WTH GM?

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
08/07/2017 at 17:37 • Filed to: partslopnik, worklopnik

Next time someone tells me “SHOULDA BOT A CHEBBY HUR HUR” I’m gonna recount with “At least if I take a rock to the headlight its not a THOUSAND DOLLAR REPAIR”.

DISCUSSION (36)

CaptDale - is secretly British > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 17:43

If you like that look up MSRP on 84038639 and 23304390

For Sweden > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 17:43

Bring back sealed beams

crowmolly > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 17:43

I think I told this story here before, but I made money on the side in college by going to u-pull junkyards, buying up expensive looking headlights, and re-selling them on ebay. Lot of money in the headlight housings.

CaptDale - is secretly British > CaptDale - is secretly British
08/07/2017 at 17:45

84038639: List 1094.50 + 50.00 core

23304390: List 1295.00 + 50.00 core

taillamp and headlamp 2017 Escalade

benjrblant > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 17:46

Just for comparison, what’s that part cost on a comparable vehicle?

CaptDale - is secretly British > For Sweden
08/07/2017 at 17:46

Would be fine with me

Takuro Spirit > CaptDale - is secretly British
08/07/2017 at 17:47

Back in my Mazda days I had to order a headlight for a Mazdaspeed 6. Came to about $1000.

No bulbs. No sockets. No HID ballast. Not even the COVERS for the back where the bulbs are were included.

BEND. OVER.

EL_ULY > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 17:47

Most truck have aftermarket eBay units on them already lol

404 - User No Longer Available > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 17:47

Is this the part?

http://www.wholesalegmpartsonline.com/products/Chevrolet/2015/Silverado-2500Base/HEADLAMP-CapsuleHeadlampFog-Lamp/10541560/23172788.html

http://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/various+mfr,GM2502416,headlamp+assembly,10762

Takuro Spirit > crowmolly
08/07/2017 at 17:48

I used to sell warranty lamps that had ‘condensation’ that the factory told us to scrap.... added a little silicone sealer around the lens and off to eBay they went.

Hard to do now with core charges....

CaptDale - is secretly British > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 17:49

Bulbs?! Ha there aren’t any bulbs in these at all. They are full LED lamps. Guess how much it’ll cost when one goes out? Oh they can’t be changed or repaired? You need to replace the whole thing?

BEND OVER

404 - User No Longer Available > CaptDale - is secretly British
08/07/2017 at 17:50

One does not simply buy GM parts over the counter at the dealer. Either you order online or get them to price match the trade price posted online.

Takuro Spirit > benjrblant
08/07/2017 at 17:51

Most expensive RAM 2500 headlight of similar vintage (2015) is $704.00 for bi-xenon.

But this is for a Basic Bitch 2500 Silverado. Even aftermarket ones are $800.

Takuro Spirit > CaptDale - is secretly British
08/07/2017 at 17:52

We’ve had a couple warranty claims on LED DRLs in Grand Cherokees, and even a new Pacifica already.

BENT. OVER.

crowmolly > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 17:52

I got lucky since the yard guys didn’t pull the lights themselves already. Nowadays the cars get pre-cleaned of expensive stuff.

benjrblant > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 17:52

My headlamp housings are glass and have been NLA for years, so I dunno! I feel like everything new is ‘spensive.

CaptDale - is secretly British > 404 - User No Longer Available
08/07/2017 at 17:52

People buy GM parts over the counter all the time

Wagonlife740 > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 17:52

Yea... that’s pretty common nowadays.

5C7941751K GLI Headlamp assembly - $1,580.00 list

CaptDale - is secretly British > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 17:53

lol, nice. My friend backed into her garage corner with her new Escalade. Lets just say she is very lucky to be friends with an employee.

Wagonlife740 > For Sweden
08/07/2017 at 17:54

I agree.

cmill189 - sans Volvo > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 17:54

The problem here is you’re lookin’ at one of dem fancy boy Chebbys. Real Chebbys got one of dem Eeelectronick carburetters. Tea Bee Eye.

HUR HUR.

Takuro Spirit > 404 - User No Longer Available
08/07/2017 at 17:55

The one on RockAuto looks like the paint to match version. The one we need is chrome.

Takuro Spirit > cmill189 - sans Volvo
08/07/2017 at 17:56

VORTECH FELLER

Tristan > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 17:59

The deciding factor on taking my free NC Miata with front damage from my brother in law was the fact that the headlights were salvageable. They’re made of unobtanium and are outrageously expensive!

Textured Soy Protein > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 18:01

I just paid $57.69 for a replacement BMW cup holder , all because one stupid little spring inside the original one broke and you can’t replace just the spring.

Kinja'd!!!

I already hated this thing before it broke.

At least it’s very easy to access it to replace it. All that’s needed is to pry up the cup holder trim panel with a panel tool which I already own, and the whole cup holder unit comes out with removing a couple screws.

It’s almost like BMW knew the cup holders were a terrible design and made them easily serviceable (as a self-contained, $50+ over-complicated physical embodiment of nonsense).

Kinja'd!!!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Textured Soy Protein
08/07/2017 at 18:08

That looks like a rifle magazine.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 18:08

Meanwhile: http://oppositelock.kinja.com/we-fixed-one-of-the-few-exterior-issues-1797481074

Textured Soy Protein > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
08/07/2017 at 18:20

It’s ok, I’m a non-violent person.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Textured Soy Protein
08/07/2017 at 18:40

Poppin out expressos.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 18:46

Wouldn’t this be an opportunity to use insurance, assuming your deductible is less than 1,000

Takuro Spirit > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
08/07/2017 at 19:33

Not if you take the truck in on trade, inspect it, sell it, and the only person that notices is the buyer.

Takuro Spirit > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
08/07/2017 at 19:35

If only Certi-fit made LED housings for current models....

99% of the reason manufacturers are now putting logos and easter eggs in headlights, tail lights, and glass is so the aftermarket cannot legally make a cheaper replica.

Takuro Spirit > Textured Soy Protein
08/07/2017 at 19:37

TBH that cup looks like overkill for the cupholder. I’m quite certain ze germans did not plan on anything larger than a 8oz foam cup being placed in there.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > Textured Soy Protein
08/07/2017 at 20:06

pretty sure that’s banned in California

Textured Soy Protein > Takuro Spirit
08/07/2017 at 23:51

It is perfectly sized for a 12 oz soda can. 16 oz energy drinks are ok too. Anything smaller in diameter the little stabilizer flap doesn’t actually stabilize, anything bigger doesn’t fit. Curved 20 oz plastic soda bottles flop over. I had to buy a smaller water bottle than the one in the picture to fit more readily. It’s 18 oz but the correct diameter. It is a terrible cup holder.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Takuro Spirit
08/08/2017 at 06:55

ouch