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One xenon stays off

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One xenon stays off

Post by steve1986 » Wed May 20, 2015 11:53 pm

Hi guys.

My o/s xenon won't reignite if I turn off and back on  .... I have to wait around a minute. Sometimes it will reignite sometimes it won't for a while. N/S works every time. Anybody had this.

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2006 E53 X5 Le Mans Sport Exclusive Edition
1993 E32 740i

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Re: One xenon stays off

Post by Steamyrotter » Thu May 21, 2015 12:07 am

Most probably the lamp failing.

Discharge lamps tend not to reignite when warm if on the way out.

Easy test is to swap lamps over and see if fault follows it.
If not then would be the ballast on its way..
If things were meant to be easy, then I will soon complicate them....
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Re: One xenon stays off

Post by steve1986 » Thu May 21, 2015 12:17 am

I will try swapping bulbs then .... Ballast was my first reaction, i Was worried it was a big wiring issue.

Thanks again for replying  to this and my other posts (only chance I've had to get on here so a few tonight lol)
2006 E53 X5 Le Mans Sport Exclusive Edition
1993 E32 740i

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