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2000 Lexus ES300 - needs new driver-side headlight - please help
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Re: 2000 Lexus ES300 - needs new driver-side headlight - please help -
08-19-2009
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On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:54:39 -0700, Jeff Strickland wrote: "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno (AT) e86 (DOT) GTS> wrote in message news  an.2009.08.17.22.43.51.618678 (AT) e86 (DOT) GTS...On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:13:18 -0700, Jeff Strickland wrote: "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno (AT) e86 (DOT) GTS> wrote in message news an.2009.08.17.21.45.46.953199 (AT) e86 (DOT) GTS...On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:57:35 -0700, Jeff Strickland wrote: "Dave Garland" <dave.garland (AT) wizinfo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:cJednVLaXu5LcBTXnZ2dnUVZ_u2dnZ2d (AT) posted (DOT) visi... Jeff Strickland wrote: Your car takes a model <whatever> (typically expressed as 9004, 9006, 9007, H1, H7, or others) that is widely available at the autoparts store on the corner by your house. You can also find the same thing at WalMart and Target. Once you identify the number, there are vairious selections of it that define the brightness of the light that comes out. Bright = higher cost, as a general rule. Brighter also typically means it doesn't last as long (for the bulb types that do have a range of brightnesses available). It's a tradeoff, whether you want more light or longer life. Dave I've had SilverStar bulbs on my BMW for 4+ years. I'd do it again. They have SilverStar Ultra now, I'd probably do them when these break. DAMN! Now I know who has the MONEY in this group! The lights or the car gave me away? The headlight bulb! $19-24 a pop for bulbs?!?!? They must be pretty freakin' good... My car takes 4 ... You got the round 3-piece lights? They used to be illegal, but we knew where to get them. $80 for headlights? |
I have the 5 1/4 inch round lamps, two low beam and two high beam. That's
four bulbs, closer to $25 ea. when I bought them. I think the price has come
down a few dollars since the Ultras came out.
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"Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:h6cqpn$hkn$1 (AT) news (DOT) eternal-september.org... "Dave Garland" <dave.garland (AT) wizinfo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:cJednVLaXu5LcBTXnZ2dnUVZ_u2dnZ2d (AT) posted (DOT) visi... Jeff Strickland wrote: Your car takes a model <whatever> (typically expressed as 9004, 9006, 9007, H1, H7, or others) that is widely available at the autoparts store on the corner by your house. You can also find the same thing at WalMart and Target. Once you identify the number, there are vairious selections of it that define the brightness of the light that comes out. Bright = higher cost, as a general rule. Brighter also typically means it doesn't last as long (for the bulb types that do have a range of brightnesses available). It's a tradeoff, whether you want more light or longer life. Dave I've had SilverStar bulbs on my BMW for 4+ years. I'd do it again. They have SilverStar Ultra now, I'd probably do them when these break. Found the following info with this link ... http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProducts/AutomotiveLighting/LampReplacementGuide 2000 LEXUS ES300 (With halogen capsule headlamps) Low beam headlamp H7 H7SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen H7ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen H7EB EcoBright - Your Environmental Choice H7XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light H7CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light The SilverStar Ultra H7 SU costs ~$20-$40 for twin pack on Amazon, which is not bad. Does this sound right? |
But you can cruise over to WalMart and get them for the same price ~ 34
dollars for a pair. Target has them too. Not to mention all of the autoparts
chain stores. I'd not buy these on Amazon. There is no price advantage, and
there's a delay in getting them to your house.
If you have a 120 mile drive into town to go to WalMart, then perhaps Amazon
makes sense.
