Usel
Senior member
I have a pair of facelift Xenons that I'm repairing. The passenger side was fully working but the drivers was non-functional.
The drivers light had about 2 mug fulls of water inside, the back had been left off the light for approximately 2 years, as it had been parked up off the road. I emptied the water and left it to dry for a week.
The igniter had broken fittings and the ballast was full of water. Luckily I had purchased a pair of pre-facelift Xenons last year so I had spares. I swapped the Xenon bulb, igniter and the ballast and connected it to the passenger side wiring loom and the light is now fully functional.
I assume only the one angel eye is supposed to light up? This is the same on the passenger side light:
So the problem is the green algae on the inside of the light:
If I remove the reflector, which houses the Xenon bulb, will I be able to reach and clean the green area?
Also the inside of the lens needs a good clean because of water marks and dust.
Or should I just not waste my time and cut the lens off it, clean everything up and fit a new lens?
The drivers light had about 2 mug fulls of water inside, the back had been left off the light for approximately 2 years, as it had been parked up off the road. I emptied the water and left it to dry for a week.
The igniter had broken fittings and the ballast was full of water. Luckily I had purchased a pair of pre-facelift Xenons last year so I had spares. I swapped the Xenon bulb, igniter and the ballast and connected it to the passenger side wiring loom and the light is now fully functional.
I assume only the one angel eye is supposed to light up? This is the same on the passenger side light:
So the problem is the green algae on the inside of the light:
If I remove the reflector, which houses the Xenon bulb, will I be able to reach and clean the green area?
Also the inside of the lens needs a good clean because of water marks and dust.
Or should I just not waste my time and cut the lens off it, clean everything up and fit a new lens?
