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Old 01-27-2010, 09:16 AM
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Cady dealership here quoted about $300 for the bulb alone, part only. This has to include the labor for the install or am I wrong.
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probably not. But here is a much cheaper alternative to the stealership...
http://www.amazon.com/Sylvania-39663...ecc_rvi_cart_1
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Originally Posted by Goats
Cady dealership here quoted about $300 for the bulb alone, part only.


thats unbelievable!!
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HOLY P-DIDDLE! We sell them at my work for less than $60. BTW I am not crazy about the longevity of Sylvanias.
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Make sure its not a burnt ballast, those seem to fail more often then bulbs.

I just ended up wiring in a aftermarket kit when i started to have issues.
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ballast is bad hoping the headlamp is not.
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Originally Posted by 2manycars
HOLY P-DIDDLE! We sell them at my work for less than $60. BTW I am not crazy about the longevity of Sylvanias.
I agree one that. I am not sure if our cars come with matsushita but most stock hid cars do. If so a complete kit can be had for under $400 now days. Unless you have no mechanical skills at all, you should be able to swap the bulb.




Failure rate of matsushita ballasts is 1 in 7,500...... You ever tried the lottery??
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Originally Posted by 1bad2k
I agree one that. I am not sure if our cars come with matsushita but most stock hid cars do. If so a complete kit can be had for under $400 now days. Unless you have no mechanical skills at all, you should be able to swap the bulb.




Failure rate of matsushita ballasts is 1 in 7,500...... You ever tried the lottery??
The V is under warranty, so the car is at the dealer having every warranty issue I can find taken care of at once. Ballast is taken care of......



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