Xenon Bulb Removal Help Please. - Page 2

DG651 · Mar 7th, 2012, 18:55

Greg - thanks. yes I did remove the whole item, really easy isn't it. I will order the cheap items from E Bay and report back. The helpful Youtube clip shows a different headlight clip arrangement and bulb to my 04 D5. Dave

DG651 · Mar 9th, 2012, 14:36

I have just fitted the inexpensive D2R bulbs from E Bay. Total cost for two = £16.45 including delivery. Certainly better than the £90 each I was quoted from my local motor factors. After many cars and many years, the XC90 headlight bulbs are probably the easiest I have ever changed. In daylight they look OK, just hope no-one flashes me at night.

RoyMacDonald · Mar 10th, 2012, 15:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by hancym

Mid-day daylight has a colour temperature of 5500 Kelvin, anything above that is going to be a blueish light. I certainly wouldn't go above 6800 Kelvin otherwise PC Plod might pull you over

MOT failure now if bulbs are the wrong colour. When mine was in for an MOT last week the guy said he has lots of trouble with boy racers.

DG651 · Mar 12th, 2012, 13:59

Roy - thanks. I replaced like-for-like (the same as I removed), 4300K being the lowest colour temp. I am just a little worried that the beam of the replacements is not as sharp a cut-off as the originals. Hence my concern for others.
At 66 years old with many hundreds of thousands of accident free miles I ain't no boy racer. Dave

psq43 · Feb 19th, 2018, 19:59

Ok so after much huffing and swearing, repeated readings of the instructions here, plus a few YouTube videos, I can get the light unit out, undo the red clip, get the bulb cover off, get the ballast box out, and get the plug off the ballast box but....how in the name of blue hell do you get the bulb out of the ballast box!!!!?????

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Mar 7th, 2012, 18:55	#11
DG651 Junior Member Last Online: Jun 14th, 2020 09:44 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Forest of Dean	Greg - thanks. yes I did remove the whole item, really easy isn't it. I will order the cheap items from E Bay and report back. The helpful Youtube clip shows a different headlight clip arrangement and bulb to my 04 D5. Dave

Mar 9th, 2012, 14:36	#12
DG651 Junior Member Last Online: Jun 14th, 2020 09:44 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Forest of Dean	I have just fitted the inexpensive D2R bulbs from E Bay. Total cost for two = £16.45 including delivery. Certainly better than the £90 each I was quoted from my local motor factors. After many cars and many years, the XC90 headlight bulbs are probably the easiest I have ever changed. In daylight they look OK, just hope no-one flashes me at night.

Mar 12th, 2012, 13:59	#14
DG651 Junior Member Last Online: Jun 14th, 2020 09:44 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Forest of Dean	Roy - thanks. I replaced like-for-like (the same as I removed), 4300K being the lowest colour temp. I am just a little worried that the beam of the replacements is not as sharp a cut-off as the originals. Hence my concern for others. At 66 years old with many hundreds of thousands of accident free miles I ain't no boy racer. Dave

Feb 19th, 2018, 19:59	#15
psq43 Junior Member Last Online: Dec 9th, 2022 20:27 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Corsham	Ok so after much huffing and swearing, repeated readings of the instructions here, plus a few YouTube videos, I can get the light unit out, undo the red clip, get the bulb cover off, get the ballast box out, and get the plug off the ballast box but....how in the name of blue hell do you get the bulb out of the ballast box!!!!?????

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