Headlamp Xenon bulbs, Indicator bulbs etc.

[sgould]

One of my headlights is flickering.  It's been this way for a while.  But I plan to get a spare.  The 9-5 uses a D1S Xenon bulb, the one with the square base.

Is there a make of bulb that comes with a D2S bulb (without a base) and a separate base?

Given the price, a bulb in two bits would leave me able to share a spare for the 9-3 Vector which takes a D1S.  The 9-3 is on it's original bulbs and is nearly 10 years old.  Any good sources of cheap ones?  Preferably genuine........


Indicator bulbs: The 2007 9-5 has PW24Y front indicator bulbs.  These are the ones normally fitted to BMWs.  They are soldered to a plastic base and come in one bit.  I need a spare for continental trips and I was looking for a silvered one, but I can't find any with a cursory look at Google.  I'm sure that there must be some if they fit a BMW.  But the only ones I've seen are LED ones that say they are OK with a canbus etc. and don't affect the flashing rate or any bulb failure warning.

This is a PY24W:

[wrighar]

Yes, you can get D1S's that come in 2 parts as a D2S and Ignitor, which when togetehr look like a D1S.

I was looking at them when  I needed 2 new D1S's

[wrighar]

D1S bulb, then a base, then a D2S bulb...

Have a look here to start with
http://www.xevision.com/hid_xesparq.html

[sgould]

Great! Thanks!

[900Aero]

What color temp to buy??

TIA

[phoenix]

Welcome to STT, 900Aero

My preference is that of the OEM- circa 4300k. Above that, the lamp efficiency decreases so you get less light output, and glare increases. And the bluer it gets, the more you look like a chav IMO.

[900Aero]

Thanks for the info and the welcome.

I recently found this site, I've been a Saab owner since 1984. It started with a  79 EMS,  82 Turbo, 84 Turbo, 90 Turbo, 00 9-3 SE (both pictured in my avatar), and I just recently got an 03 Aero Sedan with 70K.   Alot of good info and different perspectives from Saabnet.   

[900Aero]

I was just re-reading the thread. So in order to get D2S bulbs you have to first buy the XeSparQ adapter??  TIA.

[sgould]

No. The D1S is all in one. The adaptor is if you want to use a D2S bulb which normally has an igniter as a separate item.