Could it be a fuse or relay that has gone ???
Anyone know which ones to check ?????
HELPPPPPP!
Tris
Anyone know which ones to check ?????
HELPPPPPP!
Tris
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Coo it sounds like a nightmare Tris! I'm afraid I heven't any experience of this sort of bulb, but sounds like it may be moisture penetration. What voltage do they run on? Maybe some damp dispersant on the contacts? 
Believe it or not the Xenon works now !!!
let me take you through the events this evening:
I thought I'd try one of the new bulbs in the drivers side xenon as I knew that worked.
I put a new bulb in the working side and while I was there I thought I'd put a new bulb in the side that wasn't working.
As expected only the drivers side came on, no passenger light
Went to turn car and lights off and realised that I wanted to check that the bulb failure light came on - so I turned the lights back on.............
and hey presto both lights magically fire up !!! Weird I thought.
So I tried it again - off - on - Yup it's working !
Next I thought I'd put the original OEM Philips bulbs back in so I could be 100% sure that the factory bulb was a dud.
Sure enough the passenger side didn't fire up.
So before I shut it down to re-install the new ones again, I turned them back on and guess what???? They fired up too !!!
There was nothing wrong with the bulbs or headlamps or ballasts!!
I would hazard a guess that rather than fry the lights the moisture simply stopped them working - now the moisture is slowly clearing the xenons are back to normal.
YAY !!!! :lol: :thumb:
let me take you through the events this evening:
I thought I'd try one of the new bulbs in the drivers side xenon as I knew that worked.
I put a new bulb in the working side and while I was there I thought I'd put a new bulb in the side that wasn't working.
As expected only the drivers side came on, no passenger light
Went to turn car and lights off and realised that I wanted to check that the bulb failure light came on - so I turned the lights back on.............
and hey presto both lights magically fire up !!! Weird I thought.
So I tried it again - off - on - Yup it's working !
Next I thought I'd put the original OEM Philips bulbs back in so I could be 100% sure that the factory bulb was a dud.
Sure enough the passenger side didn't fire up.
So before I shut it down to re-install the new ones again, I turned them back on and guess what???? They fired up too !!!
There was nothing wrong with the bulbs or headlamps or ballasts!!
I would hazard a guess that rather than fry the lights the moisture simply stopped them working - now the moisture is slowly clearing the xenons are back to normal.
YAY !!!! :lol: :thumb:
well cool mate
maybe put them in the airing cupboard if you get the same problem again! :thumb:
That's saved a few quid then :lol:
maybe put them in the airing cupboard if you get the same problem again! :thumb:
That's saved a few quid then :lol:
no probs dude!
I sent the bulbs I bought of ebay back as my original philips ones are working a treat. Chuffed it's working.
Just got to sort out my drivers side window mech now. Flipping thing went on me the other day. - Looks as though once of the cables has jammed and frayed slightly - so looks like a new unit is needed
Tris
I sent the bulbs I bought of ebay back as my original philips ones are working a treat. Chuffed it's working.
Just got to sort out my drivers side window mech now. Flipping thing went on me the other day. - Looks as though once of the cables has jammed and frayed slightly - so looks like a new unit is needed
Tris
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