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I have recently noticed that one of the my xenon headlights has a yellowish glow,like the regular lights.The other light is ok,still has that blueish glow.Has the light gone bad? and should it go bad so soon?
 
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I'm not sure if that means it's going bad. It shouldn't go bad so soon. Not unless you turn it on and off a lot and in close intervals. Just curious, do you have auto headlights?
 
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No auto headlights,I some times use the lights for the driveway and they turn off automatically.When the headlights are on you can see the difference in the glow(ouptput).One shows nice and bright as xenons does and the other has the regular output.
 
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Evermay said:
No auto headlights,I some times use the lights for the driveway and they turn off automatically.When the headlights are on you can see the difference in the glow(ouptput).One shows nice and bright as xenons does and the other has the regular output.
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Hey
mine does the same thing i tell ya. Its not as bad as yours sounds but it definitely not as clear as the other light. It has this yellowish ting to it and its disturbing i tell ya. Ne ideas ne one?
 
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OEM Xenon headlight bulbs are 4300K bulbs. The more you use the headlights, the temperature rating goes up. At the end of Xenon bulbs' lifespan, they are operating at around 4800K. So basically, as your headlight bulbs get older, they become MORE blue/purple and naturally, both headlight bulbs age together as they operate together.

Everymay and airlordz, have either of you recently (or not, depending on how long you've noticed this Xenon weirdness) had one of your Xenon headlight bulbs replaced? Also, is the illumination onto the road the same from both bulbs?
 
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It sounds like it might be a bad ballast. Seems like a wire is loose or the ballast isn't igniting the bulb properly. Have you taken it into your dealership? If you can access the headlight yourself, make sure all the wires are comfortable and tangled up or anything like that, and make sure there are no loose connections.
 
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you may check wires and stuff, but do yourself a favor and don´t try to work on it yourself. a enon system operates on high voltage and i am not sure whether all voltage is down when the system is off. Furthermore, a xenon light is really expensive and you are better off not risking your walet for the DIY try.
 
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Big Daddy said:
Now that is more like it, a telephone number and a reference number, I assume this is legit. If you contact them let us know how it goes.
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They are legit.

They posted in one of my threads that someone would be in contact with me shortly. And sure enough, I got a call @ 8:00 am a week or so later. [drinking]
 
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