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hid problem
« on: 18 January 2011, 20:52:34 »
hi fellas,

my nearside hid low beam has stopped working,

for a few nights it went a funny red/purple colour and now its gone completely. from that does it suggest its the bulb or the balast? if its not clear i suppose i can always sway bulbs and see just hoping to save time out it the cold

thansk for your advice in advance
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Re: hid problem
« Reply #1 on: 18 January 2011, 20:55:19 »
In my experience a xenon bulb emitting a pink/red etc light means it's on it's way out. It sounds most likely the bulb has failed. I've had the same before, it's best to change xenon bulbs in a pair.
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Re: hid problem
« Reply #2 on: 18 January 2011, 20:56:52 »
yup, failry standard hid bulb dying procedure.

please dont waste money on chinese copies, get some phillips or osram d2s bulbs for a decent replacement  :y
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Re: hid problem
« Reply #3 on: 18 January 2011, 21:14:15 »
ok, ill change the pair, but what bulbs do i need? are there diffenet types liek the old h1 h4 etc or all xenon bulbs the same fitment? what about power/rating etc. never had to do an hid bulb before

cheers fellas
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Re: hid problem
« Reply #4 on: 18 January 2011, 21:18:47 »
You only need the one, but it could be a different shade to the OE one. Shame it's the nearside behind the battery. I used ebay, but it appears I was one of the lucky ones that didn't get a dodgy one.  There is a very good chart somewhere on here, I will try to find it.
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Re: hid problem
« Reply #5 on: 18 January 2011, 21:20:27 »
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ok, ill change the pair, but what bulbs do i need? are there diffenet types liek the old h1 h4 etc or all xenon bulbs the same fitment? what about power/rating etc. never had to do an hid bulb before

cheers fellas


d2s is the fittment

all the same power, its the colour that changes
you want 4300k for factory colour
5000k for optimum colour
6000k is whiter with a blueish tinge, but as you hit here and above, actual illumination drops off
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Re: hid problem
« Reply #6 on: 18 January 2011, 21:30:05 »
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Re: hid problem
« Reply #7 on: 18 January 2011, 21:37:34 »
just another question, facelift main beams h1 or h7?

(i know now the dips are d2s ;) )
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Re: hid problem
« Reply #8 on: 18 January 2011, 22:13:55 »
H7 on my Facelift. althought is widely recommended on here to fit "Nightbreakers"
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Re: hid problem
« Reply #9 on: 19 January 2011, 09:56:38 »
Here you go pembsomega. Clicky - - - - > New HID bulbs fitted  :y :y
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