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Old Aug 25, 2024 | 10:34 AM
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My high beams started flickering a couple of weeks ago and as of yesterday the same for the low beams. Both lights flash on and off intermittently.

This started when I was driving through a deluge and massive thunderstorm and fee weeks ago. Not sure if related.

I'm assuming this could be a relay going bad?

Maybe something else?

I'll have to get into the manual and see where the relay is located.

Any help greatly appreciated.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2024 | 09:36 PM
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So going through the manual it would appear that perhaps there is a headlamp relay in the Central Junction Box in the passenger compartment (RH side, NAS spec??).

Can someone tell me if this is serviceable or not? I couldn't find anything that says specifically where in the CJB the relay is and if one can be purchased separately.

Thanks all.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2024 | 09:24 AM
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My first suspect is the ballast. Your car has a Xenon headlamp, and the ballast converts the A/C current to DC current to be able to power up the HID bulb's igniter. Flickering headlights is the classic symptom of a failing ballast. This part is serviceable, and is usually found on the bottom side of the headlight.
 
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