Pink xenons

[gilbert121262]

Just noticed one of my xenon headlights has turned pink. No error message on dash. Done a bit of searching and it seems bulb is on way out. Is this a DIY job, just looked under bonnet and not a lot of room, in fact passenger side no room. Its a w221 facelift.
Anyone any idea what the dealer is gonna quote me, will get both sides done as the other will probably go soon.

 

[KillerHERTZ]

I'd imagine a dealer would fit them for free, your looking at around £170 for a pair from a main dealer. If you don't get a pair, one will always be brighter

 

[gilbert121262]

The dealer fit them for free. Have I entered a parallel universe.

 

[wemorgan]

Free.....as in, included in the £170 price for the bulbs. That's £150 more than halogen bulbs. Have you now crashed back in this universe now?

 

[gunning]

Just replaced both of my xenons with eBay replacement bulbs for £25 , work perfectly and I'm not bothered about buying Phillips for silly money.

 

[gilbert121262]

Its not the cost its the fitting that bothers me. There is no room at all on passenger side.

 

[andy27168]

Just replaced both of my xenons with eBay replacement bulbs for £25 , work perfectly and I'm not bothered about buying Phillips for silly money.

I have bought a couple of pairs of the cheap ones on E-bay and both pairs had one of them fail within the year and this was on a car I hardly used.
Though the ones I bought were even cheaper than what you paid, one pair was £20 and the other pair was £12.50.
I have just bought a pair of D2S Osram Night Breakers for the Bi-Xenons on my 219 for £88 a pair (upto 70% brighter than the standard D2S Osram Xenarc) you can even get the standard OEM Osram bulbs for about £45 a pair.