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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Mr.OmegaMan on 09 December 2015, 17:27:22
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Is £40 (total) a good price for a pair of Genuine Omega HID bulbs ?
Their new / old stock.
GM Part Number - 93169041
Apparently they are normally £109
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Is this the correct type for the facelift Omega?
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Bit late to be asking ::) fortunately they are correct...
Not a bad price, but paid £32 for a pair or Osram Xenarc D2S 35W bulbs last year...
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Bit late to be asking ::) fortunately they are correct...
Not a bad price, but paid £32 for a pair or Osram Xenarc D2S 35W bulbs last year...
Was going to ask first but did something similar some time ago before I could hit 'buy it now' someone on here snapped it up ;D
Good to know, just thought they'd come in handy as a spare set :y
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Good to know, just thought they'd come in handy as a spare set :y
I sold my car with the same HID 'bulbs' in it that I'd bought it with 10 yrs previously ;) ;)
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Good to know, just thought they'd come in handy as a spare set :y
I sold my car with the same HID 'bulbs' in it that I'd bought it with 10 yrs previously ;) ;)
I know they rarely die but since messing about with the headlights on mine after various errors the colour tint isn't the same, when the weather gets warmer i'll replace them both which should last the life of the car then easily :y
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Good to know, just thought they'd come in handy as a spare set :y
I sold my car with the same HID 'bulbs' in it that I'd bought it with 10 yrs previously ;) ;)
I know they rarely die but since messing about with the headlights on mine after various errors the colour tint isn't the same, when the weather gets warmer i'll replace them both which should last the life of the car then easily :y
You might be surprised as they dim and discolour over time slowly such that you don't notice until you fit new ones and go wow!
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as they dim and discolour over time slowly such that you don't notice until you fit new ones and go wow!
They were still better than the sh1te at the front of my Merc >:(
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Good to know, just thought they'd come in handy as a spare set :y
I sold my car with the same HID 'bulbs' in it that I'd bought it with 10 yrs previously ;) ;)
I know they rarely die but since messing about with the headlights on mine after various errors the colour tint isn't the same, when the weather gets warmer i'll replace them both which should last the life of the car then easily :y
You might be surprised as they dim and discolour over time slowly such that you don't notice until you fit new ones and go wow!
I'm sure there will be a noticeable difference :y
Well if this weather would just calm down I may get a chance to fit them sooner, hopefully.
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as they dim and discolour over time slowly such that you don't notice until you fit new ones and go wow!
They were still better than the sh1te at the front of my Merc >:(
That's the price you pay for buying summat like that second hand... you're entirely at the mercy of the tight fisted tw lovely person who ordered it ::) At least with Vauxhalls and Fords, the range is pretty clear cut, so if it says Life or S on the badge you know it's unlikely to have electric windows or aircon and equally if it says SE or Elite, then there won't be much to add/missing...
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That's the price you pay for buying summat like that second hand... you're entirely at the mercy of the tight fisted tw lovely person who ordered it ::) ...
I just never even thought to check for HIDs .... just assumed it would have them. I'll not get caught out like that again. The last of the line ie facelifted cars had them as standard.
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That's the price you pay for buying summat like that second hand... you're entirely at the mercy of the tight fisted tw lovely person who ordered it ::) ...
I just never even thought to check for HIDs .... just assumed it would have them. I'll not get caught out like that again. The last of the line ie facelifted cars had them as standard.
By facelift, I take it you mean the last four UK cars ordered... :D
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By facelift, I take it you mean the last four UK cars ordered... :D
Yes :y
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we can get back on topic now ........ ::)
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If I still had my FL I'd be well chuffed with that price. There's a couple of spare ones 'found' in scrap cars in my dad's garage, but as said above, they do fade a bit over time, so for that brand new 'bling' £40 sounds a cracking deal.
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paid £3.75 for a pair of non genuine chinese ones a while back on ebay eg search for 370916269154
choice of temps, 4.3K, 6K, 8K, i went for 6K d2s for a change, whiter than OE but not blue.
haven't tried them they are just spares for trip abroad, at £3.75 i'm not worried how long they last.
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paid £3.75 for a pair of non genuine chinese ones a while back on ebay eg search for 370916269154
choice of temps, 4.3K, 6K, 8K, i went for 6K d2s for a change, whiter than OE but not blue.
haven't tried them they are just spares for trip abroad, at £3.75 i'm not worried how long they last.
It`s not how long they last, it`s if they`ll work. I remember a while ago that someone had used some cheap Chinese bulbs and it took a few times for them to fire up, i.e turning the lights on and off a few times.
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paid £3.75 for a pair of non genuine chinese ones a while back on ebay eg search for 370916269154
choice of temps, 4.3K, 6K, 8K, i went for 6K d2s for a change, whiter than OE but not blue.
haven't tried them they are just spares for trip abroad, at £3.75 i'm not worried how long they last.
