Help!! front light turned red

[InXWorld]

Hi I have E240 '2000 with xenon white front lamps. yesterday when I turned the lights on, I noticed that the right front light is turning red slowly, any idea what is the problem?


Thanks in advance

[raymond-]

swap the bulbs to the other side. if red shifts to the driver side, then you have
a bulb which is undergoing red dwarf syndrom, ie dying .

if it doesn't and red shift is still on pax side, then you need to focus on the ballast/
ignitor. you can try swapping that, and if the red shifts, this is an indication of a
dying ballast.

oh....if it turns out to be a bulb replacement needed, buy two at the same time,
from same lot# to ensure as much as possible, same tint/color/ºK. if you don't
buy same model/make, color may be a bit off.

[JOE55]

Looks like your lights going to die & doesn't look like a 4300K stock also, did you happen to touch the bulb when you are replacing it before?

[108Benz]

Originally Posted by InXWorld

Hi I have E240 '2000 with xenon white front lamps. yesterday when I turned the lights on, I noticed that the right front light is turning red slowly, any idea what is the problem?


Thanks in advance

I to have a similar situation with my lights. My veh. is a 97 E320 with the Xenon lights. One lights is a bright white , the other has a bit of pink/red in it and according to post may be dying out.
I am not famliar with these Xenon lights as I have never had them on any of my past veh's.Are these bulbs simply a unplug and remove and then replace or is there more to it ? Besides the dealership cab you buy the bulbs at car part stores such as NAPA etc.