Vauxhall Insignia HID headlamp & ballast replacement

[@diydaly]

Check Euro car parts - tidd.ly/3lIO7xA (use discount codes on site) HID Headlamp bulb D1S - ebay.us/HOXu4N New OSF Headlamp - ebay.us/uE920J New NSF Headlamp - ebay.us/8ixBPG New Cheap aftermarket ballast - ebay.us/z9MJ4k New Genuine Hella ballast - ebay.us/GbzrNJ Check out the Diagnostic machine that I use in this video: Topdon Phoenix lite 2 Ebay - ebay.us/tsyiTI Topdon Phoenix lite 2 Amazon - amzn.to/3dxuQQl Tools used: Socket set - ebay.us/7tUKdM Milwaukee 3/8 12v Impact gun - ebay.us/Pg8ilg Milwaukee 3/8 12v ratchet - ebay.us/BZZqQG Screwdriver set - ebay.us/NUu3Q1 Pic set - ebay.us/4te77d Torx sockets - ebay.us/tV682d

[@onetonloon9996]

Just fixed this issue on my insignia. Couldn't have done it without your video so thank you for taking the time and effort to create the video. Very generous of you to share your expertise!

[@diydaly]

Great to hear! Your welcome 😀

[@learigg]

Great video, one additional bit. I couldn't get the light out but found removing the front bolt on the wing allowed the wing to slide out 10mm and light came out without any force.

[@christopherready8568]

Great video. having the exact same error code with my insignia 2011 check left dipped beam lamp. Put a bulb in looks to be lighting ok, will try swap with the other side and hopefully just get away with replacing the ballast. Never done it before but this video will really help as did your water pump and timing belt video. great instructions throughout. Thanks. The links for parts are also extremely helpful.

[@diydaly]

Glad it helped! Thanks for the comment 👍👍

[@mrpharcyde11]

Just bought one, same problems, thanks loads for showing me the fix, wasn't down for 500 on a new unit. 😊

[@diydaly]

👍👍

[@robgoodliffe4901]

A great and helpful video, thank you. My headlight is now working. Also took the chance to try to seal the headlight unit whilst it was off.

[@rightfuljohnny]

Thank you, your video gave me the confidence to tackle the replacement.

[@deanalmond2323]

Thanks for this video, just sorted mine in just under an hour, absolutely spot on 👌👍

[@diydaly]

Glad it helped, thanks for the comment

[@043400000000000]

Hi I change all the lights and HELLA Xenon Headlight also and I still have AFL code problem

[@Art-jn5vp]

That is a very helpful explanation. Thanks for taking the time to share it. Well done! 👌

[@diydaly]

You're very welcome! Thanks for the comment

[@إستخدمعقلك-ض7ف]

Great description, really appreciated, many thanks

[@diydaly]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TheDudesterUK]

Just sorted the o/s ballast out on my ‘10 plate insignia VXR. Thank you!! Well deserved like and subscribe!! Do you have the tutorial videos in playlist per model? Would be super helpful!! Thanks again mate 🎉

[@diydaly]

👍👍 hopefully be plenty more to follow

[@keithevans8438]

What electric ratchet are you using, iam doing my headlights and was looking at getting one. I have a dewalt combi drill would the battery fit one of them ratchet. I just don't know what to get. I don't want a cheap one but I also don't want to get one that's expensive.

[@tonysturm9929]

Hello i did my Left Headlight today. My Steer is left in Germany. But the Gap on the Top is now a bit more then Before. I use a no Name Aftermarket Headlight. How can i make that Gap smaller?

[@zman4149]

thank you so much for the video! this gonna save me a lot of money! I subscribed

[@diydaly]

Thanks for the sub!

[@victorseverin2722]

Hi . Is 2011 opel insignia and 2015 have same head light,bumper

[@diydaly]

Might be differed if the 2015 is a facelift

[@muathfawazal-widyan864]

Thanks for tips! Do We need to disconnect the battery to avoid air bag?

[@diydaly]

Not essential but advisable

[@jazzmann4528]

Great video, really helpful thanks 👍

[@diydaly]

Glad it was helpful!

