Who wants to see something fucking crazy?

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 01/21/2015 at 01:43 • Filed to: None

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Well, there's two things actually: A genuine Hella Xenon headlight unit for the 528i is $800 for just ONE, and for some reason the left side is $70 more than the right side.

I mean, I checked eBay and Rockauto, and they had it for ~$600 each, but that's still insane.

DrJohannVegas > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/21/2015 at 01:45

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More people smash up the driver's side? Also, $800 for an old stock xenon projector unit isn't crazy. But, it IS the reason why so many folks go the retrofit route.

For Sweden > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/21/2015 at 01:45

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That's Hella cray

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DrJohannVegas 01/21/2015 at 01:47

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I don't want it, I was just browsing and happened upon it, but it disgusts me that people would charge (or pay) a significant fraction of what their vehicle is worth for something like that.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > For Sweden 01/21/2015 at 01:48

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DrJohannVegas > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/21/2015 at 01:57

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I was gonna make a "Hella Expensive" joke here, but Sweden beat me to it. So, instead, serious hat:

The way I see it, if you are looking for a NOS replacement part, then you are paying warehouse storage fees for that box on the shelf for, at minimum, 12 years. If it's new-new, you are paying for a short run of molding. So, if you are the kind of maniac who demands brand new parts on a 12+ year old car (those look like E39 headlamps to me), then you are not concerned with the resale value of your car.

So, perhaps crazy like a fox.

pip bip - choose Corrour > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/21/2015 at 02:07

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insane prices , thats why i prefer using higher output h/l bulbs , i 'm using H4 60/55w +100% i think they were Narva brand , very effective at night.

davedave1111 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/21/2015 at 05:44

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Wow, that makes these look cheap at $700:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-Merced…

. . > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/21/2015 at 07:54

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Blimey. That pretty insane.

Incidentally, the headlights for my shoebox are $5-10 depending on the seller. That makes me happy.

Street Surgeon > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/21/2015 at 08:26

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So there I was, all set to buy a Focus ST (ST1) for a hair under 20k. I could deal with the standard audio I told myself, I could deal with the ford seats as I'd swap them out for some Corbeau A4s I told myself, but I had to have HIDs! No sweat right? My roomie gets cost on Ford, and Nissan parts! The HID housings are about 2300 (msrp) a side... Sooooooooooooooooooo I bought an ST3 instead.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/21/2015 at 09:25

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If that includes bulbs and ballasts that isn't unreasonable. I've been driving with a flickering HID on my STI for a couple years because I don't drive the car that much and best case it is a $200 bulb that I need to replace. If it isn't the bulb it is the $400 ballast. The housing is another $600 if I were to ever need to replace that.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > . . 01/21/2015 at 12:17

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Non-xenon lights run about $150-$200 per side.