Matt - Brighton
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- Joined
- Aug 4, 2017
- Messages
- 14
- Reaction score
- 2
- Location
- Brighton.....innit !
- Your Mercedes
- E220 CDI 2007 2.1 diesel and C180 2009
Hello
My first post as my merc never usually lets me down - had it 2 years, amazing car - a 56 plate W211 E220 CDI
After replacing the bulb (£50 ish Halfords - ouch !!) to no avail I recon Im in need of a ballast thing.
Swapping the bulb shows the replacement bulb works on t other side so Ballast unit is next down the line... unless there is a separate LH side fuse but I dint think so.
I might swap the ballast units to make sure
Out of curiosity I will ask local MB main dealer how much a new one is from them but I will probably go down the e bay / breakers used route.
Has anyone here been down this route - ? Do I need a precise model specific ballast ?
Thanks for sharing any advice - I will post the outcome when I have fixed it
Matt - Brighton
My first post as my merc never usually lets me down - had it 2 years, amazing car - a 56 plate W211 E220 CDI
After replacing the bulb (£50 ish Halfords - ouch !!) to no avail I recon Im in need of a ballast thing.
Swapping the bulb shows the replacement bulb works on t other side so Ballast unit is next down the line... unless there is a separate LH side fuse but I dint think so.
I might swap the ballast units to make sure
Out of curiosity I will ask local MB main dealer how much a new one is from them but I will probably go down the e bay / breakers used route.
Has anyone here been down this route - ? Do I need a precise model specific ballast ?
Thanks for sharing any advice - I will post the outcome when I have fixed it
Matt - Brighton