159 HID headlight wiring

[Colin Edwards]

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

[Colin Edwards]

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.

[GTA539]

Was it quite an easy task? Did you need to disconnect the battery at all?