SOLVED!! - Xenon issues (and blues) - HELP needed.

[MiCkEy]

UPDATE: I am on Day 6 and no issues. I bought original Philips 4300K bulbs. The previous ones from ebay were cheap and though the listing said Philips, that was not the case. Swapped the bulbs with these new ones and all is well. Not even one hiccup. People that were having intermittent issues like I did, change bulbs to OEM/originals and not some cheapo kinds. The OEM ballasts used are very picky about the bulbs.

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What I thought was a xenon bulb in my 2001 X5 that was at the end of its life, seems like the issue lies else where. Occasionally when I would turn the headlights on, the passenger side light would not run on. I would then turn it off and back on and it would stay on. The bulb wold not flicker but stays on.

I bought new bulbs and changed both the LHS and RHS, rechecked wiring twice and now the driver side is having the same issue. Today both of them would not come on but trying it twice it is as if nothing had happened. Any idea what is going on?

Over the years I have seen strange issues if the battery is going bad or gets too old. Can this be related or can this be a igniter/ballast issue or issue with the LCM? I searched for similar issues but did not read a final outcome.

PS: Also is there a way to take the HL assembly out of the car without dropping the bumper? It is a bitch to change the xenons with the headlights unscrewed but they will not come out. This is on a 2001 X5. Whats the trick here?

HELP!!!!