Hid Bulbs.... Been Quoted £60 Each

[scott1977]

I reckon my low beam bulb has gone, it comes on and then after a few mins goes out... Just phoned the local spares shop, and got told they are £60 each... Nearly had a flipping heart attack.

Is there anywhere cheaper?... Much cheaper?

Thanks

Scott

[james250]

Genuine Philips D4S bulbs are not cheap. Getting aftermarket rubbish is not worth it as i've used them and they go bad very quick and some people have also had the headlamp housing melt because of bad quality aftermarket bulbs. I purchased a pair of brand new philips genuine bulbs for £49.98 from a eBay seller in bulgaria who has ex-shop stock that he is clearing. Always a good idea to replace as a pair otherwise the two bulbs colour outputs will be slightly different. If your interested, eBay item number: 221185678441

[Silver Arrow]

Be sure it's not the ballast....that can cause similar symptoms.

[scott1977]

Be sure it's not the ballast....that can cause similar symptoms.

How can I tell??

[james250]

How can I tell??

Swap the bulbs around and if its the bulb the problem should move to the other side as the problematic bulb is being moved. If not then likely the ballast.

[ChrisIS200SportTTE]

That's not a bad price to be fair.... Call Lexus and see how much they want. Then you will have a heart attack! Lol

[ChumpusRex]

I bought a pair of 4300K D4S cheapies from eBay - £20 for a pair.

They're indistinguishable from the stock bulbs in terms of light output, and have worked flawlessly for 12 months.

[F.A.]

I reckon my low beam bulb has gone, it comes on and then after a few mins goes out... Just phoned the local spares shop, and got told they are £60 each... Nearly had a flipping heart attack.

Is there anywhere cheaper?... Much cheaper?

Thanks

Scott

Yes that is not a bad price if it is for the OEM Philips bulb. I don't understands why people buy a premium brand car then complain when parts are not cheap?

[ChumpusRex]

I bought a pair of 4300K D4S cheapies from ebay - £20 for a pair.

They're indistinguishable from the stock bulbs in terms of light output, and have worked flawlessly for 12 months.

Update: One bulb burned out after 18 months. So I changed both. The other has badly discoloured glass and looks like it is also on its last legs.

Given the difficulty of changing them, I'm going to genuine name-brand lamps - Philips, or Osram.

[normski2]

Thanks for taking the trouble to update your findings on this.

Worth noting methinks.