r8byb

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

Joeh

Sounds like a ballast.. check the connections?

Itchy Dick

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.

r8byb

Bummer, ballasts look expensive!

Joeh

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

RobinA3

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.

Ultra_Nexus

It's the bulb

s2konroids

gbduo

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.

r8byb

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