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    Hi i have a Signum 3.0 CDTI design 04 with what i thought were after market HID kit and when i brought it of the dealer last year one of the headlights wasnt working and they fixed the car before i took it..
    Now nearly a year on the other headlight flickers and then doesnt work and comes up on the dash with a headlight fault.
    After taking the non working headlight out today i noticed it has the ballasts attatched under neath from the factory and yet the other one that the dealer fixed has a new ballast attached.

    Now to my dilema..how do i rectify this problem.....not impressed with Hids can i take it back to standard white bulbs or does it mean a new headlight...???????

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    You have AFL's Adaptive Forward Lighting. Have you tried a new HID bulb? It will either be that or a ballast that is away.

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    Its probaly the ballast.. but as you have AFL i would keep that

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    the bulb comes on then i get a fizzing sound from the ballast then nothing.....any ideas where to buy a new ballast and what i should be asking for...sorry to be thick

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    Someone (the dealer) has wired a new ballast into it ...so i gather this is an option

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    have that dealer been doing.. as that isnt a official ballast.. no matter what i would complain..

    But does the AFL (cornering light work on the car and the other functions of the car).

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    yes it all works fine ...no Lights on the dash either with what they done...as to the dealer..Not a chance the place is a waste of time

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    If you want to return the headlights to halogens feel free to swap with my headlights

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    Thanks for your offer mate your soooo kind.....took the other headlight out this morning and am now really ****ed off..
    As the pictures show it looks like the dealer has replaced the AFL with a normal HID ballast and wired it in....never noticed the difference as i have never had AFL lights..

    A AFL bulb is @ £130
    ballast @£70
    ignitor @£????

    So as a cheaper option i suppose ill be buying a HID upgrade sett and get someone to wire them in for me.
    As to MOT are these a failure ,,,???

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    Bulb is about 15-30£ on ebay (D2S or is is D1S you need).
    Ballast you could get them on ebay, if looking correct places new is about 70£
    Ignitor not that bad about 30£

    all parts can be found on ebay

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