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"Blown" xenon questions.
Aaaaaaarrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhh!!
Couple of questions re xenon. If a H2S bulb has blown do you loose all xenon function in that lamp, even on full beam?
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And thinking it was a good idea to check the fuses (82 & 87 main fuse box after much scratching of head), how do I retrieve the fuse puller that got dropped into the depths of hell? Looks like I need to remove the bonnet release, is this straight forward? Or where can I get another fuse puller?
Lasts question, what total muppet designed that fuse board in that location? How the are you supposed to be able to remove & put fuses back in without surgical tools or triple jointed fingers. Do designers live in the real world or only assume things will never fail and hence customers will never need to access fuses.
13th Aug 2014 3:36 pm
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…and the first tool specifically bought for my D3 was:
Bonnet handle comes off with just one screw - easy. The high/low beam of the xenon is achieved by a mechanical shutter so if the bulb or ballast has gone then it has gone.
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I just ordered a new Xenon Bulb online £25 and fitted in 2 seconds... just saying
13th Aug 2014 3:44 pm
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Yes to the first question, as far as I know the full beam is made by removing a shutter in front of the bulb, the intensity of the bulb has never changed.
No idea on fuse issue..., that is up design as you say.LR D3 S Black, Auto TDV6
13th Aug 2014 3:44 pm
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Looks like it's the bulb then. Will put one of the old ones in to get me street legal & get one ordered. Will also look at getting some surgical forceps/grips in case I actually need to get a fuse out.
Robbie, re bonnet pull, will give it a try. Hopefully I won't break anything.
S'pose I have to buy a pair to have a match? Just don't tell SWMBO I need 2. dj linky so I can add to my shopping around?
13th Aug 2014 3:53 pm
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OK not £25 (unless off ebay)
you need a D2S Xenon bulb - best change both sides
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Tempted to get another pair of the Korean ones so I have one to put in and one spare. At £56 for a pair the price is not too bad and I get a spare in case another pops.
Waiting on the "HOW MUCH" from SWMBO, will ply her with more vino.
13th Aug 2014 4:12 pm
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Quote:
And thinking it was a good idea to check the fuses (82 & 87 main fuse box after much scratching of head), how do I retrieve the fuse puller that got dropped into the depths of hell? Looks like I need to remove the bonnet release, is this straight forward? Or where can I get another fuse puller?
Go to your local scrappy and hunt for one, similar in most cars nowadays, two sizes and there's even one that does both sizes.
Get a handful of spare fuses while you are there Stew,
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13th Aug 2014 5:52 pm
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And here was me thinking my days of trawling through scrap yards for parts was behind me.
Will see if I can retrieve it, otherwise forceps on Fleabay are cheap, if used.
13th Aug 2014 5:55 pm
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I seem to recall that I replaced my Xenons at the same time as you Del, though I did get ones from HIDS4U - mine are still going strong Mark.
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13th Aug 2014 7:22 pm
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Mine, both of mine, we're from HID4U.
Just don't leave your car unattended in the Pyrenees in a few weeks, I could be skilled and slick at H2S bulb swaps.
Ah, ok, thought you bought the cheap Chinese ones.
In that case, I'm surprised the've gone - can't have been on that much the way you drive Mark.
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13th Aug 2014 8:00 pm
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Korean ones, it lasted 19k miles (on for prob 15k of that) and 19 months. I blame the bumpy roads.
13th Aug 2014 8:13 pm
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Phew, minor emergency is over. Just took the headlamp unit out and connector with the big bunch of cables popped off the back without me touching it. "Hmmmm" I thought and pushed it in properly til it clicked and then checked the xenon headlamp function. Sure enough it lives. strange that only the feed to the xenons was affected.
Lights back and playing and I'm back to being fully street legal. Thanks for all the help and PMs, it's givin me options if one of them does pop. My faith in Korean bulbs has been restored.
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are you supposed to be able to remove & put fuses back in without surgical tools or triple jointed fingers. Do designers live in the real world or only assume things will never fail and hence customers will never need to access fuses. 
