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My drl is turning purple

Old Jul 17, 2014 | 11:26 PM
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My drl is turning purple

One of the led ( I think) is turning purple while the rest is white. Do you think I can go to dealer and change it out. thanks!
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Old Jul 18, 2014 | 04:53 PM
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if you are within warranty yes it should be covered. How many miles?
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Old Jul 18, 2014 | 05:52 PM
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Ya it's 22 months old with 15k miles. Ya just one of the bulbs is purple. Had to schedule an appointment. Hope it's a quick fix
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Old Jul 20, 2014 | 09:07 PM
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so 1 of the bulbs is changing color but the dealership said as long as its not broken/giving any error codes. there's nothing they can do! sadly they made me wait 3 hours to come to that conclusion
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Old Jul 20, 2014 | 10:06 PM
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Ahhh how typical! This is where you get under there and start breaking stuff yourself 👍

I hate sneaky dealers! If it's broken fix the damn thing wtf is wrong with you...?
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Old Jul 20, 2014 | 10:10 PM
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Tell them it is broken. It's not white.
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