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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 01:48 PM
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How to replace low beam bulb on C32

My driver side headlight bulb went last night, i have the xenons with the frosty lenses. What bulb do i use to replace it with? And how do i change the bulb? Hoping that i dont have to take the whole headlight assembly out, but im not sure.
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 02:30 PM
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D2S Bulb from Phillips
4300K color temp

Changing the bulb is tricky bc it slides in similar to a key in a keyhole. Make sure you line up the shape of the bulb socket to the bulb. A lot of ppl blindly put it in not realising they damaged the isolator (thin tube) on the HID bulb.
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Old Aug 11, 2011 | 02:36 PM
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D2S Bulb from Phillips
4300K color temp

Changing the bulb is tricky bc it slides in similar to a key in a keyhole. Make sure you line up the shape of the bulb socket to the bulb. A lot of ppl blindly put it in not realising they damaged the isolator (thin tube) on the HID bulb.
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I thought the C32's with frosty Xenon's used D2R's?
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