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10 January 2018 #1
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- 30 Jan 2017
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- Trumbull, CT
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- Saab(s)
- 2007 9-5 2.3t
Xenon headlights - flicker on bumps
I've noticed while driving my 07 9-5 in this winter wonderland of potholes and broken pavement that my headlights get brighter temporarily when I travel over rough roads. I've had the car for a year and haven't noticed this until the last several weeks. Could this be a sign of the bulbs going or is more likely they have just become loose in their mounting?
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15 January 2018 #2
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15 January 2018 #3
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- 30 Jan 2017
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- Trumbull, CT
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- Saab(s)
- 2007 9-5 2.3t
The headlights are OEM. The bulbs are aftermarket.
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15 January 2018 #4
Did you buy an aftermarket kit? If so, did you get a kit that had anti flicker boxes too?
Sent from my 9-3
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16 January 2018 #5
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- 30 Jan 2017
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- Trumbull, CT
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- Saab(s)
- 2007 9-5 2.3t
No, the headlights are original to the car. I've had the car for a little over a year and have just noticed this happening over the last month or so.
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16 January 2018 #6
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- 10 Apr 2017
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- Denham, England
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- 541
- Saab(s)
- 2011 2.0 9-5 Aero
I would change the lamps (bulbs/tubes) as they don't have an infinite life.
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17 January 2018 #7
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17 January 2018 #8
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- 30 Jan 2017
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- Saab(s)
- 2007 9-5 2.3t
HID
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24 January 2018 #9
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- 01 Aug 2010
- Location
- Colorado/Iraq
- Posts
- 193
- Saab(s)
- 06' 9-5 Sportcombi, 06' Sport Sedan
I had the same issue when a guy sold me some bulbs that labeled OEM and they weren't. Once i put stock bulbs back in things were perfect.
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