No longer needed

[brownah]

No longer needed

 

[mmm-five]

If it’s full of water then the ballast underneath will have failed as well.

 

[brownah]

If it’s full of water then the ballast underneath will have failed as well.

Do you think if I replace the ballast it'll work? Bulb is fine and I tried a new igniter but nothing

 

[mmm-five]

If it’s full of water then the ballast underneath will have failed as well.

Do you think if I replace the ballast it'll work? Bulb is fine and I tried a new igniter but nothing

That’s what I did with mine. The ballast is common across lots of vehicles so easily obtainable. It’s in a stupid place really as any condensation drains into it and eventually corrodes everything.

 

[brownah]

If it’s full of water then the ballast underneath will have failed as well.

Do you think if I replace the ballast it'll work? Bulb is fine and I tried a new igniter but nothing

That’s what I did with mine. The ballast is common across lots of vehicles so easily obtainable. It’s in a stupid place really as any condensation drains into it and eventually corrodes everything.

Thank you. I will try that... hopefully saves me me a lot of money/hassle finding a full unit

 

[kis]

Make sure you fully dry it first!

 

[brownah]

Just looking at a backup plan if the ballast doesn't work

I know there have been many discussions about the compatibility of facelift/non facelift xenons.

AFAIK the pre facelift lights are not compatible with facelift Z4 (my 56 Z4M)

Is the light below a facelift? It's a xenon with clear indicator which makes me think it is but the guy said they're from a 2003. Just curious if it would be plug and play with my 56 Z4MC.

 

[kis]

Between pre and post facelift, you can tell by the ginger hockey stick (or clear).

Pre facelift is definitely not compatible. This uses all 8 pins while facelift only use 7 pins (for xenon).

The picture could be a xenon but you'd need the seller to flip the light to see if there is a ballast.

Also maybe this will help https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=135548

 

[kis]

Actually I'm 99% certain that's a halogen. The light unit is definitely post facelift. If they were on a pre-facelift and were working properly, it's only possible with halogen (as pre and post facelift are interchangeable).

 

[brownah]

Actually I'm 99% certain that's a halogen. The light unit is definitely post facelift. If they were on a pre-facelift and were working properly, it's only possible with halogen (as pre and post facelift are interchangeable).

Plot thickens.....They're definitely xenon. Maybe he was mistaken about it being from a 2003

 

[kis]

Actually I'm 99% certain that's a halogen. The light unit is definitely post facelift. If they were on a pre-facelift and were working properly, it's only possible with halogen (as pre and post facelift are interchangeable).

Plot thickens.....They're definitely xenon. Maybe he was mistaken about it being from a 2003

Theres always that 1%
If they're cheap, get them. Xenons pre and post hover around the £300 per unit mark. Quite unusual to see a set of black ones as well. Normally Xenons are spec'd up on the 3.0