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flindersstation Member Since: 02 Jan 2019 Location: Scottish Highlands Posts: 17 |
Hi there
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Sat Feb 02 2019 3:27pm |
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flindersstation Member Since: 02 Jan 2019 Location: Scottish Highlands Posts: 17 |
Good thinking! I swapped the units around and the power to both is good. Also cycled through all 3 bulbs and they are all good. Both igniters work. So by a process of elimination it’s pointing to a bad controller or whatever this box of tricks is.... unless some dodgy connections within the light unit. Thanks for your help so far ... I don’t really want to unscrew both of these boxes yet as I may end up with no lights if it goes wrong .... 2007 RRS 2.7 HSE (Current)
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Sat Feb 02 2019 5:09pm |
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flindersstation Member Since: 02 Jan 2019 Location: Scottish Highlands Posts: 17 |
Here’s the part I think I need
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Sat Feb 02 2019 5:22pm |
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flindersstation Member Since: 02 Jan 2019 Location: Scottish Highlands Posts: 17 |
I thought this might be some kind of controller but it's a headlight ballast... might be same thing
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Sat Feb 02 2019 5:29pm |
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Disco_Mikey Member Since: 08 Apr 2012 Location: Dundee, Scotland Posts: 4346 |
Replaced a few of them lately. Easy enough to swap over for testing purposes |
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Sat Feb 02 2019 5:41pm |
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Andy K Member Since: 18 Sep 2015 Location: GL Posts: 4809 |
You can sometimes get half broken lights off eBay and take if the part you need |
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Sat Feb 02 2019 5:51pm |
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flindersstation Member Since: 02 Jan 2019 Location: Scottish Highlands Posts: 17 |
Yes, only 3 screws to remove the ballasts. I swapped them round and got the other light working. So now I know I need a new ballast. I now know a lot more about Xenon lights than I did this morning, I thought it was just a simple bulb replacement. This is all easy when you know how! 2007 RRS 2.7 HSE (Current) 2015 Audi A1 1.4TSI (Current) 2015 Audi A6 2.0 TDI (Gone) 1994 Pajero 2.8 TD (Gone) |
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Sat Feb 02 2019 6:03pm |
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flindersstation Member Since: 02 Jan 2019 Location: Scottish Highlands Posts: 17 |
Thanks, I will have a look - one of my lenses is clear and one is yellow, so I could also do with getting some new lenses (if that's what you call them... the glass at the front ) 2007 RRS 2.7 HSE (Current) 2015 Audi A1 1.4TSI (Current) 2015 Audi A6 2.0 TDI (Gone) 1994 Pajero 2.8 TD (Gone) |
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Sat Feb 02 2019 6:04pm |
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Andy K Member Since: 18 Sep 2015 Location: GL Posts: 4809 |
You need to put the headlight in the oven briefly to remove the glue.
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Sat Feb 02 2019 8:04pm |
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Nigex4x4 Member Since: 17 Jul 2014 Location: scarborough Posts: 22 |
I watched a youtube vid on renovating headlamps and tried it myself, worked a treat! Might be irrelevant here but you never know. Hope it helps. Nige 2005 RRS HSE Arctic Frost (more like Scotch mist) "When you are going through Hell - keep going!" Sir W Churchill Free plumbing advice to fellow sufferers |
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Thu Mar 26 2020 9:57am |
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knwatkins Member Since: 09 Sep 2018 Location: Poole, Dorset Posts: 1138 |
Did you seal the light afterwards Nige? If so, what did you use? Kev
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Thu Mar 26 2020 10:37am |
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Nigex4x4 Member Since: 17 Jul 2014 Location: scarborough Posts: 22 |
Hi Kev, no I didn't mate. The vid I watched suggested an array of treatments but he favoured a clear film you can buy. He also used a clear acrylic lacquer. Hope that helps, think he was mexican or something, real pro.
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Thu Mar 26 2020 12:06pm |
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