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Old 03-28-2014, 04:06 PM
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Just replaced the bulb but it sometimes works and sometimes doesn't.

What do I have to replace now?
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Check the connectors in worst case it will be light module
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the xenon bulb? it could be the ballast. you could swap it with the other side, to see if the problem follows.
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It's the ballast.
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the xenon bulb? it could be the ballast. you could swap it with the other side, to see if the problem follows.

It all OEM HID's I believe. I did switch bulbs and same side had the problem.
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Originally Posted by Bimmer5project
It all OEM HID's I believe. I did switch bulbs and same side had the problem.
Now swap the ballasts.
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Now swap the ballasts.
where are the ballasts?
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where are the ballasts?
underneath the light. you have to remove the light.
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underneath the light. you have to remove the light.
Ahh Thanks!

If I get flickering angel eyes from feeling around the light housing, what does that mean?
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