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bob.dent

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How Much??!!
« on: 03 June 2010, 11:56:53 »
My passenger side HID Xenon headlight lamp has been on it's way out over last few days - going a nice pinky colour (should have saved it for DLK  :D). Sooo, took it to my garage this morning to have it replaced and got told a new lamp (Phillips)would be £65!!!! :o Bill including fitting and VAT was £77!! :o How the hell can the maufacturers justify such an outrageous price for a rather headlight lamp?
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Re: How Much??!!
« Reply #1 on: 03 June 2010, 12:03:52 »
shop around bob, or try ebay.
avoid the cheap chinese rubbish, and get phillips or osram.

yours are 4300k. most on ebay are 6000k which are whiter, you may want to do the pair, I would to keep em the same colour.  (either way, your other one will have faded and likely be about to go too.

would be a few quid to fit...either battery / airbox out, or headlight out to do.
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Re: How Much??!!
« Reply #2 on: 03 June 2010, 12:09:56 »
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shop around bob, or try ebay.
avoid the cheap chinese rubbish, and get phillips or osram.

yours are 4300k. most on ebay are 6000k which are whiter, you may want to do the pair, I would to keep em the same colour.  (either way, your other one will have faded and likely be about to go too.

would be a few quid to fit...either battery / airbox out, or headlight out to do.

If I had the time I would have checked it out on fleabay but I didn't know the lamp spec. As this was on passenger side, complete headlight unit had to come out as you correctly stated.
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Re: How Much??!!
« Reply #3 on: 03 June 2010, 15:37:50 »
You should have bought the bulbs and taken them to the Lakes where they would have been fitted for free :)
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