Thread: Rt side Bi-xenon headlamp dips sometimes

I had a similar issue with one of the aftermarket HID globes I put in the D2. In that case, the "shade" did not move, but the globe itself moved in and out within the headlight assembly, so that the light source was beneath the fixed "shade" for low beam, and clear of the "shade" for the high beam.

One of the globes in mine stopped moving in & out on some occasions. I found it to be a poor electrical connection - they had been crimped using rather cheap crimp connectors (Chinese conversion kit). I replaced all the crimp on lugs with better ones, and soldered the wires into the lugs before crimping with a decent ratchet crimping tool. Problem solvered.

Long thread here DISCO3.CO.UK - View topic - sticky headlight probably solved
has most of the info you need.
cheers
Peter

Guys thanks very much for the advice. I initially thought 'mechanical problem' but as BMKal suggests I won't discount an electrical issue.
Service dealer says a new assembly is $1800 but suggested to me if I had some mechanical ability I could pull it apart and have a go so when I get to the task I will post results here. It will probably take me a couple of weeks to get to it.

Big thanks again!

EDIT - whitedisco - that link explains the problem and the fixes superbly. I can try those out and hopefully get it sorted. Thanks for finding that for me.

Good luck V2
The disassembly pictures and instructions in that thread are great. My problem and fix was described in my inputs as whitedisco on 19 aug 2013. Filing two little lugs that catch the edge of the blade. The fix has been all good since then.

The solenoid plunger sticking was not my problem but others seem to have some luck playing with it.

Tell us how you go
cheers
Peter

D3 SE 2.7 and loving it.

We had EXACTLY this problem when we bought our D3 a few months back. Needless to say the dealer wasn't too keen to replace the headlight without exploring further options. We bought the car in Canberra, but took it to Blacklocks in Albury for them to evaluate it. They removed the headlight, and cleaned the connector behind as it was evidently dirty. Since then not one issue - everybody happy It seems tapping the light was making good the dirty connection, and the light would dip. Never had any problem getting to high beam, only back to low. Good luck!!!