[s-cars] HID Headlight Bulb Source

[Abe Berman]

Thanks for the info everyone.

I took a chance and went with a used one off of ePay for $20 shipped.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained! :)

On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 8:46 PM, John Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:

> 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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