Nissan Primera IV p12 (2002 - 2006) - 2003 t-spec - faulty gas disharge unit

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Wed 13 Feb 2008 18:43
2003 t-spec - faulty gas disharge unit - blodge
hello,
can anyone please help.i have a 2003 t-spec primera,one of the exenon bulbs went,so i thought,bought new bulb £103 plus vat,found out then it was not the bulb that was faulty.but it was the discharge unit.got in touch with nissan,they told me i could not buy the discharge unit separetly,but had to but the whole lighting unit,i thought this was unbileavable,theres nothing wrong with the lighting unit,thats all is faulty is the discharge unit,does anyone no if there is somewhere where you can just buy the discharge unit.

{Let me put the year of the car in the subject header as you've obviously missed the requests to do so yourself!}

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 13/02/2008 at 18:45

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Wed 13 Feb 2008 19:28
2003 t-spec - faulty gas disharge unit - Screwloose

That's quite common; it's rarely the bulb and many manufacturers will only supply the whole headlight. [Up to £1000 a go.] The ballast fires up at 10,000 volts; so they may feel that it's a safer option.

Is it even possible to access it inside the light unit without breaking it open?
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