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Old 07-20-2009, 12:37 PM
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My passenger side low beam is on and off intermittently when the headlights are on. It seems to go on for a little bit when I first put the headlights on, and then goes out after a little while, then sometimes flickers on and off, other times just stays off until the end of the journey or until I switch lights off and on again.

Sometimes I'll get an iDrive error stating "right low beam failure."

I don't think it's the bulb or whatever...it seems like a loose connection or something.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks in advance.
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Old 07-20-2009, 01:05 PM
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exactly what you said. a loose connection. open her up and make sure the bulb is fitted properly in the socket and connected properly.
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Originally Posted by vaca' post='947802' date='Jul 21 2009, 04:37 AM
My passenger side low beam is on and off intermittently when the headlights are on. It seems to go on for a little bit when I first put the headlights on, and then goes out after a little while, then sometimes flickers on and off, other times just stays off until the end of the journey or until I switch lights off and on again.

Sometimes I'll get an iDrive error stating "right low beam failure."

I don't think it's the bulb or whatever...it seems like a loose connection or something.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks in advance.
It's that bulb gone symptoms. replace
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Old 07-22-2009, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by ricky1329' post='948327' date='Jul 20 2009, 11:29 PM
It's that bulb gone symptoms. replace
Just ordered two new sylvania D2S bulbs and will replace next week.

Does anyone know of a way to change out the bulbs without removing the whole headlamp assembley?

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Old 07-22-2009, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by vaca' post='950289' date='Jul 23 2009, 12:57 AM
Just ordered two new sylvania D2S bulbs and will replace next week.

Does anyone know of a way to change out the bulbs without removing the whole headlamp assembley?

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If you hand smaller enough and finger longer enough.Then you can . Better removing out for easy replace.
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Old 07-28-2009, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by ricky1329' post='951034' date='Jul 22 2009, 11:21 PM
If you hand smaller enough and finger longer enough.Then you can . Better removing out for easy replace.
Any tricks to pulling the headlamp assemblies, or is it pretty straighforward?
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Check out this link - it's what I went by when trying to install HID kit

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Originally Posted by jas_r_1' post='962125' date='Aug 1 2009, 04:44 PM
Check out this link - it's what I went by when trying to install HID kit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15ght75I-mo
Thats the best video on removing headlight. I can't beat 4 mins. He is too quick.
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Originally Posted by theXman' post='962530' date='Aug 2 2009, 01:06 AM
Thats the best video on removing headlight. I can't beat 4 mins. He is too quick.
I can beat 4 minutes. I can take out BOTH headlights WITHIN 5 minutes.
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Originally Posted by brabusw209amg' post='962583' date='Aug 2 2009, 02:09 AM
I can beat 4 minutes. I can take out BOTH headlights WITHIN 5 minutes.
I finally got to replace the passenger side bulb. Getting the headlight assembly out was pretty easy, no scratches, so that's good. Took about 15 minutes for this novice. It also solved the flickering headlight problem.

Thanks for everyone's advice here.
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