Bi-Xenon not working

Hi, I have an E46 and the passenger side Bi_Xenon stopped working a couple of days ago. I swapped the bulbs from left to right and neither worked, I put them back again and the drivers side worked as normal ( but the passenger still did not )

Anyone any ideas of what I might try before I head down to the d$all£r

thanks

Fuses?

I'm not absolutely certain, but I believe the left and right have separate
fuses. If the fuse is good, or both sides have the same fuse, then the
ballast has taken a bye.


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Hi, I have an E46 and the passenger side Bi_Xenon stopped working a couple
of days ago. I swapped the bulbs from left to right and neither worked, I
put them back again and the drivers side worked as normal ( but the
passenger still did not )

Anyone any ideas of what I might try before I head down to the d$all£r

thanks

Turns out the schematic diagram soes not indicate multiple fuses. The Light
Switching Center Control Unit, Pin 8 (high beam) and Pin 34 (low beam)
should have 12v when the respective lights are switched on.


"Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
...
> Fuses?
>
> I'm not absolutely certain, but I believe the left and right have separate
> fuses. If the fuse is good, or both sides have the same fuse, then the
> ballast has taken a bye.
>
>
> > wrote in message
> news:25579458.156.1333562022498.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbxy18...
> Hi, I have an E46 and the passenger side Bi_Xenon stopped working a couple
> of days ago. I swapped the bulbs from left to right and neither worked, I
> put them back again and the drivers side worked as normal ( but the
> passenger still did not )
>
> Anyone any ideas of what I might try before I head down to the d$all£r
>
> thanks

Jeff Strickland > wrote:
>Fuses?
>
>I'm not absolutely certain, but I believe the left and right have separate
>fuses. If the fuse is good, or both sides have the same fuse, then the
>ballast has taken a bye.
>
>
> wrote in message
>news:25579458.156.1333562022498.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vbxy18...
>Hi, I have an E46 and the passenger side Bi_Xenon stopped working a couple
>of days ago. I swapped the bulbs from left to right and neither worked, I
>put them back again and the drivers side worked as normal ( but the
>passenger still did not )


Well, you know you have a lamp that is bad, because when you swap them,
the side that worked no longer works.

And you know that you have either a fuse or a ballast or a headlight relay
that is bad, because when you swap them, the lamp that worked no longer works.

So, I'd check voltage going into the ballast.... if it's good, swap the
ballast and the lamp.

It's not unusual for a lamp failure to blow a fuse and it's not unusual for
a bad ballast to blow a lamp.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 6:53:42 PM UTC+1, wrote:
> Hi, I have an E46 and the passenger side Bi_Xenon stopped working a couple of days ago. I swapped the bulbs from left to right and neither worked, I put them back again and the drivers side worked as normal ( but the passenger still did not )
>
> Anyone any ideas of what I might try before I head down to the d$all£r
>
> thanks

Great Stuff thank you,

Where is the light control unit? this sounds helpful thank you.
I will buy a bulb.