The Seasider Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Strangely, I don't drive much in the dark but obviously now as the nights are drawing in its a bit inevitable! I noticed this week that one headlight is brighter than the other on dipped beam - similar whiteness, just one is brighter than the other but even the dim one is still shedding a serviceable level of light at present I appreciate that this will require a bit of speculation but ahead of a likely strip down what is likely to be the problem? Now that my pet garage is 25 miles away I like to try and go with all angles covered as it's cheaper on a time + hassle v money basis to just go armed withe everything and then either mothball the extra components or eBay them on! I would imagine it could be a failing ballast or mismatching bulbs - has anybody got any other thoughts? Is my old friend zmanalex the best source for ballast - are they universal or do you have to specify right/left Could anyone help with a bulb spec - I think they are D2R's but I've noticed they do them with various intensities - is 5 to 6k about right? Oh, just as an afterthought - if I decide to take it on myself, I can get the bumper off okay how do you handle or not handle the bulbs - are there any secrets? Gloves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seasider Posted October 15, 2014 Author Share Posted October 15, 2014 By way of a bit of an update - after a decent run I checked the lights when I got home tonight and the light from them was pretty indistinguishable? When I checked them previously I guess I had just switched them on - when one was brighter than the other - would this suggest a failing ballast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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