Hi! I have problems with my low beam headlights " Xenon ". One minute they both work fine and next minute one can turn off and next minute no one works. The funny thing is that some time left work and some times right works. I can turn them on and off again and they suddenly may work again, but mostly only for a few minutes or seconds. One more thing is that some times they seem not to get the same " Xenon "color, turn on and off again and they are the same again, hmm? People think I am flashing my lights on them, I wonder what the police will do when I meet them : ) Please , any suggestions? Best regards Miki
Welcome to Fchat. This sounds like an electrical problem. The 360 frequently has grouding issues so I would start by checking all of the grouding points. There are others here far more knowledgable tham I am so they may chime in with better ideas.
same problem on my drivers front light once i turn the lights on they are fine , them when i turned off and turned back on my drivers front light wont start !!!!
HID problems are not quick to diagnose, but usually simple. Sounds like a bulb or ballast issue. Did you try swapping the bulbs L->R to see if the problem remains on the same side or not?
Sounds like a poor ground somewhere. Each light has its own ballast and ignitor. The problem the OP describes affects both sides randomly, suggesting the fault is common to both. This suggests a common harness or ground rather than ballasts or ignitors. Is your car a spider? They are a bit known for weak grounds because the factory uses the spider top (!) as a ground for some circuits. Unfortunately, I don't know where all of the grounds are located but a good Ferrari master tech will probably zero in on this fairly quickly. Even if you have a coupe, I'd still check grounding and supply harnesses. BTW, a tip for any poster seeking advice about diagnoses - try and tell us as much relevant info as you can about your car and certainly the basics like coupe or spider, year, model, miles, last services, frequency of maintenance, parts changed recently, etc.
I allso think it is a ground problem because it effects L and R randomly. Anyone now were to find wiring diagrams for the 360 Copue? Regards Miki Sweden
Wiring diagrams are same for spider found online (http://www.ferraridatabase.com/The_Downloads/Downloads.htm). I spliced a ground onto the black wire to the headlight ballast (to a chassis ground) and it worked out fine. I'd check out the fuse first and then check the ballast/transformer. They have been known to go as well.
It was the right and left Ballast that was the problem. After measureing all ground-point with 1-5 Ohm =OK. Tested the xenon with a separe battery and the same fenomen. Hella has manufaktured them to break down at same time : ) Thanks for all support! Regards Miki Sweden
Thanks for reporting back. I would not have guessed that one, since failure of two separate ballasts at exactly the same time would seem unlikely. Great job figuring this out.