It`s not how long they last, it`s if they`ll work. I remember a while ago that someone had used some cheap Chinese bulbs and it took a few times for them to fire up, i.e turning the lights on and off a few times.
Some people won't be helped Gav...
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paid £3.75 for a pair of non genuine chinese ones a while back on ebay eg search for 370916269154
choice of temps, 4.3K, 6K, 8K, i went for 6K d2s for a change, whiter than OE but not blue.
haven't tried them they are just spares for trip abroad, at £3.75 i'm not worried how long they last.
No thanks, why you'd even risk it is beyond me... Buy cheap buy twice comes to mind or in your case you'll be buying multiple times. Hope you have breakdown cover makes the mind boggle what other cheap parts you've fitted to your car. Good luck either way.
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It`s not how long they last, it`s if they`ll work. I remember a while ago that someone had used some cheap Chinese bulbs and it took a few times for them to fire up, i.e turning the lights on and off a few times.
my nearside OE bulb does that already, not often yet though to change it.
i got the chinese ones primarily for emergency spares eg if one of my OE fails in france i want to be able to drive the car home without being arrested.
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No thanks, why you'd even risk it is beyond me... Buy cheap buy twice comes to mind or in your case you'll be buying multiple times. Hope you have breakdown cover makes the mind boggle what other cheap parts you've fitted to your car. Good luck either way.
how many times does £3.75 go into £40 i wonder
so much fud on this forum about tc and oe parts - all i've done is spend £3.75 on some bulbs i may never fit. Instead of £40
all the parts i've fitted are from well known manufacturers as i recall. apart from the alternator reg from a small company which seems fine. not had any problems so far.
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Arrived today :y
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Good swift service from Billingtons, Bedford Vauxhall Garage. :y
Weather permitting i'll fit them tomorrow :y
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That's the price you pay for buying summat like that second hand... you're entirely at the mercy of the tight fisted tw lovely person who ordered it ::) ...
I just never even thought to check for HIDs .... just assumed it would have them. I'll not get caught out like that again. The last of the line ie facelifted cars had them as standard.
As would most people.
Mercedes is hardly a'budget brand' so I would also have assumed it came with HIDS. :-\
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That's the price you pay for buying summat like that second hand... you're entirely at the mercy of the tight fisted tw lovely person who ordered it ::) ...
I just never even thought to check for HIDs .... just assumed it would have them. I'll not get caught out like that again. The last of the line ie facelifted cars had them as standard.
As would most people.
Mercedes is hardly a'budget brand' so I would also have assumed it came with HIDS. :-\
Why fit summat as standard when you can sell it for another £1200 ::)
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HIDS are standard on the Omega Elite but sadly not the Signum Elite. :-\
Neither is electric seats (memory or otherwise) and rear heated seats. :-\
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That's the price you pay for buying summat like that second hand... you're entirely at the mercy of the tight fisted tw lovely person who ordered it ::) ...
I just never even thought to check for HIDs .... just assumed it would have them. I'll not get caught out like that again. The last of the line ie facelifted cars had them as standard.
As would most people.
Mercedes is hardly a'budget brand' so I would also have assumed it came with HIDS. :-\
Why fit summat as standard when you can sell it for another £1200 ::)
Works well on a £6000 shopping trolley ..........but looks mean on a £40,000 Merc. ;)
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HIDS are standard on the Omega Elite but sadly not the Signum Elite. :-\
Neither is electric seats (memory or otherwise) and rear heated seats. :-\
The seats from the earlier Signum can be retro fitted, as can heated rears... The pre facelifts had significantly longer option lists... Plod HIDs are your only real lighting option as the retail cars were only available with Adaptive Forward Lighting which does the whole auto dip/seeing round corners thing and involves alot more effort...
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True enough Dr, but if you want it to look better, then vanity costs...
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i got the chinese ones primarily for emergency spares eg if one of my OE fails in france i want to be able to drive the car home without being arrested.
Not required, as not a roadside repair - the manual says it must be done by dealer ;)
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No thanks, why you'd even risk it is beyond me... Buy cheap buy twice comes to mind or in your case you'll be buying multiple times. Hope you have breakdown cover makes the mind boggle what other cheap parts you've fitted to your car. Good luck either way.
how many times does £3.75 go into £40 i wonder
so much fud on this forum about tc and oe parts - all i've done is spend £3.75 on some bulbs i may never fit. Instead of £40
all the parts i've fitted are from well known manufacturers as i recall. apart from the alternator reg from a small company which seems fine. not had any problems so far.
£3.75 might sound cheap at the moment but when you`re in the middle of nowhere with a blown bulb and you`re spare turns out to be duff then £40 doesn`t sound too bad an option.
If you`re really strapped for cash then fair enough but it could still work out to be false economy, for me though I`d spend the £40 fit the bulbs and forget as they`ll outlast the car :y
The cheap bulbs could turn out to be fine and good luck to you that they are :y