MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: ed30sam123 on December 10, 2014, 04:37:09 pm
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Hi all, one of my xenons has gone pink! Is this a sign it is on its way out? Just got the car back from having the gearbox done and they have had the battery disconnected could this have caused the xenon to do this? Also will this deffinately my be the bulb and not the ballast? It doesn't seem to flicker at all just a colour and brightness change.
Any information on this would be much let appreciated!
Problem solved now, here is a pic for anyone else who may come across this problem and want to confirm the solution (I had doubts as to whether it was the bulb or ballast after speaking to friends)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Frr112%2Ftrials_samuk%2FIMG_5064-1.jpg&hash=12b23073b9882d39278c46fce5f0d2d27825044d)
Thanks
Sam
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Yes, if you do a search it comes up. It will no doubt fail soon.
Buy a pair of new D2S bulbs.
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You can choose Osram Xenarc D2S for OEM brightness or Osram Xenarc Night Breaker Unlimited for OEM+. Prices are accordingly. :wink:
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Excellent thank you guys, so it's deffinately the bulb? I did a few searches but didn't manage to find anything solid, sorry!
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/XENARC-BREAKER-UNLIMITED-headlamp-66240XNB-HCB/dp/B00FQ8AVHS
Are these the correct bulbs? Was unsure on the HCB after the normal product code?
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Yes, that's correct. Not sure if you can find them cheaper on ebay.
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Yes, that's correct. I think you can find cheaper bulbs on ebay, though.
Cheaper osrams? I figured now it's broken I might aswell upgrade instead of replace! Aslong as those ones are correct I will probably go for those. Do you know what the HCB is about?
Thanks again
Sam
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I tried to find a cheaper store on ebay but I couldn't. Searched for HCB and didn't find any good result. Maybe it just means "hard case box". :confused:
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I tried to find a cheaper store on ebay but I couldn't. Searched for HCB and didn't find any good result. Maybe it just means "hard case box". :confused:
Haha yeah maybe! So your confident they are the correct ones?
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Yeap! :happy2:
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I'm going to save the link since I might need it in the future. :wink:
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I'm going to save the link since I might need it in the future. :wink:
The Amazon link? Thanks for your help mate, appreciated :happy2:
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The Amazon link? Thanks for your help mate, appreciated :happy2:
Yes. No problem mate. I've also read that those bulbs might not be that easy to fit... I hope you can fit them easily. :smiley:
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The Amazon link? Thanks for your help mate, appreciated :happy2:
Yes. No problem mate. I've also read that those bulbs might not be that easy to fit... I hope you can fit them easily. :smiley:
Ordered! :smiley: yeah so I've heard, I'll let you know how I get on, I'll take some snaps and write up bit of a guide for others aswell, as far as I'm aware there isn't a guide on here for fitting xenon bulbs
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One of mines went pink last week, failed the next day.
I replaced them with Philips X-Treme vision
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2xGENUINE-PHILIPS-D2S-XENON-Bulb-85122-XV-XTREME-C1-BRAND-NEW-24h-DISPATCH-/281445702742?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4187789c56 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2xGENUINE-PHILIPS-D2S-XENON-Bulb-85122-XV-XTREME-C1-BRAND-NEW-24h-DISPATCH-/281445702742?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4187789c56)
They claim 50% better output than OEM, but the best thing about them IMO is they are 4800k rather than OEM's 4300k - the light output is much more effective on cats' eyes, signposts etc without being blue enough to affect output :happy2:
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One of mines went pink last week, failed the next day.
I replaced them with Philips X-Treme vision
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2xGENUINE-PHILIPS-D2S-XENON-Bulb-85122-XV-XTREME-C1-BRAND-NEW-24h-DISPATCH-/281445702742?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4187789c56 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2xGENUINE-PHILIPS-D2S-XENON-Bulb-85122-XV-XTREME-C1-BRAND-NEW-24h-DISPATCH-/281445702742?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4187789c56)
They claim 50% better output than OEM, but the best thing about them IMO is they are 4800k rather than OEM's 4300k - the light output is much more effective on cats' eyes, signposts etc without being blue enough to affect output :happy2:
Ugh I hope mine doesn't fail before the new ones come! I didn't really look into the Phillips ones, I ordered the osrams's. How were they to fit?
Thanks for the reply
Sam
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It took me about 30-35 minutes to fit them, a bit fiddly when you have to hold the new bulb in place with one hand (as it falls back out the fitting otherwise) and slip the retaining ring over the bulb with another. If you have fat fingers it would maybe take longer/require more patience :grin:
I followed this guide on R32OC:
http://www.r32oc.com/topic/130225-replacing-d2s-xenon-bulb-mk5/ (http://www.r32oc.com/topic/130225-replacing-d2s-xenon-bulb-mk5/)
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It took me about 30-35 minutes to fit them, a bit fiddly when you have to hold the new bulb in place with one hand (as it falls back out the fitting otherwise) and slip the retaining ring over the bulb with another. If you have fat fingers it would maybe take longer/require more patience :grin:
I followed this guide on R32OC:
http://www.r32oc.com/topic/130225-replacing-d2s-xenon-bulb-mk5/ (http://www.r32oc.com/topic/130225-replacing-d2s-xenon-bulb-mk5/)
Top man, thank you :happy2: hopefully they will be here tomorrow so I'll have a go!
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No probs :happy2: just remember to stop and take a deep breath after the bulb falls out of the holder for the second time :grin:
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No probs :happy2: just remember to stop and take a deep breath after the bulb falls out of the holder for the second time :grin:
Haha I'll let you know how I get on!
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I would definitely say replace the bulb and I always do them in pairs
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Thanks for the replies, my bulbs came in the post and I fitted them following the thread on the R32 forum which was mentioned above. Took me about 15mins to do the first side as I did a dummy fitment run with the old bulb so I knew how to fit the new one and the other side took 10 mins.Not difficult at all.
The Osram bulbs are pretty good but they didn't blow me away as I expected them too but at least I don't have a pink one now!
Cheers
Sam
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Cheers for the review. :happy2:
I hope it'll be easy for me when I need to change mine. :smiley:
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Glad to hear it went well :happy2: :drinking: