Base of xenon bulb melted randomly... what the hell?
07-05-2010, 12:47 AM
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Base of xenon bulb melted randomly... what the hell?
So I was driving home tonight, going around a cloverleaf on the interstate and wammo, a "low beam: right" warning message pops up.
I get home and check it out. This is what I find:
What the hell is this? Why would this happen? I'm assuming the entire ballast is dead, is this going to be covered under warranty?
I get home and check it out. This is what I find:
What the hell is this? Why would this happen? I'm assuming the entire ballast is dead, is this going to be covered under warranty?
07-05-2010, 04:10 AM
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The car came with factory bixenons, I'm not too concerned about the bulbs being warrantied. I can get another set of bulbs for $50. I'm more worried about this little black and yellow box, if it'll be warrantied, and if not, how much it'll cost to replace.
07-05-2010, 01:54 PM
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The way I see it is that the stealer can refuse warranty due to the fact that you put in aftermarket bulbs. Therefore I hope you still have your OEM bulbs and they show a similar issue. Otherwise its GL.
07-05-2010, 02:16 PM
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Ignore that, have you tried swapping your ballast from side to side...? PITA i know, or did the end of the ballast wire melt too..?
http://www.kbcarstuff.com/OEM_HID_Xe...nents_s/32.htm generic Phillips ballast
and I thought they were Bosch ballasts, but I can't find any W211 on here...
http://www.auto-electronic.net/hidballast.htm
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07-05-2010, 02:35 PM
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Oh, I'm sorry. I meant the igniter.
MB says the bulb itself is $187 (for ONE D2S BULB!!) and the igniter is $177. That seems like absolutely ridiculous prices, how is a single OEM D2S bulb $187?! Who do we use for OEM bulbs? Philips or Osram?
MB says the bulb itself is $187 (for ONE D2S BULB!!) and the igniter is $177. That seems like absolutely ridiculous prices, how is a single OEM D2S bulb $187?! Who do we use for OEM bulbs? Philips or Osram?
07-05-2010, 04:46 PM
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The ballast wires going to the igniter look fine. I am going into the dealer tomorrow, if they won't replace it under warranty I found another Hella igniter online for $70.
