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    So yesterday the afs fault warning came on so I checked the lights. The left xenon bulb flashes a bit then goes out and the right is a bit more yellow than I remember.
    How do I tell if it’s just a bulb or a ballast issue? A scan says 00978 left bulb and 01328
    Are these codes bulb issues or do I have two problems?
    Thanks!

  • #2
    Very likely, it's just the bulb; if flashing means the igniter in the ballast is working.

    A quick way to check is by swapping the bulbs over, is the issue moves, it's the bulb; if not, it's the ballast.

    I used PowerBulbs last time for my HIDs and they had fast delivery to AUS.
    MY12 Passat FSI Highline | 3.6L VR6 | Cashmere Brown | Driver Assistance Package | Dynaudio | Discover Media | TPMS Direct | Side Assist | Adaptive Cruise | 3D colour cluster | More coming soon
    Genuine VCDS HEX-NET and VCP Pro

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    • #3
      Thanks for the quick reply! I’ve tried Repco and Burson and they have virtually nothing in the D1s range. How quick were power bulbs?

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      • #4
        Took about one week; I was upgrading, so no big deal. The B7s had like 3000k globes from the factory (Too yellow for me )

        Local stock is around, but you will pay a lot more.
        MY12 Passat FSI Highline | 3.6L VR6 | Cashmere Brown | Driver Assistance Package | Dynaudio | Discover Media | TPMS Direct | Side Assist | Adaptive Cruise | 3D colour cluster | More coming soon
        Genuine VCDS HEX-NET and VCP Pro

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        • #5
          Hi,

          I had one go awhile back and I replaced both with Osram Night Breaker Laser. Excellent quality and an upgrade on my originals. I guess there are copies about as the pack comes with a code to check with Osram they are genuine. I got them from the UK, pretty sure it was Power Bulbs.

          cheers
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          ECU and DSG Tune| 3AA CCM and 7N0 Gateway| 3D colour MFD| MIB2 retrofit and 7N0 RVC| Quad LED tail, brake and indicator rings| Zimmermann Sportbrake rotors, composite pads| TPMS High| 2Q0 Blind Spot and RCTA| B8 rearview mirror|

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          • #6
            The new bulbs fixed my problem. I was also very happy to find broken wires on the high beam shutter solenoid because I’ve had intermittent high beam issues. I was going to get a second hand headlight but it’s very hard to find a pre 2008 bi xenon.
            While I had the bumper off and headlights out I also did the radiator. That wasn’t much fun and neither was bleeding the air out afterwards.

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