02 5 series pink xenon

[billy5]

hiya all.
any one got any idea why one of the dip has gone sort of
pinkish,
is it the bulb or what,
it is drivers side, all ok on main beam.
ta billy.

[Denis O]

Bulb on the blink. I understand they go through a pink stage on their way to join the choir invisible.

[billy5]

thanks for that denis o
nice one,

[billy5]

hiya all,
cost my daughter £160 for a bulb,
she got a free valet and hoover,
i know its a xenon but wow!!!
BMW GET A LIFE,
its enough to drive you to ford,,,
anyone know the price of a xenon bulb,
let me know,,
ta billy

[mybrainhurts]

There's a place in Worksop selling them for £20 a pair through their ebay shop, double that through their website.

Can't remember the name, but I've used one for six months with no problems...

If you're replacing one only, make sure you get the same colour temp, or it's an MoT fail.

[Denis O]

mybrainhurts said:

There's a place in Worksop selling them for £20 a pair through their ebay shop, double that through their website.

Can't remember the name, but I've used one for six months with no problems...

If you're replacing one only, make sure you get the same colour temp, or it's an MoT fail.

Are they proper Xenon or a regular halogen bulb that is filled with Xenon gas?

You could try http://www.hids4u.co.uk/home.php as I think they do OEM replacments as well as aftermarket kits.

[58warren]

I had this on a 97 5 series and swapped the bulb to no avail. It turned out to be a problem with the ballast unit.

I have 2 spare genuine BMW xenon bulbs that I would sell individually if the OP needs one. Not looked at the xenon bulbs in my current 02 car, so I'm not sure whether the facelift cars use the same bulb fitment, but I assume so.

[mybrainhurts]

Denis O said:

mybrainhurts said:

There's a place in Worksop selling them for £20 a pair through their ebay shop, double that through their website.

Can't remember the name, but I've used one for six months with no problems...

If you're replacing one only, make sure you get the same colour temp, or it's an MoT fail.

Are they proper Xenon or a regular halogen bulb that is filled with Xenon gas?

They are proper HID bulbs.