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On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:55:45 -0700, Jeff Strickland wrote: "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno (AT) e86 (DOT) GTS> wrote in message news an.2009.08.18.22.30.13.613881 (AT) e86 (DOT) GTS...On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:54:39 -0700, Jeff Strickland wrote: "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno (AT) e86 (DOT) GTS> wrote in message news an.2009.08.17.22.43.51.618678 (AT) e86 (DOT) GTS...On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:13:18 -0700, Jeff Strickland wrote: "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno (AT) e86 (DOT) GTS> wrote in message news an.2009.08.17.21.45.46.953199 (AT) e86 (DOT) GTS...On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:57:35 -0700, Jeff Strickland wrote: "Dave Garland" <dave.garland (AT) wizinfo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:cJednVLaXu5LcBTXnZ2dnUVZ_u2dnZ2d (AT) posted (DOT) visi... Jeff Strickland wrote: Your car takes a model <whatever> (typically expressed as 9004, 9006, 9007, H1, H7, or others) that is widely available at the autoparts store on the corner by your house. You can also find the same thing at WalMart and Target. Once you identify the number, there are vairious selections of it that define the brightness of the light that comes out. Bright = higher cost, as a general rule. Brighter also typically means it doesn't last as long (for the bulb types that do have a range of brightnesses available). It's a tradeoff, whether you want more light or longer life. Dave I've had SilverStar bulbs on my BMW for 4+ years. I'd do it again. They have SilverStar Ultra now, I'd probably do them when these break. DAMN! Now I know who has the MONEY in this group! The lights or the car gave me away? The headlight bulb! $19-24 a pop for bulbs?!?!? They must be pretty freakin' good... My car takes 4 ... You got the round 3-piece lights? They used to be illegal, but we knew where to get them. $80 for headlights? ??? I have the 5 1/4 inch round lamps, two low beam and two high beam. That's four bulbs, closer to $25 ea. when I bought them. I think the price has come down a few dollars since the Ultras came out. ARE THEY WORTH $100?!?!?!?!?! |
better the $25 lamps are. The $25 lamps are very nice ...
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"Anna" <anna (AT) no_thanks (DOT) com> wrote in message news:h6gsut$sdf$1 (AT) news (DOT) eternal-september.org... "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:h6cqpn$hkn$1 (AT) news (DOT) eternal-september.org... "Dave Garland" <dave.garland (AT) wizinfo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:cJednVLaXu5LcBTXnZ2dnUVZ_u2dnZ2d (AT) posted (DOT) visi... Jeff Strickland wrote: Your car takes a model <whatever> (typically expressed as 9004, 9006, 9007, H1, H7, or others) that is widely available at the autoparts store on the corner by your house. You can also find the same thing at WalMart and Target. Once you identify the number, there are vairious selections of it that define the brightness of the light that comes out. Bright = higher cost, as a general rule. Brighter also typically means it doesn't last as long (for the bulb types that do have a range of brightnesses available). It's a tradeoff, whether you want more light or longer life. Dave I've had SilverStar bulbs on my BMW for 4+ years. I'd do it again. They have SilverStar Ultra now, I'd probably do them when these break. Found the following info with this link ... http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProducts/AutomotiveLighting/LampReplacementGuide 2000 LEXUS ES300 (With halogen capsule headlamps) Low beam headlamp H7 H7SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen H7ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen H7EB EcoBright - Your Environmental Choice H7XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light H7CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light The SilverStar Ultra H7 SU costs ~$20-$40 for twin pack on Amazon, which is not bad. Does this sound right? Yes, it sounds about right. But you can cruise over to WalMart and get them for the same price ~ 34 dollars for a pair. Target has them too. Not to mention all of the autoparts chain stores. I'd not buy these on Amazon. There is no price advantage, and there's a delay in getting them to your house. If you have a 120 mile drive into town to go to WalMart, then perhaps Amazon makes sense. |
The Wal-Mart that I visited stocked the standard SilverStar (not Ultra).
The Target that I went to didn't have anything close. Then,
I later found out by taking the bad headlamp out that
it was actually an HID (not halogen) headlamp,
which Kragen wanted to charge over $120 for "one". Ouch!
At that price, I don't think I will be getting a pair.
