Headlights different color??
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Racer
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HID Headlights different color??
i don,t know if i have a problem with my headlights but i noticed my driver side low beam a differnt color seems a more purplish than passenger seems less bright also ,would that be the bulb or igniter i never noticed before and does anyone know how much the bulbs are,or igniter,and how do i check oh sorry they are the hid lights
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i don,t know if i have a problem with my headlights but i noticed my driver side low beam a differnt color seems a more purplish than passenger seems less bright also ,would that be the bulb or igniter i never noticed before and does anyone know how much the bulbs are,or igniter,and how do i check oh sorry they are the hid lights
Racer
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Are you the original owner of the car? Has that bulb ever been replaced? Possibly someone installed an HID bulb of a higher color temperature like 6000K instead of the around 4300K stock. That would explain the more purple color.
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Racer
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i,m not original owner but how much are bulbs? are they easy to change by going through wheel well
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HOEN has high beam bulbs and fog light bulbs (6000K). Your only choice is OEM for the low beam system...I think. You are correct about "going through the front wheel inner fender cover" for access.
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This is from the service manual:
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting
Caution
The low beam high intensity discharge lighting system operates at a very high voltage. If you try to service any of the system components, you could be seriously injured. Have your dealer or a qualified technician service them.
Your vehicle has HID low-beam headlamps. After your vehicle's HID headlamp bulb has been replaced, you may notice that the beam is a slightly different shade than it was originally. This is normal.
They are over $200 from the dealer. Gene Culley has them for $180. Part # is 12335923.
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting
Caution
The low beam high intensity discharge lighting system operates at a very high voltage. If you try to service any of the system components, you could be seriously injured. Have your dealer or a qualified technician service them.
Your vehicle has HID low-beam headlamps. After your vehicle's HID headlamp bulb has been replaced, you may notice that the beam is a slightly different shade than it was originally. This is normal.
They are over $200 from the dealer. Gene Culley has them for $180. Part # is 12335923.
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From the service manual:
When To Change The HID Bulb
Bulb failure, end of life occurs when the bulb gets old and becomes unstable. The bulb may begin shutting itself off sporadically and unpredictably at first, perhaps only once during a 24-hour period. When the bulb begins shutting itself off occasionally, the ballast will automatically turn the bulb back on again within 0.5 seconds. The ballast will re-strike the bulb so quickly that the bulb may not appear to have shut off. As the bulb ages, the bulb may begin to shut off more frequently, eventually over 30 times per minute. When the bulb begins to shut off more frequently, the ballast receives excessive, repetitive current input . Repetitive and excessive restarts or re-strikes, without time for the ballast to cool down, will permanently damage the ballast. As a safeguard, when repetitive re-strikes are detected, the ballast will not attempt to re-strike the lamp. The ballast then shuts down and the bulb goes out.
The following symptoms are noticeable signs of bulb failure:
* Flickering light, caused in the early stages of bulb failure
* Lights go out, caused when the ballast detects excessive, repetitive bulb re-strike
* Color change--The lamp may change to a dim pink glow.
Input power to the ballast must be terminated in order to reset the ballast's fault circuitry. In order to terminate the input power to the ballast, turn the lights off and back on again. Turning the lights off and back on again resets all of the fault circuitry within the ballast until the next occurrence of excessive, repetitive bulb re-strikes. When excessive, repetitive bulb re-strikes occur, replace the starter/arc tube assembly. The ballast will begin the start-up process when the starter/arc tube assembly is replaced. Repeatedly resetting the input power can overheat the internal components and cause permanent damage to the ballast. Allow a few minutes of cool-down time in between reset attempts.
Bulb failures are often sporadic at first, and difficult to repeat. Technicians can identify bulb failure by observing if the problem gets progressively worse over the next 100 hours of operation.
Light Color
White light has a different color rating than regular headlamps. The range of white light that is acceptable is broad when compared to halogens. Therefore, some variation in headlight coloring between the right and left headlamp will be normal. One high intensity discharge (HID) at the end of the normal range may appear considerably different in color from one at the other end of the range. Difference in color is normal. Replace the arc tube only if the arc tube is determined to be at the bulb failure stage.
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My passenger low beam will not work at all. How do you know when its the bulb or the ballast ( where is that located ) ?
Also, is the low beam bulbs the same on the coupe and Z06?
Thanks,
Ron
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