Are these Halogen or Xenons or What?

[steviebabes]

A bit embarrassing to post this since I've been a car lover for about 40 years. My offside dipped beam has gone out, leaving only the main beam operational. Do I need a halogen bulb, or do these look like xenons to you? (The car shown is the actual one in question, I bought it a couple of years ago). I could take a look but I'd need to pop the whole headlamp unit out and I'd sooner do that just the once, with a bulb in my hand. After a bit of googling, I'm still very unsure.

[Summit_Detailing]

Do you have a headlamp beam level adjuster on the dash? if so then you have a halogen bulb as xenon's are self-levelling and do without this.
On that age of car xenon lamps also require headlamp power wash? - some brands include this in a 'winter pack' or similar so not fail safe however.

cheers

Chris

[Porsche911R]

Summit_Detailing said:

Do you have a headlamp beam level adjuster on the dash? if so then you have a halogen bulb as xenon's are self-levelling and do without this.
On that age of car xenon lamps also require headlamp power wash? - some brands include this in a 'winter pack' or similar so not fail safe however.

cheers

Chris

Not quite true as you can get low power xenons which are not self levelling or need washers.

[g7jhp]

Quicker to remove the headlight and check than wait for a reply.