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02gryx5 02-22-2018 11:40 PM

E70 4.8 headlight issue
 
My driver side headlight does not work.. the Halo's, solid amber and indicators work but the light and high beam does not work.

Today I swapped my bulb from the passenger side headlight which works perfectly and it didn't work. I put the bulb from the not working drivers side into the passenger side and it worked... SO both bulbs are fine.

Why am I getting all lights except headlights on the drivers side?

mkurniawansyah 02-23-2018 07:40 AM

If you have hid, it maybe the ballast under the headlight assembly.

5Xtheproblems 02-23-2018 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by mkurniawansyah (Post 1129487)
If you have hid, it maybe the ballast under the headlight assembly.

^ This. Happened to me as well. Purchased a ballast online and having it installed this weekend.

02gryx5 02-28-2018 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 5Xtheproblems (Post 1129494)
^ This. Happened to me as well. Purchased a ballast online and having it installed this weekend.



Hey did the new ballast sort out your problems?


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5Xtheproblems 02-28-2018 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 02gryx5 (Post 1129820)
Hey did the new ballast sort out your problems?


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Yes! Everything is back in working order.

02gryx5 02-28-2018 07:38 PM

Thats good!
I put the good ballast in the bad headlight and it still didnt work... there is alittle corrosion on the bad ballast and plug, maybe the cable has corrosion on it?

02gryx5 03-01-2018 08:40 AM

Ok so I swapped my good ballast and the ‘good’ cable to the bad headlight and still got nothing! The bad ballast doesn’t work on the good headlight so that’s been ordered...

The bulbs work. I put both bulbs in the good headlight assembly and they work.

My question is why does the bad headlight not work when I got a good ballast, good cable and good bulb in it?

Any ideas would be appreciated... thanks


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mkurniawansyah 03-01-2018 08:53 AM

This maybe the start of continuity check of the wiring. Time to dust off the multimeter. You might need wiring diagram also to help.

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02gryx5 03-01-2018 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkurniawansyah (Post 1129867)
This maybe the start of continuity check of the wiring. Time to dust off the multimeter. You might need wiring diagram also to help.

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Oh no... I don’t really know how to use them very well or more importantly, what it all means haha


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mkurniawansyah 03-01-2018 08:57 AM

Start with something simple then. Connector to the headlight assembly/housing. Compare with the other side with the switch on. If you get same result on both sides. Then your assembly maybe out. If you get different result on the connector. Then things get more interesting.

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