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Hey all, I was driving my W212 back yesterday and all of a sudden my right (drivers) side projector started flickering on and off suddenly. This is a new issue and I can't seem to workout what is going on. I attached a video of it here. Any advice on what might be going on? Thanks
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Hey all, I was driving my W212 back yesterday and all of a sudden my right (drivers) side projector started flickering on and off suddenly. This is a new issue and I can't seem to workout what is going on. I attached a video of it here. Any advice on what might be going on? Thanks
If you have bi-Xenon, then it's likely a control unit. Had the same thing happen in my W211 just a month or so ago. Tried replacing the bulb first to no avail.
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Most likely the ballast failing
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Most likely the ballast failing
On facelift W211s the ballast and control unit are actually integrated, not sure about the w212. They are separate on pre-facelift W211s
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