View Full Version : 02' E46 Xenon lights problems


franky694
10-12-2007, 04:46 AM
I just recently started having a problem with my xenon lights. The left side xenon(driver side) doesnt seem to work right. Whenever i turn the lights on that one would take an extra second to turn on or sometimes it wouldnt even turn on at all for a few min. Today must have been the final blow, It didnt even wanna turn on. When i turned the lights on..the passenger side turned on just fine..but the drivers side flickers, like it wants to turn on but doesnt. Then after a while, it turned on but not fully on, it was a very weak purple light compared to its white light counterpart on the other side. but now it just doesnt turn on at all.

Does this sound like a complicated thing to fix? im usually a DIY guy but with my car i just take it to the mechanic..but yea..any replies would help guys..thanks

habbie
10-15-2007, 01:56 AM
I just recently started having a problem with my xenon lights. The left side xenon(driver side) doesnt seem to work right. Whenever i turn the lights on that one would take an extra second to turn on or sometimes it wouldnt even turn on at all for a few min. Today must have been the final blow, It didnt even wanna turn on. When i turned the lights on..the passenger side turned on just fine..but the drivers side flickers, like it wants to turn on but doesnt. Then after a while, it turned on but not fully on, it was a very weak purple light compared to its white light counterpart on the other side. but now it just doesnt turn on at all.

Does this sound like a complicated thing to fix? im usually a DIY guy but with my car i just take it to the mechanic..but yea..any replies would help guys..thanks

swap the bulbs side to side to rule out the bulb.

The Beastmaster
10-15-2007, 03:35 AM
swap the bulbs side to side to rule out the bulb.

Yup. If the bulb has the same problem on the other side, it's the bulb. Same prob on the original side, it's in the wiring (ballast, ignitor).