[@damonraikes2687]

What unit would be for xenon lights

[@iangardner1807]

Hi how much new light with the ballast thanks ian

[@diydaly]

should be a link in the description mate

[@iangardner1807]

Yes I see it thanks

[@Toolsandtech868]

I've a 2009 insignia with the same headlight they do leak alot when they get older from the seal i resealed and also repaired one of mine also I sealed along the bonnet so water can't get in behind the headlights now you have to use a genuine hella ballest otherwise you get a fault saying that the light is out

[@diydaly]

👍 yeah I found that out with this one!! Fitted a few of the cheaper ones in the past without that issue tbh though

[@Toolsandtech868]

@@diydaly yes for some reason vauxhall don't like the cheap aftermarket ballest ive got a aftermarket ballest on mine don't bother me has the light still works

[@bertbox69]

These lights are quite rare to get a good one second hand. I managed to get a goid HELLA one from breaker, had an aftermarket ballast already installed but works fine with no errors

[@michaelhall9332]

Can you tell me were you got the new headlight and how much

[@diydaly]

This one was from euro car parts , there should be a link in the description

[@bertbox69]

​@@diydalythey are horrendously expensive there, better looking elsewhere

[@Alexander-bb2cc]

This video is great! My ballast is finito bcs water in the headlight and i ordered a cheap one but my question is how do i clear it from that fault once i placed it back?

[@diydaly]

You’ll need a diagnostic machine capable of reading the body control module

[@stevelake9333]

Good video, is the headlight removal the same for a 2015 facelift ? Cheers

[@diydaly]

It’s slightly different I believe

[@stratosphericstrato8184]

Wow. Removing a headlight used to be so easy. What is that?

[@zYxMa]

this one is not too bad, at least you don't have to remove the whole bumper, wheel arch lining, engine lol etc :P 9 screws + 4 for the headlamp The only issue is that plastic hook (white on the video) where the bumper holds onto the wing - it's white because every time you unhook the bumper, this end gets teared more and more, leaving less plastic from hooking back into the wind correctly. Hence why his bumper doesn't stay on properly.

[@keinday]

Thanks for this, where is you location pls. I need help

[@ismaellemosdejesus8288]

Video top!🎉

[@nickayivor8432]

Enjoy your weekend with all your family around you DIYDally 👍 CANNY DIYDally From Nick Ayivor from London England UK 🇬🇧 ⏰️ 17:58

[@diydaly]

👍👍

[@presidenteRuiribeiro]

In my 2010 Opel Insignia, I've already changed the ballast twice because it's filled with water and it damages my lights. The problem is that the issue keeps coming back. I don't believe that switching to a new headlight, despite spending more money, will resolve the problem. This car has many issues with water infiltrations and electronics. I think that a seal in this case around all the components of the headlight is the solution. But from what I've read, silicone is not advisable. They recommend plastic welding along the areas with air vents while performing a leak test. What do you think can be done? My mechanic has had the car since yesterday, and he's also not quite sure what to do because the solution of a new headlight is expensive for me, and buying the ballast and the light and replacing them will result in the same issue soon with water getting in. A lot of water enters the headlight, and it's not condensation; it's actual water accumulating at the bottom where the ballast is. Do you have any solutions on how to waterproof a headlight and all its components? And if it's cracked from some impact, is it possible to seal it? Thanks for the help

[@bertbox69]

A lot of the time the covers for the access to the bulbs are I'll fitting and water easily gets in under them, you could use a small bead of silicone around them then screw them back in. Not too much or they won't seat and hard to remove again

[@krzywy85able]

thanks!!!

[@diydaly]

Welcome!

[@xenonland]

You installed an aftermarket ballast unit, NOT a genuine one. Aftermarket ones just powers the hid bulb and can not communicate with the other modules and sensors. That's why you got the error at the end. We already showed in our videos the tips to distinguish the original one from aftermarket units. Copy ballasts can not communicate with the LINBUS main ecu. Please see kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2irpmiVgrCnpJo

[@xenonland]

Sorry, now we have seen that you already resolve the problem and discover that the one you fitted initially is a aftermarket one.

[@newry123]

Nice one

[@diydaly]

Thanks 👍

[@bertbox69]

Vauxhall know this is piss poor design. It's mentioned in their workshop service bulletins for warranty claims and later models had the ballast moved up to the side of the headlight body instead of underneath

[@keithevans8438]

Mine is on the side and the drl as gone on passenger side. So still having problems with them. My car is a 2015 elite model