Bi-xenon failure problem help :(

[AlpineMsix]

So for a while my x5 on the passenger side has had the "lazy eye" as in the xenon projector points to low and to the side. I tried playing around with the control knobs to make it point the other way but its a no go, its stuck in one place.

Today I got into my car and it said "low beam headlight check" so to my surprise that same "lazy eye" on the passenger side has gone out.

I tried to swap the bulbs but nothing turned on the xenon remained off. The whole headlight itself works the angel eyes and the turn signals turn on. But the xenon itself wont..


Is there a seperate "xenon fuse" or something i can check??

please help thank you

[Thunder22]

Originally Posted by imola4.8isWA

So for a while my x5 on the passenger side has had the "lazy eye" as in the xenon projector points to low and to the side. I tried playing around with the control knobs to make it point the other way but its a no go, its stuck in one place.

Today I got into my car and it said "low beam headlight check" so to my surprise that same "lazy eye" on the passenger side has gone out.

I tried to swap the bulbs but nothing turned on the xenon remained off. The whole headlight itself works the angel eyes and the turn signals turn on. But the xenon itself wont..


Is there a seperate "xenon fuse" or something i can check??

please help thank you

are you out of warranty? why not let the stealer fix it?

[AlpineMsix]

Originally Posted by gresch

are you out of warranty? why not let the stealer fix it?

I switched out the bulb from normal 43000k to 6000k so technically I "voided" my warranty.

[DINANM3]

Why dont you just put the original bulbs back in and go to the dealer they wont know

[AlpineMsix]

Originally Posted by DINANM3

Why dont you just put the original bulbs back in and go to the dealer they wont know

lets just put it this way, i messed with the headlight housing in a way that it is obvious I have played around with it. SO i duno if they'd take it in to fix it.

The two options i have is either figure out how to fix this one because i dont see how a simple projector that doesnt turn would mess up the whole xenon not working.

OR purchase the whole euro clear headlight housing which would be cool but its 1000+$

[Zulu95]

When you messed with it could you have detached or fried the servo motors for up/down & left/right. They are easy enough to change.

[AlpineMsix]

Originally Posted by Zulu95

When you messed with it could you have detached or fried the servo motors for up/down & left/right. They are easy enough to change.

Could that have caused the actual xenon not to work though?

[Zulu95]

If you have modified the unit is it possible you allowed high voltage to arc over to other things? That could fry servo motors and ruin the ballast. It's hard to play doctor from far away. Try switching the ballast and see if the lights come on. Do you get voltages across pin 2 and 3 of the ligh plug. If not it's a fuse or something further up the line. You need an Ac volt meter for the servo motor tests or better still another lamp unit (Ebay) or an oscilloscope. If we were close I'd be able to help out more as I have the equipment and diagrams.

Check this out.

http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/l...53-2004-a.html

[AlpineMsix]

I did not modify the housing at all. All i did was replace the OEM d2s xenon bulb with the 6000k d2s xenon bulb. Put everything back together.

Then 6months later my projector pointed way out of position. I tried using the knobs to fix it, did not work.


Then 2weeks later that same projector that pointed out of position was not working. The whole headlight itself works, but xenon does not light up.

I tried putting back the OEM D2s bulb in and it still does not work.

[Estroil 4.8is]

What is it that you actually did that would let the dealer know that you modified it? Wasn't it a direct replacement?