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"Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:h6h7lj$uls$1 (AT) news (DOT) eternal-september.org... "Anna" <anna (AT) no_thanks (DOT) com> wrote in message news:h6gsut$sdf$1 (AT) news (DOT) eternal-september.org... "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:h6cqpn$hkn$1 (AT) news (DOT) eternal-september.org... "Dave Garland" <dave.garland (AT) wizinfo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:cJednVLaXu5LcBTXnZ2dnUVZ_u2dnZ2d (AT) posted (DOT) visi... Jeff Strickland wrote: Your car takes a model <whatever> (typically expressed as 9004, 9006, 9007, H1, H7, or others) that is widely available at the autoparts store on the corner by your house. You can also find the same thing at WalMart and Target. Once you identify the number, there are vairious selections of it that define the brightness of the light that comes out. Bright = higher cost, as a general rule. Brighter also typically means it doesn't last as long (for the bulb types that do have a range of brightnesses available). It's a tradeoff, whether you want more light or longer life. Dave I've had SilverStar bulbs on my BMW for 4+ years. I'd do it again. They have SilverStar Ultra now, I'd probably do them when these break. Found the following info with this link ... http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProducts/AutomotiveLighting/LampReplacementGuide 2000 LEXUS ES300 (With halogen capsule headlamps) Low beam headlamp H7 H7SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen H7ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen H7EB EcoBright - Your Environmental Choice H7XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light H7CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light The SilverStar Ultra H7 SU costs ~$20-$40 for twin pack on Amazon, which is not bad. Does this sound right? Yes, it sounds about right. But you can cruise over to WalMart and get them for the same price ~ 34 dollars for a pair. Target has them too. Not to mention all of the autoparts chain stores. I'd not buy these on Amazon. There is no price advantage, and there's a delay in getting them to your house. If you have a 120 mile drive into town to go to WalMart, then perhaps Amazon makes sense. I was just checking online/amazon to get an idea of pricing. The Wal-Mart that I visited stocked the standard SilverStar (not Ultra). The Target that I went to didn't have anything close. Then, I later found out by taking the bad headlamp out that it was actually an HID (not halogen) headlamp, which Kragen wanted to charge over $120 for "one". Ouch! At that price, I don't think I will be getting a pair. |
HID bulb is a good price. HID bulbs last a long time, so I would not
recommend replacing one that is working or keeping one in stock.
--
Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
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"Anna" <anna (AT) no_thanks (DOT) com> wrote in message news:h6im92$cnq$1 (AT) news (DOT) eternal-september.org... "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:h6h7lj$uls$1 (AT) news (DOT) eternal-september.org... "Anna" <anna (AT) no_thanks (DOT) com> wrote in message news:h6gsut$sdf$1 (AT) news (DOT) eternal-september.org... "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrjeff (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:h6cqpn$hkn$1 (AT) news (DOT) eternal-september.org... "Dave Garland" <dave.garland (AT) wizinfo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:cJednVLaXu5LcBTXnZ2dnUVZ_u2dnZ2d (AT) posted (DOT) visi... Jeff Strickland wrote: Your car takes a model <whatever> (typically expressed as 9004, 9006, 9007, H1, H7, or others) that is widely available at the autoparts store on the corner by your house. You can also find the same thing at WalMart and Target. Once you identify the number, there are vairious selections of it that define the brightness of the light that comes out. Bright = higher cost, as a general rule. Brighter also typically means it doesn't last as long (for the bulb types that do have a range of brightnesses available). It's a tradeoff, whether you want more light or longer life. Dave I've had SilverStar bulbs on my BMW for 4+ years. I'd do it again. They have SilverStar Ultra now, I'd probably do them when these break. Found the following info with this link ... http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProducts/AutomotiveLighting/LampReplacementGuide 2000 LEXUS ES300 (With halogen capsule headlamps) Low beam headlamp H7 H7SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen H7ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen H7EB EcoBright - Your Environmental Choice H7XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light H7CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light The SilverStar Ultra H7 SU costs ~$20-$40 for twin pack on Amazon, which is not bad. Does this sound right? Yes, it sounds about right. But you can cruise over to WalMart and get them for the same price ~ 34 dollars for a pair. Target has them too. Not to mention all of the autoparts chain stores. I'd not buy these on Amazon. There is no price advantage, and there's a delay in getting them to your house. If you have a 120 mile drive into town to go to WalMart, then perhaps Amazon makes sense. I was just checking online/amazon to get an idea of pricing. The Wal-Mart that I visited stocked the standard SilverStar (not Ultra). The Target that I went to didn't have anything close. Then, I later found out by taking the bad headlamp out that it was actually an HID (not halogen) headlamp, which Kragen wanted to charge over $120 for "one". Ouch! At that price, I don't think I will be getting a pair. The HID bulbs have a metal tab or band running down the side. $120 for 1 HID bulb is a good price. HID bulbs last a long time, so I would not recommend replacing one that is working or keeping one in stock. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply) |
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