How do you remove the ballast from a xenon HID?
4. Remove the ballast from the housing. Open the plastic cover on the back of the main headlight, and detach the electrical connector. Turn the headlight upside down, and remove the three screws fixing the ballast to the housing. Remove the ballast. This is a good time to use a steel brush to clean the ballast a bit.
Where is the ignitor on a xenon light?
Xenons work differently to ordinary bulbs and they need a Ballast and an Ignitor to make them work. These are electronic parts and on the CLK the ballast is a small aluminium box fastened to the underside of each light unit. The ignitor is integral to the light unit and is a red socket fastened to the rear of the bulb.
How to replace headlight ballast on 2011 Vauxhall Insignia?
Replacing Xenon HID Headlight Ballast on 2011 Vauxhall Insignia without removing complete bumper. If playback doesn’t begin shortly, try restarting your device.
How to fix a xenon light or ballast CLK W209?
I own a CLK270 2005 model, and like steveatpipex reported I too had one headlight flickering, which went away for about 6 months, only to come back recently. I swapped the bulbs over and the fault followed the bulb – so thought it was a bulb – got new ones, ok for 30mins until the driver’s side light (with the original problem) went out completely!
Do you need hid ignitor for HID xenon ballast?
This AA Ignition HID Xenon Ballast includes the HID Ignitor and is a direct replacement for the ballast on your Nissan or Infiniti vehicle. Every ballast is designed to connect directly to your vehicle and requires NO programming or coding. Each of your vehicle’s headlights has its own ballast.
How do you remove ballast from Xenon headlight?
Open the plastic cover on the back of the main headlight, and detach the electrical connector. Turn the headlight upside down, and remove the three screws fixing the ballast to the housing. Remove the ballast. This is a good time to use a steel brush to clean the ballast a bit. The red sealing can be removed first so it doesn’t get damaged. 5.
Where is the igniter on a bi-xenon bulb?
Once you have removed the outer cover (shown in your owner’s manual; it is rectangular, clips at the top, and is easily tilted back and removed; see last photo) you will see the back of the igniter (the orange and black rectangular part in the first photo).
What’s the difference between an igniter and a ballast?
Nope, they are not the same thing but some ballasts have built-in ignitors. Others have external ignitors. Sometimes it’s better to have an external ignitor.