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Pink (ish) HID

saff

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As above, one of my headlights is pink, or something like and the other is normal. Is this an indication of a failed hid lamp or could the ballast be on the way out? I'll swap the lamps about when the weather permits but would like some advice please.

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Bulb aging, ballast problems usually result in non illumination. Change both bulbs to maintain equal colour balance and output.
 
Yes, new bulb/capsule time. Best replace both.
 
Yes, new bulb/capsule time. Best replace both.
Yep thanks, delivery due today so preparing for scraped hands.
I've done this job before so know its a pig but can anyone remind me, do you rotate the caps to unlock and this will eject the wire? To replace do you insert the wire before refitting the cap or after?
 
Sorted it. For those who are interested turn the cap quarter anticlockwise and this ejects the wire plug. Wire plugs back in when cap re-fitted which is a bit of a fiddle. This was for a pre-facelift 211, I understand the post-facelift is a little more complicated.
 

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