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Old 09-10-2012, 05:57 PM
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Default One pink headlight :-/

out of all colors...my passenger side lamp decided to turn a nice bright shade of pink...

why?!?
Old 09-10-2012, 06:07 PM
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It's dying.
Old 09-11-2012, 07:48 AM
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Yup. It won't be long until "It's dead Jim".

Look on Amazon or Ebay for the replacement lamps. Be careful though as many counterfeits exist. Lamps can be had for $50 if you shop around. Dealer charged me $75 for install which is not bad considering the work involved. I could have done it myself but just didn't want to take the chance.

If you do a search, you'll find my thread on my lamp search, etc.

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I'd replace both of them.

That way the colour temps will match and you'll have a known number of hours on the pair.
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Good Osram's can be found for 50-60 but I did a cheap Chinese junk bulb over two years ago for $30 and it is still blue/white and matches the one year older Osram next to it. FWIW.
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Default make sure you're replacing the correct component. ..

I replaced both bulbs and still have exactly the same symptoms. Either swap bulb side to side first, or swap out ignitor/ballast, to ensure the bulb is/is not actually the fault before spending $$$ unnecessarily.

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