XENON BLUB STOP WORKING!!

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JIC Cracked
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XENON BLUB STOP WORKING!!

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HI DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW MUCH A REPLACE XENON BLUB COST FOR POLO GTI?? :? I HAVENT USED MY CAR FOR 8 MONTHS AND JUST STARTED IT TODAY AND IT CAME ON FOR A SECOND, AFTER JUST STOP WORKING?
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JIC Cracked wrote:HI DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW MUCH A REPLACE XENON BLUB COST FOR POLO GTI?? :? I HAVENT USED MY CAR FOR 8 MONTHS AND JUST STARTED IT TODAY AND IT CAME ON FOR A SECOND, AFTER JUST STOP WORKING?
Big bucks from VW i'd imagine.
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I know that when I phoned Audi (thinking my mum and dad had Xenons but don't :oops: )

The bulb was just over £90 + fitting :shock:
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Post by Dangerous Dave »

I beleave its a Xenon philips bulb which is approx £55 however its a bumper off job to replace it. I would give the fuse a check as if I remember correctly theres a separate fuse for each side so it could have just popped.
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Post by M6TT F »

crap fcuking design on VW's part to have to take the bumper off to change a bulb - p*** poor.
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Post by frazzle »

Not sure you should try this yourself tho mate. Can't think where I got this from but I'm pretty sure that a fairly heavy electricity current runs through those bulbs, so it's best done by an expert.
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Post by inder »

Above info is true, very high voltage to power them!

But if you remove fuse and let the voltage drain you could be okay hehe :?:
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Post by loud »

i'm sure i remember someone saying there is a roundabout way to get in to it without taking off the bumper...
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As above, not something you should attempt yourself if you don't know what you're doing.

I'm sure I heard a story of someone at BMW having one explode on them because it hadn't been discharged properly.
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As far as I know it is.
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Post by moynas »

vw dont make things simple!! :roll:
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Post by brianpologti »

watch out they are sided they got looks like a little sheild on them, and the locating lugs are different, vw 90 +vat, I got one for 60 quid , but it had to be ordered in, did it myself wasnt simple, :lol:
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