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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 08:55 PM
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Headlight problem

Starting my car tonight, i noticed that the passenger side low beam was working but not the driver side low beam. I always leave the light switch on auto too. So when i turn the switch from auto to off than back to auto, only the passenger side bulb works and not the driver side. You think the cause is a blown bulb?
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Old Dec 20, 2010 | 12:18 PM
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its a good place to start....
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Old Dec 20, 2010 | 10:01 PM
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I'd think that you'd get a bulb error/warning on the dash, but who knows?

If I were you I would swap out the passenger side bulb with the driver's side. The bulbs are a piece of cake to take out. Just unscrew the black cap behind the headlight and you'll see how they come out. At least that would eliminate a blown bulb.

Kind of odd that a xenon bulb would already be blown on an '08 though....

BTW, what happened to your fogs? I like the "fog-less look" though

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Old Dec 21, 2010 | 02:51 AM
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Sounds like something my CLS used to do... and the dealership was never able to fix the issue, after weeks of being in the dealer 2-3 times.
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Old Dec 23, 2010 | 03:45 AM
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its probably ur ballast, if it was a blown bulb it wouldn't ever turn on. HAppend to me thats why I know.
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