HID won't light, dead ballast, pulled bumper
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HID won't light, dead ballast, pulled bumper
Leaving my friend's house last week the driver side HID wouldn't ignite. ![Frown](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
I was hoping it was just the bulb. Called the dealership and was quoted $150 for a new one, lol. So $30 later I have a replacement Phillip D2S 12V 35W 4300K from Amazon.
Sadly, that did not fix the problem. I pulled fuses 62/63 in the engine bay hoping maybe one popped but they didn't. Moved the 'good' bulb over to the driver side and it wouldn't light![Frown](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Pretty certain that means the ballast is dead. Unfortunately the ballast on the driver side is blocked by the washer reservoir. So I had to pull the bumper to get to it. 30mins later the bumper is off:
![](http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t185/vwambit/IMG-20111202-00153.jpg)
Needed to come off anyway, I'm getting it resprayed. The PO installed lots of tiny little rock chips all over it.
New ballast from mymercedesparts.com/ is $460. So I found one on ebay for $109. Should be in early next week.
In the mean time I moved the passenger side ballast over, and it works fine. So it's def a dead ballast.
2005 CLK55, 50K mi.
![Frown](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
I was hoping it was just the bulb. Called the dealership and was quoted $150 for a new one, lol. So $30 later I have a replacement Phillip D2S 12V 35W 4300K from Amazon.
Sadly, that did not fix the problem. I pulled fuses 62/63 in the engine bay hoping maybe one popped but they didn't. Moved the 'good' bulb over to the driver side and it wouldn't light
![Frown](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Pretty certain that means the ballast is dead. Unfortunately the ballast on the driver side is blocked by the washer reservoir. So I had to pull the bumper to get to it. 30mins later the bumper is off:
![](http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t185/vwambit/IMG-20111202-00153.jpg)
Needed to come off anyway, I'm getting it resprayed. The PO installed lots of tiny little rock chips all over it.
New ballast from mymercedesparts.com/ is $460. So I found one on ebay for $109. Should be in early next week.
In the mean time I moved the passenger side ballast over, and it works fine. So it's def a dead ballast.
2005 CLK55, 50K mi.
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Part 1 307 329 072 01 came in from Ebay and works just fine.
I took the old one apart but don't see any damage.
Should have the bumper back from the painter in the next day or 2.
![](http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t185/vwambit/IMG-20111206-00165.jpg)
Any my truck got an upgrade while I'm waiting:
![](http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t185/vwambit/IMG-20111206-00166.jpg)
I took the old one apart but don't see any damage.
Should have the bumper back from the painter in the next day or 2.
![](http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t185/vwambit/IMG-20111206-00165.jpg)
Any my truck got an upgrade while I'm waiting:
![](http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t185/vwambit/IMG-20111206-00166.jpg)
![Big Grin](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)