ireynolds Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Hi guys, When I viewed my car (before buying) the passenger headlight was out. The chap replaced it, I bought it, and driving home, in the dark the lights were excellent (around 2 months ago) Within 5 days, the drivers side bulb blew (standard head light - not full beam) so I did research here, and found that I needed the D2R xenon bulb as my car is 54 UK spec GT model. I recently purchased that bulb, it says 6000k on the packaging, and the cost was around £35 Got it fitted, and again, at night lighting was excellent, although I did notice that it was much bluer..or whiter light than the passenger side all worked well. Then yesterday, the D2R that I replaced, only a week or two before (drivers side) has now blown again??? Does this happen regularly? Do I have a major electronic problem? or have I done some thing wrong? Does anyone else have any ideas why this has happened? Thanks in advance. IAn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Not a known issue, hopefully PaulT will answer, he is the headlight expert. Sounds like a bad fitting though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Possibly a faulty HID ballast?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ireynolds Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Expensive to fix? The chap said it went on the other side which was why he needed to change the bulb. How much and where would I get one from? Any reason why they go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 hey there, strange for this to happen, is there any sign of water getting in ? the bulbs at £35 are unbranded right ? not the phillips ones which are about £60 each, it is common to get a difference in colour when only replacing one bulb as with anything not getting them from the same batch number let alone a different manufacture will be different. if the same light has went through 2 bulbs in a very short time then eithe you have been unlucky with the bulbs or the power pack if faulty. have you tried the bulbs in the other headlight just incase they are still working, if they were then it would show that it was indeed the powerpack. i had a customer who had a simalir situation and it ended up being water in the powerpack due to the headlight leaking any questions just fire away Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ireynolds Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Thanks for all the replies. Heres the thing...the passenger side has some moisture in it...but works fine. I went out to take the bulb out the faulty drivers side, switched them on to check the passenger one works...and both were working. Ok...so went inside...easy fix. Then, went to go out sunday night, switched them on, and the drivers one flicked on then went out. Any ideas?? it seems like a loose connection...but what do i check for? It itsnt a philips one. its a replica i think. but the brightness is excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 When you replace it again ensure that your fingers do not come in contact with the glass surface, this can considerably reduce the life of both xenon and halogen bulbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 it may be a snapped wire somewere that is getting a broken connection and its just no letting enough constant power through to charge the powerpacks transformers either that or its a faulty powerpack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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