OEM HID Bulb ?
#16
So you would agree then that when the "official" philips site points you to Zenon Corp, who sells them via Amazon for a little over $50 each, that that would be a legitimate source? I'm sure if a reseller was selling knockoffs, then Philips wouldn't be linking to them.
If you do the research, you can find quality products. Even on ebay and Amazon. But you are correct. If you don't know what you're looking for, it's easy to find an inferior product.
If you do the research, you can find quality products. Even on ebay and Amazon. But you are correct. If you don't know what you're looking for, it's easy to find an inferior product.
Last edited by christcorp; 03-13-14 at 07:11 PM.
#17
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So you would agree then that when the "official" philips site points you to Zenon Corp, who sells them via Amazon for a little over $50 each, that that would be a legitimate source? I'm sure if a reseller was selling knockoffs, then Philips wouldn't be linking to them.
#18
So you would agree then that when the "official" philips site points you to Zenon Corp, who sells them via Amazon for a little over $50 each, that that would be a legitimate source? I'm sure if a reseller was selling knockoffs, then Philips wouldn't be linking to them.
If you do the research, you can find quality products. Even on ebay and Amazon. But you are correct. If you don't know what you're looking for, it's easy to find an inferior product.
If you do the research, you can find quality products. Even on ebay and Amazon. But you are correct. If you don't know what you're looking for, it's easy to find an inferior product.
I should add that they told me they DO sell to / on bulbs.com a site which I had never heard of before.
Last edited by chbow; 03-14-14 at 06:33 AM.
#19
That's quite possible. I never argued that there isn't some crap knockoffs out there. My main point was that if you do the research, you can find authentic bulbs at a great price. Even on ebay. One seller I saw on ebay was selling Sylvania original bulbs. 100% customer satisfaction rating. Actual pictures of the item. Original packaging. Including posting the UPC code. And when plenty of past customers give positive reviews and say the items they received are genuine, I sometimes am willing to take a chance.
Light bulbs are very difficult to verify. So many companies hire another company to build the bulb for them. Nissan for example uses Matsu****a bulbs. "Marked with an "M". However, Matsu****a doesn't make bulbs. They have their bulbs made by Panasonic. Many people don't know that Sylvania and Osram are the same company. Also with them is Xenarc. There's also Koito, and GE as well as Philips. Philips is probably the most difficult of them all. They've been around a very long time and they build a lot of bulbs for a lot of different manufacturers. And those manufacturers pay Philips to put their name on the bulb.
I've bought a lot of car parts in my time. From Mexico to germany to china. For everything from old classic fords and chevy's to newer corvettes and porsche. If you do your homework, you can find some really good deals. Even on ebay. "Assuming the individual has a good reputation and posts ACTUAL pictures". A couple years ago, an article was posted on Prius Chat about bulbs. Especially HID bulbs. I learned a lot from that. But I've been to swap meets, yard sales, amazon, ebay, and similar where I get reviews from past customers. Here's a link to the article. It's pretty cool info.
http://priuschat.com/threads/not-all...-equal.101472/
Light bulbs are very difficult to verify. So many companies hire another company to build the bulb for them. Nissan for example uses Matsu****a bulbs. "Marked with an "M". However, Matsu****a doesn't make bulbs. They have their bulbs made by Panasonic. Many people don't know that Sylvania and Osram are the same company. Also with them is Xenarc. There's also Koito, and GE as well as Philips. Philips is probably the most difficult of them all. They've been around a very long time and they build a lot of bulbs for a lot of different manufacturers. And those manufacturers pay Philips to put their name on the bulb.
I've bought a lot of car parts in my time. From Mexico to germany to china. For everything from old classic fords and chevy's to newer corvettes and porsche. If you do your homework, you can find some really good deals. Even on ebay. "Assuming the individual has a good reputation and posts ACTUAL pictures". A couple years ago, an article was posted on Prius Chat about bulbs. Especially HID bulbs. I learned a lot from that. But I've been to swap meets, yard sales, amazon, ebay, and similar where I get reviews from past customers. Here's a link to the article. It's pretty cool info.
http://priuschat.com/threads/not-all...-equal.101472/
Last edited by christcorp; 03-14-14 at 06:54 AM.
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