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Old Jan 11, 2017 | 09:06 AM
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My 2001 s500 Xenon Low beam Right hand headlight blinks then sometimes come on fully. I Re-lamped it but still does the same thing. Can some one please point me in the right direction.
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Old Jan 11, 2017 | 09:14 AM
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Bulbs going out, change it before it goes completely. Change both so you don't have a color difference.
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Old Jan 11, 2017 | 09:25 AM
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It could be the ballast.
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Old Jan 11, 2017 | 01:38 PM
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I bought two new bulbs and changed the bad one first (planning on swapping both) and it acted same as the one I removed. So it must be the ballast. Is there a good link on how to replace the ballast ?
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Originally Posted by MbNeedshelp
I bought two new bulbs and changed the bad one first (planning on swapping both) and it acted same as the one I removed. So it must be the ballast. Is there a good link on how to replace the ballast ?
You will need to remove the whole headlights in order to replace the ballast,
because it seats at underneath the headlights, search on the YouTube and there is a video show you how to remove the headlights, take only 20 minutes !
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