High beam not working
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High beam not working
Hello, when i bought this mb it’s high beams weren’t working already. I wonder what could be the issue? Here’s some photos. When i turn on high beams I can see blue high beam indicator showing up, however it’s not actually working.
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biker349 (12-17-2022)
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I was getting the second warming on my car when the bi-xenon headlight assembly started to malfunction. On mine the same bulb is used for low and high beams - there is a lid that raises when high beams are called for and that was the part of the assembly that wasn't working. If you have the bi-xenon with adaptive high beam assist, then you may want to look at the threads on fixing that. I recall someone posted a DIY fix where they removed and open the headlight assembly and fixed the issue.
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On my cars xenons are for low beams only and turning high beams on adds halogen lights that are mounted closer to the grill.
It is LED that are using the same bulb and "gate" who makes it low or high beam.
Both systems are pretty complicated and being relatively new, not much experience.
I would check what type of headlights you actually have and.... read the manual.
It is LED that are using the same bulb and "gate" who makes it low or high beam.
Both systems are pretty complicated and being relatively new, not much experience.
I would check what type of headlights you actually have and.... read the manual.
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I've replaced my HIDs and highbeams with plug n play LEDs. Not only are they far brighter they also have less current draw for our ageing switches.
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As you can see considering its daytime. My lowbeams have a flat cut off and highbeams on Right are flat and wide and long, while the leff is higher and more spread. My night vision is superb and can easily see 3 to 400 meters up the road when pitch black. O can't tell if my pics have uploaded or not.
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They are just as annoying, or the semi's that swap them out into housings that werent built for em. Problem I have with the low vehicles is when they are tailing you in hilly country. Super annoying imho
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As you can see considering its daytime. My lowbeams have a flat cut off and highbeams on Right are flat and wide and long, while the leff is higher and more spread. My night vision is superb and can easily see 3 to 400 meters up the road when pitch black. O can't tell if my pics have uploaded or not.
As you can see considering its daytime. My lowbeams have a flat cut off and highbeams on Right are flat and wide and long, while the leff is higher and more spread. My night vision is superb and can easily see 3 to 400 meters up the road when pitch black. O can't tell if my pics have uploaded or not.
that looks pretty good, crisp cutoff line. drive to about 5 feet from the wall, put some masking tape at the top of the left and right ligth cutoff, then drive about 20 or 30 feet back assuming flat/level, and see how far the cutoff line drops... it should be slightly below your tape marks, NOT above.