Removing bi-xenon bulb from wire clip
09-26-2009, 12:59 PM
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Removing bi-xenon bulb from wire clip
I am trying to replace a burnt out xenon bulb and am having a hard time trying to get the actual bulb out of the wire container. I have removed the panel from the back of the head light housing and disconnected the power from the bulb. I have tried prying the wire holders apart, pushing them down, pushing them up, etc but I have no idea how to remove them.
If anyone can post and tell me how these come off asap, I would be very grateful.
If anyone can post and tell me how these come off asap, I would be very grateful.
09-28-2009, 03:06 AM
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Before buying a $200 bulb, swap it with the one from the other headlight and be sure its bad.
In my case, it wasn't the bulb. It was some kind of control module located under the headlight (I think).
When I found out how much the bulbs (ignitors) cost, I took it into the dealer for them to do it since it was still under warranty. It took several days for them to get the system working again. Seems that the module substitute that was suppose to work wouldn't code correctly. They then got in a replacement module that was the exactly replacement. That worked fine.
In my case, it wasn't the bulb. It was some kind of control module located under the headlight (I think).
When I found out how much the bulbs (ignitors) cost, I took it into the dealer for them to do it since it was still under warranty. It took several days for them to get the system working again. Seems that the module substitute that was suppose to work wouldn't code correctly. They then got in a replacement module that was the exactly replacement. That worked fine.
