Hi guys,

just wandering if anyone has had this problem.

My headlight bulb went off a few days ago, when flicking the headlights on the headlight will flicker for a second then go off.

If I turn the headlights off and on again the same happens, flickers but very dimm, then goes off.

Is it more likely to be a ballast than a bulb?

Cheers

 

Sounds like a ballast.. check the connections?

 

Yeah, sounds like the ballast. I had that problem with a Clio 172 I used to own and it turned out to be the ballast.

 

Bummer, ballasts look expensive!

 

You can just disable to OEM ballast and just use a one from ebay.

 

My A3 did the same, turned out to be the bulb. Swap the bulbs from the other side and see if the fault follows the bulb or stays with the ballast.

 

It's the bulb

 

 

Never worked with car HIDs but when I did work with HIDs in theatre lighting, that is the exact thing the lamps used to do before they snuffed it.

When you take the lamp out, if there is a load of white crap or you can see a hole/protusion in the glass it's had it.

Not a great picture, but the bulb shape in the lamp will be deformed and much bigger.

 

Thanks for the quick replies I've got two bulbs here so I'll try fit them tomorrow!