My Xenon headlight problem. Please help.
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00 E320 Wagon 4matic
My Xenon headlight problem. Please help.
First off 100.00 bucks at Autozone is too much for a damn bulb.
Anyway when i went to remove the old bulb , This is what i saw....EWWWWW.
Any suggestions?


Anyway when i went to remove the old bulb , This is what i saw....EWWWWW.
Any suggestions?


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For my OEM hid setup, I changed the D2r bulbs to 8k (more blueish color). Look on ebay, they sell D2R bulbs in a wide array of kelvin colors. OEM is 4500k. Those bulbs can be had, plug and play, look just like OEM for like $20. Make sure you specify its just the D2R bulb and not a full HID kit.
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Does this mean that i need to replace the ballast?
or can i clean the connector socket and just put in the new bulb?
The crack in the brown bar wouldn't cause this. It may be that the red connector wasnt clipped onto the bulb correctly. I would carefully clean the contact on the red connector with some sandpaper and put it back in with a new bulb.










