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Xenon Headlights
« on: 18 June 2011, 19:43:18 »
Don't know if I'm wrong or the idiot that's supplied me. Do xenon headlights always have the ballast pack underneath and special plug and bulb??

If it don't have ballast then it's a standard headlight??
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Re: Xenon Headlights
« Reply #1 on: 18 June 2011, 20:04:45 »
You are correct in your assumptions ..............
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Re: Xenon Headlights
« Reply #2 on: 18 June 2011, 20:05:01 »
HID headlights always have a special bulb.  The ballast pack is screwed to the underside of the headlamp but is removable.
Some conventional bulbs are filled with xenon gas and called xenon bulbs, but they are not HID and do not require a ballast pack.
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Re: Xenon Headlights
« Reply #3 on: 18 June 2011, 20:32:26 »
As said...Got what you need here, how about a swap? :y
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Re: Xenon Headlights
« Reply #4 on: 19 June 2011, 10:57:48 »
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Don't know if I'm wrong or the idiot that's supplied me. Do xenon headlights always have the ballast pack underneath and special plug and bulb??

If it don't have ballast then it's a standard headlight??

Ballast PAC is not supplied when ordering a new headlight. Your bp will screw on to it. But the hid bulb socket is different from normal H1(?) headlight bulb.
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Re: Xenon Headlights
« Reply #5 on: 19 June 2011, 13:20:15 »
I can see inside that the mechanism is just
Bolted in, however the cover appears to be glued on with mastic or something, is this just a case of running a Stanley blade throughout to remove the lens.

Had anyone done this before??
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Re: Xenon Headlights
« Reply #6 on: 20 June 2011, 00:30:52 »
Well this is a first for me, but I got a tip from a mate who told me to bake the headlight in the oven to soften the mastic and hey presto i was able to remove the lense covers and swap the xenon lights over.

I then put the units back together and put back in oven to melt the mastic together again. I then added a layer of waaterproof glue down the seam to seal the headlight and hey presto I have two working xenons  :y :y
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Re: Xenon Headlights
« Reply #7 on: 20 June 2011, 07:53:18 »
A baking result matey!  :y   ;D ;D
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Re: Xenon Headlights
« Reply #8 on: 20 June 2011, 08:24:23 »
Just don't tell SWMBO or you'll be used and abused in the kitchen. lol  ;D ;D
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Re: Xenon Headlights
« Reply #9 on: 20 June 2011, 08:28:42 »
and the temp you set the oven to was ::) ::)
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Re: Xenon Headlights
« Reply #10 on: 20 June 2011, 09:25:58 »
Temp was 100 but it wasn't in there long and kept trying to see how hot lens was. I'm guessing if u left it too long it would just distort and melt!
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Re: Xenon Headlights
« Reply #11 on: 20 June 2011, 09:31:36 »
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Re: Xenon Headlights
« Reply #12 on: 20 June 2011, 10:50:21 »
Easier with a hairdryer. ;)
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« Reply #13 on: 20 June 2011, 10:51:37 »
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Easier with a hairdryer. ;)
What would you be needing that for ;D
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Re: Xenon Headlights
« Reply #14 on: 20 June 2011, 13:06:24 »
It wasn't worth the death penalty albs!!
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