Problem with Xenon Headlamps

[Ceri1980]

I posted on here last week as my Xenon headlmap isnt working (Drivers side, main beam). I ordered a new unit as it had to come complete with gas chamber but its still not working!!

Any ideas what it could be????

Thought it could be the fuse but when i checked I couldnt make out what fuse it could be....bit confusing for a girly like me!

Really fed up of this now!

 

[Jon TDI]

Main beam or dipped beam???

 

[Ceri1980]

Its actually dipped beam (what i call main beam!).

Not side lights, the next one.

 

[Jon TDI]

The lighting fuses are in the engine compartment, but I think the lighting circuit is split left/right. So if it was the fuse, the whole of the drivers side lighting wouldn't work.

Could possibly be the ballast unit.
If you follow the bulb wiring back from the bulb/ignitor, it should connect to a box. This is the ballast.

I haven't actually seen the layout of factory xenon headlmaps, so I don't know where the ballast is positioned.

 

[Leon_MHX]

The ballast for OEM xenon lights is on the bottom of the light unit, it would be a bumper off, light out job to access it unfortunately.