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Technical => 939 Series (159, Brera and Brera Spider) => Topic started by: Colin Edwards on July 17, 2017, 10:45:39 PM

Title: 159 HID headlight wiring
Post by: Colin Edwards on July 17, 2017, 10:45:39 PM
One of my HID headlamp globes is failing - orange / pink colour light!

I want to swap globes from left to right to confirm problem is globe and not the igniter / ballast.  However the metal clad connector on the braided / sheathed cable won't bugde.  Is there some trick to disconnectng the globe from the cable or do I apply more brute force?  There doesn't seem to be a retaining clip or slide lock.  Am I missing something?  Is a special release tool required?

Any advice greatly appreciated!

Colin
Title: Re: 159 HID headlight wiring
Post by: Colin Edwards on July 19, 2017, 12:12:25 PM
All sorted.  Application of marginally more brute force did the trick!  Often my problem is too much mechanical sympathy.  The D1 type connector seems to be a simple push fit.
Title: Re: 159 HID headlight wiring
Post by: GTA539 on July 22, 2017, 08:23:17 PM
Was it quite an easy task? Did you need to disconnect the battery at all?