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Old 05-31-2008, 08:29 PM
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xenon 'flicker' and different color

So, after washing my car one day and going out for a cruise, I noticed the left xenon bulb flicker a little. Next thing I know, it says "Left Low Beam" on my dash. After parking the car over night, the light turned on and everthing is fine.

A week later, I get the same message again. I simply turn off the lights and then turn them back on and all is good. But now I notice that the left bulb is less "purplish" than the right one.

Any ideas? Is the bulb going out? The ballast or igniter?

Any help would be appreciated.
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I think the bulb is "going out" -
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The bulb is going bad. Time to replace both bulbs with some Philips D2S i believe at 6000K temp.
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I think the bulb is "going out" -
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expensive to replace xenons too
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ah, I guess three + years isn't so bad for the bulb to live. Time to get new ones....thanks fellas.

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