Head lights

[shobob]

I just wanted to let you all know I was at my Ford dealer's parts department and we where talking and head light bulbs came up, do you know what a bulb cost for these cars, $350.00. I just did not know what to say.

 

[thebigjimsho]

Was that for a Xenon bulb or Halogen? If Xenon, that sounds about right. But Xenon should last for a very, very long time...

 

[nynd]

Jim, Seems you and me are both on this and the V forum!!

And yes, that sounds like it should be a Xenon, the other is a simple Halogen.

 

[thebigjimsho]

Jim, Seems you and me are both on this and the V forum!!

And yes, that sounds like it should be a Xenon, the other is a simple Halogen.

I'm a stodgy, old veteran of this hurr forum. See screenname and join date...:woo-hoo:

 

[nynd]

I'm a stodgy, old veteran of this hurr forum. See screenname and join date...:woo-hoo:

I see that.. (also saw the name) cool. Did you pick up an 2010 SHO?

 

[wchain]

The SHO in the US are all HID bulbs.

Fortunately, the bulb is a standard D3S bulb.

You can get those on ebay or any other online seller for 1/4 of the dealer price.

 

[thebigjimsho]

I see that.. (also saw the name) cool. Did you pick up an 2010 SHO?

Nah. I need a manual shifter...

 

[nynd]

Nah. I need a manual shifter...

I hear ya. I've got the V and the SHO both auto's but man, there is no matching the V! Stick would have been a nice option.

 

[PonySHO]

The SHO in the US are all HID bulbs.

Fortunately, the bulb is a standard D3S bulb.

You can get those on ebay or any other online seller for 1/4 of the dealer price.

For giggles, I did a search for the D3S bulb and found a Sylvannia on Amazon for $115 and a pair at carhidkits.com for $200. I also found them on dhgate.com for around $45 a pair, but shipping is around $65! They are coming out of Beijing. I saw some pictures of a plant in China making spark plugs... reminded me of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.