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?
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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.
