After some advice please guys for my Clio 182 (2005)...
January 2011 - nearside xenon works intermittently
June 2011 - stops working altogether - ordered replacement xenon bulbs, switched with offside bulb and the nearside is still not working (but works in offside)
July 2011 - Took bumper off, light clusters out, switched them over (nearside not working when connected to offside) then removed the ballast and swapped the side for that, still no joy.
So, after establishing that it's not the bulb (or possibly the wiring), it's more than likely the ballast.
However, we checked the wiring and then the fuses, and noticed that both the 15A fuses for the dipped headlights (xenons) had blown - although the offside one was fine when we started the work!
Swapped ballast back to original light cluster and put in new fuses - neither dipped beam worked and the fuse blew.
Have phoned Renault and a couple of specialists in the area and they all reckon it's the ballast and quite a common issue when condensation gets in the light cluster and affects the ballast. New ballast will be around £180+VAT via Renault, or used on ebay for around £45.
What's everyone's opinion here? Is it the ballast, and if so do you reckon I'll now need two of them as both the fuses have blown?! Any suggestions are very welcome. Thank you!
January 2011 - nearside xenon works intermittently
June 2011 - stops working altogether - ordered replacement xenon bulbs, switched with offside bulb and the nearside is still not working (but works in offside)
July 2011 - Took bumper off, light clusters out, switched them over (nearside not working when connected to offside) then removed the ballast and swapped the side for that, still no joy.
So, after establishing that it's not the bulb (or possibly the wiring), it's more than likely the ballast.
However, we checked the wiring and then the fuses, and noticed that both the 15A fuses for the dipped headlights (xenons) had blown - although the offside one was fine when we started the work!
Swapped ballast back to original light cluster and put in new fuses - neither dipped beam worked and the fuse blew.
Have phoned Renault and a couple of specialists in the area and they all reckon it's the ballast and quite a common issue when condensation gets in the light cluster and affects the ballast. New ballast will be around £180+VAT via Renault, or used on ebay for around £45.
What's everyone's opinion here? Is it the ballast, and if so do you reckon I'll now need two of them as both the fuses have blown?! Any suggestions are very welcome. Thank you!
