Hi everyone,
A couple months ago I purchased some "HID" look-a-likes, which while the light is definitely whiter and "cleaner" - it is much, much dimmer and they are virtually useless unless on a narrow two way road (in which the light is sufficient).

Anyways, I went to compare the old stock Sylvania Halogens vs. the "Eurodesigns HID" light. I stuck one of the Sylvanias in the right side and kept the other "HID" (I'll refer to it as that even though its just a 9004 bulb wrapped in blue plastic) in the left side. It looked fine and I could definitely tell the stock Sylvanias were brighter. I switched the "HID" light back into the right side as I didn't think it was probably the best thing to run two different bulbs at the same time.

I turned on the lights after doing that and noticed my bulb failure relay was on when I turned on the high beams and when the high beams weren't on, the high beams light was lit, very dimmly. The right passenger headlight was also dim. I thought maybe the "HID" light had just decided to die so I stuck the Sylvania in once more to check. Sure enough, it was dim too. I checked Fuses 18, 19, 20, and 21 and they all appeared to be ok. I'm at a lose and a look through the FAQ revealed nothing as well as a quick Google search.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. I should have not been cheap and just gone with Sylvania Silverstars if I wanted a whiter light. :/
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'93 Volvo 945 w/128K miles