It's been few months now  have started getting the DRL right side lamp error indication so the common issue with those halogen , the lamp holder pins  (..dont know how to call it..)  look like  have bended from excessive heat applied from the lamp so it looses contact.

and  as the ambient temp has  reached 35, it's been happening  more often as the vibrations shake it and make it more sensitive.

What is the PN lamp holders inside the fog housing  to replace both for the 2009 model ?

Thanks ,

Edited 22 July, 20205 yr by AkisVH

It'll be stamped on the part somewhere...

 

At a guess, it'll be 1Z0941669.

2 hours ago, AkisVH said:

It's been few months now  have started getting the DRL right side lamp error indication so the common issue with those halogen , the lamp holder pins  (..don't know how to call it..)  look like  have bended from excessive heat applied from the lamp so it looses contact.

and  as the ambient temp has  reached 35, it's been happening  more often as the vibrations shake it and make it more sensitive.

What is the PN lamp holders inside the fog housing  to replace both for the 2009 model ?

Thanks ,

 

I have had a lot of experience with intermittent DRL. With the vibration, the centre contact of the bulb (which is made of solder) is fretted away until the spring contact no longer touches. The fix is to use a soldering iron to build up the centre contact of the bulb to as new. 

The picture below shows how the centre contact was worn away until it no longer touched the other sprung contact.

 

If you replace the bulb, then make sure it is a PY21W as these have a thicker filament to avoid vibration failure of the filament.

 

50 minutes ago, pikpilot said:

If you replace the bulb, then make sure it is a PY21W as these have a thicker filament to avoid vibration failure of the filament.

 

PY21W is an indicator bulb.

 

I think you mean P21WLL? I'm sure the manual states P21W LLU but I've not checked recently so I could be wrong 😉

Copied from my driver's handbook pdf version:

 

Bulb - Overview
Front headlight Halogen headlight Xenon headlight
Low beam H7 D1S
Main beam H1
Parking lights W5W/W5W BL
Daylight driving lights PY21W SLL/LEDa)

[Remainder of list deleted]

 

However, that may be wrong if Y means yellow as I suspect now you have mentioned it.  It is supposed to be a long life version in white.

So I guess it should be P21W SLL?

 

 

Just found this 2010 post on here which confirms things.

 

 

Edited 22 July, 20205 yr by pikpilot
added previous post

Yes manual states SLL.

Thanks pikpilot, I think this is the issue, the lamp pin.

The spring contact needs cleaning either as it is not clean too.