Recently my Passenger side xenon started flickering and would eventually go off, so I decided to check it out and discovered my igniter melted.



The igniter also melted part of the bulb.



I have several questions

1) How much does an ignitor cost at the dealership?
2) Should I just get an aftermarket HID kit?
3) If I do get an aftermarket HID kit, would I lose the auto-level function.

Thanks!

 

i don't know the answer to your questions but i have an M-tec aftermarket HID kit for sale if you interested...

 

Thats exactly what happened to mine. It actually burned a hole in the housing itself so I'm trying to find a used one for pretty cheap...

 

Yeah, I can't find any in my city. I went to several dealerships like audi,bmw and mercedes. None of them sell it. Except Mercedes, but it comes with the housing which cost $1500.

 

Try this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/01-02...ht_1232wt_1165

 

Thanks, but I'm gonna try what MarcusF told me to do, buy a D2S connector and splice it.

 

Gl

 

Thanks

 

Did this work for you?

 

Yup it works.

 

I have not encountered this in all the units I have come across, but since the voltage is very high in these I'm going to suggest that the ignitor was not fully seated and this caused an arc which melted both the bulb and the plastic on the ignitor. This was common on the early xenon units in some cars. Its one of the reasons MB switched the bulb in later cars to the type which has the ignitor pack on the bulb itself.

Dave