[s-cars] HID Headlight Bulb Source

[John Cody Forbes]

They are standardized just like H1 etc. So far every one I've ever replaced (a dozen or so, they are pretty reliable) was a D2S.

-Cody (mobile)

On Jan 10, 2011, at 6:40 PM, "JC" <jc at j2c3.com> wrote:

> Likewise the DDM Tuning (a common alternate to VVME for retrofit kits) bulbs
> I run are only something like $15 a set for replacements, making the dealers
> $280 a scam throwback to days when HID lighting was a super premium option.
> Most often that's the case with something like this - the OEM part price is
> set back in the day when the parts actually WERE expensive but now the long
> term learning curve and economies of scale have brought the market price
> down to 5% but the dealer part price is still stuck back in 1998.
> 
> Problem is compatibility - I guess ballast impedance or current rating or
> something has to be matched up... I have no idea how these things work
> although I should Wiki it... I guess that's what makes buying the generic
> bulbs for OEM applications difficult.
> 
>> 
>> This is a popular kit seller that has a good product:
>> 
>> http://www.vvme.com/single-beam-hid-bulbs-p-138.html?cPath=15
>> 
>> Tom '95 S6
>>          '95.5 S6 avant
>> Knoxville, TN
>> 
> 
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