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Old 02-20-2013, 10:21 PM
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HEADLAMP IGNITOR OR SOLENOID?

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My Indy did a quick check on my left headlight that's OUT and said that it wasnt the bulb, but he said it could be the ignitor or the solenoid up the line a bit. Any ideas of what those replacements parts might cost new? Can somebody recommend a good website for these parts (non-dealer) or a crashed E55 that somebody has that might still have these parts intact? Thanks as always!

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Easy to check - you can pull off the ignitor off the back of the bulb and swap them from side to side...if its not that - then you can look towards the ballast itself - but sadly that pretty much requires you to pull out the headlight which means pulling off the bumper...

Would start with the ignitor...

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Thanks QDude! I think that's the plan of attack... Any ideas on what new parts might set me back??
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Ebay has them ranging from 35ish up to 100...

Just do search "Hella ignitor" and you can find all kinds - I think I saw a few new ones for the $50 range...

Sadly - I bet is will be the ballest - thats the part that normally fails.

Let me know if you have any other Q's

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