Thread: Replacement bulb/main headlight D4

Originally Posted by landoman

Got the two "phillips " ? From Mars for $120

Fitted and was working then stopped working .....removed headlight and unplugged and replugged ....then it was working .....put headlight back in ....and not working ......thinking my problem may not be bulbs after all .....may be a connection problem ......tomorrow will clean the connection plug with contact cleaner spray

Yeah, I had some similar experiences as well, but only with the $80 pair. Since I still had one original factory one which worked absolutely fine, I tried swapping left/right to see if the problems switched sides as well. And it didn't help diagnosis when in the end all that flickering ended up in a blown bulb anyway - it was just the signs of the bulb on the way out.

For reference, check that the hard ceramic wire that goes the length of the tube (but outside the tube) is not damaged/cracked, as that part broke on mine.

It's so frustrating when you don't know for sure if you spent money on something that never needed to be fixed in the first place! But for me, when the "Philps" ones came all problems disappeared.

Hello Everyone,

Just wondering if any of you have replaced Xenon headlamp bulbs recently?

Just weighing up Mars performance replacement globe @ $159 (with lifetime warranty) vs a replacement D3s 35w Zenon bulb - Narva part no 49309 the cheapest I can find for $284?

Any help much appreciated.

Ta muchly,
RickO

Never Narva!

Those Mars units are 12 month warranty according to their site and a complete unknown but likely a cheap Chinese unit as they look like some I’ve seen elsewhere.

Osram or Philips would be my recommendation