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Old 09-03-2004, 01:27 AM
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Right Zenon comes on yellow...help

One of my buddies has a C43 and his right side xenon light lights up blue like the left one but after two minutes turns into a yellow light while the left stays blue. Can anyone tell me why? I'd like to help him out. Thanks in advance for your help.

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Old 09-03-2004, 07:59 AM
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The Xenon gas is somewhat depleted in that bulb. Many times a replacement will also be a different color for 20-30 hrs of use
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Are you saying it will turn blue after 20-30 hours of use? I should have given more details, the one that turns yellow is anew bulb because the old bulb was doing the same thing so we took it out and found a little crack in it so we changed but the new one does it too.
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Old 09-03-2004, 12:51 PM
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A new bulb will be a different color than an older bulb! That is why I said it takes 20-30 hrs before the bulbs will even out its color. Even different brands of bulbs will have slightly diffeent colors!
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I guess I justhave to wait it out. Thanks for your help.
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Old 09-09-2004, 01:26 AM
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M B Doc,
I'm going to run the lights for 20-30 hours but I'm curious as to why the light is blue when it is first turned on? It stays blue for a minute or two but then slowly turns yellow. I switched both bulbs around and the new one is still changing to yellow. Just curious but i'm still waiting to get 20-30 hours.

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