Hella Xenon right bulb is dying. Any input will help lots
The HID bulbs have an average life of around 2,000 to 3,000+ hours. I had my BiXenon lamps first on my former 2001 ML 320 and then I installed them on my 2005 ML 500. I had one of the bulbs began to flicker and had to change it.
Though, the HID bulb on the other side is still working fine and may already have around 4,000+ hours. I always drive with my headlights on.
I bought the OEM HID Osram bulbs from the BMW dealer for $195.00.. Make sure you don't touch the bulb's quartz when you install them or it's life span may be shorter.
Funny thing is that the BiXenon assembly, the one that had the burnt HID bulb, is the same one that I had to reseal because it got all fog out and with large water condensation in it. The light beam became so scattered/diffused that the headlight will not iluminate the road correctly. The seal that joins the clear case and the black casing is poorly/cheaply sealed; it may be a common manufacturing defect..?. I put silicon around the seal of the lens and never again I had any case of fogging in that headlamp. I posted long time ago how I did that repair. I wonder if all that condensation/water causes a reduced bulb life.
There are some other owners that had some of the headlamp ventilation tubes fall down and they think that caused their fogging problems. In my case, it was a poor sealing around the lens/casing.
AC
The HID bulbs have an average life of around 2,000 to 3,000+ hours. I had my BiXenon lamps first on my former 2001 ML 320 and then I installed them on my 2005 ML 500. I had one of the bulbs began to flicker and had to change it.
Though, the HID bulb on the other side is still working fine and may already have around 4,000+ hours. I always drive with my headlights on.
I bought the OEM HID Osram bulbs from the BMW dealer for $195.00.. Make sure you don't touch the bulb's quartz when you install them or it's life span may be shorter.
Funny thing is that the BiXenon assembly, the one that had the burnt HID bulb, is the same one that I had to reseal because it got all fog out and with large water condensation in it. The light beam became so scattered/diffused that the headlight will not iluminate the road correctly. The seal that joins the clear case and the black casing is poorly/cheaply sealed; it may be a common manufacturing defect..?. I put silicon around the seal of the lens and never again I had any case of fogging in that headlamp. I posted long time ago how I did that repair. I wonder if all that condensation/water causes a reduced bulb life.
There are some other owners that had some of the headlamp ventilation tubes fall down and they think that caused their fogging problems. In my case, it was a poor sealing around the lens/casing.
AC
