Topic: 2010 forester XT headlights help!

[SundayE30]

Hey guys so my dad took his 2010 fxt to all makes here in Calgary for a service and one of the problems he was having was a burnt out headlight (his fxt has OE HIDs). All makes told him the 'igniter' for the headlight is toast and his best option is to get a aftermarket kit.

Can anyone point me in the right direction as to what he should buy? Apparently this igniter is really pricey from Subaru so I'd like to stay away from that option.

[snackers]

Hey guys so my dad took his 2010 fxt to all makes

...sorry about that.

Are you positive the 2010 has HIDs, and not just halogens that are in projectors?
I don't recall any forester coming with HIDs (prior to the newest one) unless they have been retrofitted with aftermarket ones.
Pretty sure it's an H11.
http://www.powerbulbs.com/ca/vehicles/cars/north-america/subaru-us/forester/2009-2013/car-headlight-bulbs

If it is indeed an HID ignitor/ballast, you can get bits and bobs from here.
https://www.theretrofitsource.com/components/ballasts.html

[SundayE30]

Figured I'd update this with what I found out. A lot of the info online mislead me at the start of this but down in the states, hid's were not a factory option and up here in Canada they were. After looking at the forester  myself I discovered that the factory ignitor was in fact toast.
A Canadian company called absolute HID was able to sell me what I needed for 60 bucks + 14 shipping. Factory ignitor from Subaru would have been 300+ or something like that.

Would recommend the Absoulte HID guy. He's very knowledgable and actually started the company out here in Calgary. Based out of Toronto now I believe.

[SpdDmn]

Figured I'd update this with what I found out. A lot of the info online mislead me at the start of this but down in the states, hid's were not a factory option and up here in Canada they were.

Yeah, I was going to say... All of the FXTs I've seen have HIDs, but of course none have projector lenses unless retrofitted (Canuckrz )

Let us know how long that aftermarket igniter lasts... I'm pretty apprehensive about any aftermarket HID kit quality / longevity. It would be great to find a source that doesn't crap out within the year!

[snackers]

Well son of a itchbay.
I stand corrected. I had no idea.



http://www.subaru.ca/content/7907/media/en-ca/download/forester2010_brochure.pdf

[10secdream]

Yeah, I was going to say... All of the FXTs I've seen have HIDs, but of course none have projector lenses unless retrofitted (Canuckrz )

Let us know how long that aftermarket igniter lasts... I'm pretty apprehensive about any aftermarket HID kit quality / longevity. It would be great to find a source that doesn't crap out within the year!

Must be luck of the draw.  I have had cheap kids that last a long long time.  So far I am very happy with the Morimoto ballasts and bulbs.

[the_snowman]

OEM ignitors Matsushitas on EBAY for 60-100 dollars.  To change from OEM to aftermarket is kinda wasteful... since OEM uses D2S and you'd have to get an aftermarket D2S kit.

my .03.