Burned out headlight + oops = loose casing
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My passenger headlight began flickering and I decided to pop it out to see if the issue was the bulb or potentially a wiring issue. When I first looked at the metal clip holding in the lamp, I thought I needed to lift the clip up over the tab to get it loose. Unfortunately it was only after reefing up on the tab with a screw driver that I realized I just needed to press in on the clip to get it loose. Forcing the tab seems to have loosened something in the light mounting. Lightly pressing on the lamp will cause the whole mounting to swivel about 1/2" up / down. At first I thought I had broken loose the dip function on the headlight, but that still works. I'm worried that with the structure loose I'll be in for more burned out bulbs. Before I begin exploratory surgery on the vehicle, anyone have any thoughts on what damage I might have caused and possible repairs?
The original problem did indeed turn out to be the bulb. Swapping the driver and passenger side bulbs chased the issue over to the driver side. Anyone have a suggestion on a replacement? I was just going to head into the local autoparts store and look for a match.
The original problem did indeed turn out to be the bulb. Swapping the driver and passenger side bulbs chased the issue over to the driver side. Anyone have a suggestion on a replacement? I was just going to head into the local autoparts store and look for a match.
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Thanks for keeping me grounded, see below:
'06 XKR
HID Bulb OSRAM Xenarc D1S 35W
The clip I referenced was the steel ring clip holding in this unit:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...em=#vi-content
Any help is appreciated!
'06 XKR
HID Bulb OSRAM Xenarc D1S 35W
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...em=#vi-content
Any help is appreciated!
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