What a failing xenon HID bulb looks like

[Muleears]

The pic below is out of my '05, I do not know if it is the original but the light output was poor at best. They still worked but were not nearly as bright as halogens. Notice the deposits inside the capsule, these will dramatically reduce output. They have been replaced with Osram Night Breakers, I'll find out tonite just how bad the old ones were.

[andrewwynn]

Yeah the problem with hid is they just get dim over time and people leave them in Forever even when they're 80% reduced in light output. What's really annoying is when someone replaces one HID bulb cuz it eventually blows out and the other one is got 80% less light and deep blue. That was the situation with my car when I bought it. My first fix was a pair of 5000k hid from Amazon for $40-50. Almost four years later and very happy with the discount beams.

Tip for replacement: use a right angle adapter for the lower screw makes it pretty easy

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