OEM HIDs
07-24-2008, 07:24 AM
#4
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 426
RE: OEM HIDs
I would never trust a 100 dollar set of HID's. Quality is not cheap for HID's, I had a 04Steeda Focus that I swapped out the stock lights for a set of HID's and I paid almost 1k for them. Ironicly I was in the Netherlands and went to a fewGerman Ford dealers to try and get a set and they wanted even more. Hella is the leading maker of lights in Europe and Itried from them for a factory set and with the exchange rate at the time would have cost around 1300 US. Of course on a Focus you get the entire headlight housing and not just the light and ballast.
07-24-2008, 08:46 AM
#6
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New York City
Posts: 1,154
RE: OEM HIDs
ORIGINAL: A_Drunken_Llama $1000 on HID's?....they don't even cost that much from Ford....where are u getting them? Rolex's website?
its just like schapman said. ford has theirs listed at $999, saleen at $899. ill post their links up later since im at work right now. $100 for HIDs? im not sure about that.
07-24-2008, 09:31 AM
#7
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Surprise, Arizona
Posts: 9
RE: OEM HIDs
I have the OEM HID's on my 08 GT, and I'm not so sure they are worth the $525 option sticker price. I have not driven a non HID Mustang at night, but my guess is there won't be a huge difference in lumination. I had no choice in the option since I bought from dealer stock. The GM at the dealership where I bought my car is my brothers next door neighbor, so I had met him socially before my purchase. I told him at the time I was buying my car that $525 as a headlight option was crazy, and he didn't have a comeback.
I would want to see a a side by side (night time) comparison between the two before spending $900 to a $1000 on this upgrade.
I would want to see a a side by side (night time) comparison between the two before spending $900 to a $1000 on this upgrade.
