AndyThomason

Driving down smooth, bump free road, my driver's side headlight has started to just turn off. After I notice, I can flip it off for a second and then back on and it comes back on just fine. Then after another minute or two, bam, off again. Both high beams work, just the left low beam is the problem. Can anybody eliminate the possibilities for me? Sounds more like a ballast probably but I'm not too sure and I just went outside and it looks like the entire bumper and headlight have to come off to access the bulb/ballast?

thanks

AndyThomason

bump

Slows2k

Swap bulbs side to side, see if the problem follows the bulb.

spets

I'm not sure if the S has separate ignitors from the ballast, but sounds like its either the ballast or the ignitor to me. Something inside probably heating up and loosening up the electrical connection. Once you turn it off it cools down and connects again. If it was the bulb it would probably just go out and stay out.

luder_5555

could just be a loose conection where it plugs in... hey sometimes its just something dumb

AndyThomason

well it looks as though it is the bulb. i swapped bulbs today and the previous light that would go out, stayed on this time.

anybody know of a different brand of maybe universal HID bulbs they have used before that don't cost 142 dollars a piece?

AndyThomason

wow i did some searching and found these, this is the exact part number and direct replacement for way cheaper it looks like

http://www.philipsxenon.com/philips-bulbs-...hid-bulb-p-1265