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Xenon goes off after 20-30 minutes.
« on: 03 February 2009, 21:02:39 »
Today, I found that one hid light was off. Thought that it's just a connection, so I have checked everything, but later I've noticed that when bulb stays on for 20-40 minutes and will go off. Also when it's on and I will switch light off and on again this bulb flashes seconds later and is more yellow. If I'll try this next time it'll stay off.
I believe it's a bulb but just asking for a confirmation.
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Re: Xenon goes off after 20-30 minutes.
« Reply #1 on: 03 February 2009, 21:05:51 »
Most likely the bulb starting to fail ... when mine went it had a distict "pinky" look to it for a week or so, then just got slowly dimmer ... I replaced it before it actually failed.
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Re: Xenon goes off after 20-30 minutes.
« Reply #2 on: 03 February 2009, 21:26:36 »
Did you got a set of 2 or just one?

Mine is working fine - light is bright and no signs of "ageing process" (yellow light is just for a second). Thats why I am also concerned bout the electronic/electrical part of headlamp.
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Re: Xenon goes off after 20-30 minutes.
« Reply #3 on: 03 February 2009, 21:28:33 »
I did both on the grounds that if one was getting old the other was probably used an equal amount ...  :)

Got mine from here ...

http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/
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Re: Xenon goes off after 20-30 minutes.
« Reply #4 on: 03 February 2009, 21:35:09 »
Do you still have old working one? I might just replace it and wait for their death and replace both later. My newborn baby is causing me a home grown credit crunch ;)
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Re: Xenon goes off after 20-30 minutes.
« Reply #5 on: 03 February 2009, 21:54:15 »
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Do you still have old working one? I might just replace it and wait for their death and replace both later. My newborn baby is causing me a home grown credit crunch ;)


Sorry ... long gone .. :(
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Re: Xenon goes off after 20-30 minutes.
« Reply #6 on: 03 February 2009, 23:24:25 »
Swap the lamps over, i suspect the ballast unit. mine failed in the same way, eventually the lamp won't switch on.
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Re: Xenon goes off after 20-30 minutes.
« Reply #7 on: 10 February 2009, 08:36:57 »
It looks like it was just a water ingress problem. I have cleaned all connections (I could only reach 1 HID plug) and since then few days have passed and it working fine.
Thanks for your help.
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