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Flickering Xenons

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YOUR RESEARCHFlickering Xenons

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likely dodgey contacts in the light switch

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After other research and his observations, the problem is likely dodgey contacts in the light switch, so perhaps he'll (we'll) take it out some day, pop it apart and clean it up.
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Flickering Xenons

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Use switch while driving home

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Friend says it's working ok now after using the switch while driving home.
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Use switch while driving home

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Friend says it's working ok now after using the switch while driving home.
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Use switch while driving home

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Friend says it's working ok now after using the switch while driving home.
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Flickering Xenons

Use tapatalk

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Flickering Xenons

Reported and suspected causes (1)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

likely dodgey contacts in the light switch

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Identified cause: 1
Suspected cause: 0
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Suspected cause
After other research and his observations, the problem is likely dodgey contacts in the light switch, so perhaps he'll (we'll) take it out some day, pop it apart and clean it up.
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POST 1Original post

Last night a friend started up his Boxster and when he turned on the Xenons, there was a bit of a delay and then only intermittent flickering sort of alternating between the two units, like a stroboscopic semaphore. I've read that quite often the ignition switch is suspect, but with a couple subsequent light switch rotations the phenomenon stopped. Earlier in the evening the top was down when a brief rain shower occurred. Could excessive moisture in the interior possibly have caused the problem, or is it an early indicator of something that will get worse?

POST 2Original post

Are you sure they were factory Xenons? I've heard more of these issues with aftermarket. Problems with the ballast. Sometimes temperature related. I suppose moisture/humidity could also come into play.

POST 3Original post

And...are you really from the Cayman Islands and talking about Boxsters? Wow, what are the odds of that happening?

POST 4Original post

The car was bought new (2001) base Boxster. Car sat a lot during the winter, and then there was the rain last night. Friend says it's working ok now after using the switch while driving home. After other research and his observations, the problem is likely dodgey contacts in the light switch, so perhaps he'll (we'll) take it out some day, pop it apart and clean it up. Thanks for the reply, and if you have further insights let me know.

POST 5Original post

Nah on the first part. Just interested in getting a Cayman S in about a year and thought the location would be amusing. Someone at pedrosboard has their location set to the middle of the Atlantic.

POST 6Original post

Haha. How does that happen!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

POST 7Original post

Maybe a fuse? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

POST 8Original post

At this point I think it was some oxidation on light switch contacts from sitting around all winter.* Thanks anyway. *Not sure about my syntax here. It seems to read like, "Throw the baby downstairs some candy."

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