 bulb) and connected it with the ballast and threw it right on a 14.4v cordless drill battery, and then i noticed that the bulb started to have a burnt smell but the light was still working. now my bulb is a h7, so its completely different to you fellas in the US, and the output of the light is soo strong so i dont think ill be doing a retofit. what is causing the burn of the bulb and is this a safe procedure?

9 times out of 10 its just the dust burning off the bulb.
I am guessing you didnt wipe the bulb with rubbing alcohol and let it dry before you tested it?

Also the focal points will not line up correctly if you try putting in a D2S bulbs inside you OEM lamps, unless you have retrofitted lamps with OEM HID projectors, but if the D2S bulbs has the H7 adapter... remove that.

[akumaa]

ahk, so its nothing serious, yeh forgot to mention that uncle wrapped the bulbs in tissue :/ hahaha perfect lining wont matter doesnt really bother me anyway! thanks, got me scared for nothing