88260EEE

So I thought I had a headlight out turned them off then on again and it went on so maybe the bulbs on it last legs or maybe the ballast (hope not) is there signs of a fading ballast? And if it is just the bulb could I upgrade to a brighter bulb that's not blue?

Thanks in advance!!!

DRBC43AMG

If you talk of ballast, I assume then that you have xenons. If so, do both bulbs not turn on from time to time or only one?
I had the same problem on one bulb for several months until it finally gave up the ghost and blew. Changed both to new Osram Cool Intense and now driving at night is great and better than before. A bit expensive for 2 new bulbs but worth it to change at the same time as you can be sure that the older bulb will also blow soon after

fredtga

you can do a little test by swapping the bulbs and see if the problem moves to the other side; this way you'd know it's the bulb

it's not 100% accurate specially if both bulbs are on their way out, but it's an easy test...

88260EEE

Picked up some 6000k
For cheap money on eBay to give them a try!

eFifty5AMG

I bought some cheapos once, but they didn't have the shield on the bulbs. Ended up putting the stock ones back in; do yours have those shields?

88260EEE

What does the shield look like?

eFifty5AMG

Is this even a factory bulb? Here's that shield I was talking about.

eFifty5AMG

And the aftermarket ones I installed, then removed (no shield).

88260EEE

Yup no shield on the eBay cheeeepooss I got, what the purpose of the shield??

88260EEE

http://http://youtu.be/-XFYbJn68U0

Did a little research and found this on YouTube to make your own Casper shields !!!!

eFifty5AMG

I think your URL link is broken.. But I searched YouTube & found one using conduit. Looks real simple-might try it one day. Give us feedback if you give it a shot.

88260EEE

That's the one!!!