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Old 03-31-2007, 12:35 AM
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my xenon bulbs are 2 different colours, came back from dealer and now this, damn. The bulbs are 2 different colours, one is blue and one is like a pinkish white, but the blue seems brighter than before, anyone know what i can do about this, and where can i get the parts at lower cost than my dealer stealer....oh ext warranty cover this, i just got my cv boots replaced under warranty, so what you guys think?
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when it's pink, it's about to fail. it's covered by the warranty. and the cv boots are covered by the maintenance warranty.
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Old 03-31-2007, 12:38 AM
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so your telling me......
i can go back to the dealer and they will replace it.......you sure, under my extended warranty.
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Old 03-31-2007, 12:47 AM
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the bulb isn't covered under the extended warranty
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my xenon bulbs are 2 different colours, came back from dealer and now this, damn. The bulbs are 2 different colours, one is blue and one is like a pinkish white, but the blue seems brighter than before, anyone know what i can do about this, and where can i get the parts at lower cost than my dealer stealer....oh ext warranty cover this, i just got my cv boots replaced under warranty, so what you guys think?
You need a new bulb.... The stealer charged me $350 to replace one, when mine turned pink (I thought it was covered under CPO... original warranty fixed the other one free)... I looked on the internet and found this deal for $115 on an OEM xenon bulb and I heard it takes 20 minutes to replace....
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Old 03-31-2007, 11:12 AM
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I always thought they just failed. Never knew the "pink" deal with them. I'll have to watch that since mine is a 2001.

Once again, thanks guys.
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Old 03-31-2007, 12:47 PM
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i guess i need to buy one
well i will be buying one i guess, anyone know where i can get it cheap, $115 seems high i thought but what do i know, my friend replaced them on his porsche for 400bucks each....anyone know where, what site?
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Old 03-31-2007, 12:59 PM
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what are they called
what part number do i need for the xenon bulb, i have a 02 x5, and when i replace the one, will they match again, or will one be brighter than the other...?]



how about these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FACTO...spagenameZWDVW
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well i will be buying one i guess, anyone know where i can get it cheap, $115 seems high i thought but what do i know, my friend replaced them on his porsche for 400bucks each....anyone know where, what site?
www.autohausaz.com has them for $118, but I don't know about shipping to Canada. I've ordered quite a bit from them for both BMWs and VWs and been very pleased.

No other interest in them other than as a satisfied customer.

Edit: They do ship to Canada - http://www.autohausaz.com/html/freight.html
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How hard are they to install? (For us DIY's)



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