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Old 09-22-2005, 12:51 PM
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Unhappy driver's side xenon not working!!!! help!!
need help!! my driver's side xenon (2003 x5 left hand drive) stopped working... i thought it was the bulb but when i exchanged the bulbs (driver's to passenger's) it worked.... what seems to be the problem? ballast? igniter? others? and i noticed that when i removed the two xenon bulbs then turned the headlight on with no bulbs, the passenger side unit made a flickering sound, but the driver's side don't... help!!!!

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Probably the igniter has gone bad.
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Old 09-22-2005, 01:20 PM
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this is an aftermarket kit, right??

usually its either a component failure or more than likely a bad electrical connection.

check everything to make sure grounds, plugs, etc., are heated...
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Old 09-22-2005, 01:27 PM
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nope... these are oem ones.. but when i bought the car in 2003, the car came with ordinary halogens... i bought the original xenon kit (including the projector headlamps w/ auto leveling)... how would i know if it's the ballast, igniter, etc?
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Old 09-22-2005, 02:07 PM
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need help!! my driver's side xenon (2003 x5 left hand drive) stopped working... i thought it was the bulb but when i exchanged the bulbs (driver's to passenger's) it worked.... what seems to be the problem? ballast? igniter? others? and i noticed that when i removed the two xenon bulbs then turned the headlight on with no bulbs, the passenger side unit made a flickering sound, but the driver's side don't... help!!!! -->ed
The flickering sound on the ballast is your clue that the ballast is good on the passenger side, replace the driver side with a new one....... e~
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The flickering sound on the ballast is your clue that the ballast is good on the passenger side, replace the driver side with a new one....... e~

oh okay.. but is the igniter okay? or is it included in the ballast assembly? tnx
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Old 09-22-2005, 02:55 PM
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You said OEM retrofit, so I assumed it is HELLA ballast/igniter in one. .... e~
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You said OEM retrofit, so I assumed it is HELLA ballast/igniter in one. .... e~
oh okay thanks!! any idea how much that particular part costs? thanks...

and what seems to be the cause of that problem?
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Not sure but here is the link for the part # you needed, item # 2 in red.....................e~
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...=63&fg=05&hl=4
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Old 10-04-2005, 11:29 AM
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help!!!!
how would i test and know if my driver's side ballast is really not working????
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