alchang32

HELP GUYS!!! PLZ

My Bi-X left side the low beam went out...i tried the bulbs on the right side and it lit up. So im kinda stuck here and dont know where to start...i think it might be the ballast. But im not sure...can someone help me out??

if so..where can i get the parts?

thanks!!

rlee02135

do you have a warranty? if not, try oempartsdirect, or try to find a used one off ebay. the headlights need to be removed to change the ballast.

alchang32

im out of warrenty...

JDC55

Ouch that sucks.

alchang32

will the ballast on the 02 frosted xenon's ballast work on the bi-xenon's ballast?

or is it different?

alchang32

Does anyone know where i can get the ballast and igniter for the bi-xenon's ??

im having a real hard time finding them online.....i tried ebay and they only have BMW OEM one which look really similar to our ballast not sure if they are the same can someone PLEASE help me out?

It really sucks to be driving with only one bi-xenon...my car looks like a pirate with one eye.... HELP!!!!

Thanks!

nick 55

Take it in, and have it looked at. MB has a couple of repair kits that should be for your car. And they aren't that expensive.

alchang32

what do you mean by repair kits?

not just replaceing them?

edtv82

hey i got a buddy who buys damaged headlights from all kind of dealerships here in the dayton/columbus/cincy area... i can see what he can get a ballast and all the other hardware other than the bi-xenons for... just let me know... its fairly cheap from what he tells me... b/c most of the time the dealership throws it out

aolsen

bump

alchang32 did you figure out what was wrong? my right bi-xenon just went out...

AMGV6K

i had the same problem before

and i found this web

www.hidplanet.com

alchang32

i found out it was my ballast that went bad...got a new ballast...

hooleyboy

I had a problem like this. you are looking for a part that is next to impossible to find as some benz light parts dont even have part numbers. call a local benz body shop and see if they have a smacked up one you can rob some parts from worked wonders for me and saved me tons of loot. I know these cars have clips that are needed to ground the bulb or something that dosent a have part numbe.r my car now has a bulb ground clip form a clk that was smacked up and it fixed the problem

aolsen

what exactly is the ballast? is it the silver box in the headlight, or the black one? lol

FrankW

silver box under the headlight.

aolsen

ok thanks!

and alchang32, when you say you got "a new ballast", did you get a brand new ballast, or a used one? Just asking since I'm afraid to buy a used one and it failing within a short period of time...I've seen them around $100 used on ebay.

alchang32

i bought a used ballast from a forum member...so u could ask if anyone has an extra ballast that they can sell u!

GL.!

hkycoldrct

Was your bulb working intermittently prior to it going out or was it lights out from the get go? I am experiencing intermittent lapses with my left low bead and wondering if its the xenon bulb going bad or the xenon control unit.

edtv82

OEMPARTSDIRECT.com isn't up and working anymore... if you type the URL in it comes up as auto parts warehouse.

edtv82

my pass. side bulb does thats ever now and again... i think its my igniter... but usually i just turn the car off... pull the key out wait 10sec or so and start back up and its works fine. I just keep my lights to off... and manually switch them on... if i have it on auto is when i have the issue.

hkycoldrct

This is where I'm at. Intermittently at start up I get the "Check L Low Beam" malfunction. Turn the car off then back on and its good to go??

edtv82

Older thread... but i finally think my ballast went out... getting a replacement on Ebay... I'll post up how it goes.