My driver side HID went completely out.. How much will this cost me? Car is still CPO

 

The following items are expressly excluded from coverage under the Lexus CPO warranty:

Body and Interior:
bumpers, carpet, chrome, dash cover and pad, door trim, handles, fabric, glass (including windshield), headliner, hinges, interior and exterior trim and moldings, cupholders, ashtrays, covers and vents, lightbulbs, nuts, bolts, clips, retainers and fasteners, paint, rust and corrosion damage, seat covers, shiny metals, weather stripping.

So if the problem is your HID bulb, then no it's not covered. If it's the ballast, then yes it should be covered.

If your bulb is burnt out, don't buy OEM - they're extremely expensive. Just buy two good bulbs for $100 total and swap both out. You'll want to swap both at the same time otherwise they'll be different colors and brightnesses (they fade over time).

 

Unless one wants to stick OEM brand and willing to spend the money to get something better than stock.

Philips Ultinon 5000K or 6000K - NigelJDMParts (forum vendor) sells them.

 

No, mine went out a couple weeks ago and dealer quoted me $245 + tax excluding labor, went with garax 6k for $100 shipped

 

really they dont cover the hids? and why would the bulbs from the dealers or sewell be good?

 

It most likely cover's the ballasts for the HID, but not the bulbs. The bulbs would probably be under the factory warranty.

The stock bulbs are from Philips. You would be able to get them else where for cheaper than dealer and have the option to go Ultinon if wanted.

 

where can you get them elsewhere? and whats ultinon?

 

Philips Ultinon are OEM quality HID bulbs. They aren't cheap, but they are probably some of the best quality bulbs you can buy.

There's plenty of other HID bulbs you can buy though. Check out the vendors section here on Clublexus, there's a few vendors that sell HID kids/HID bulbs. Garax seem to be the most popular as far as just bulbs go. For full kits there's many, Xenon Depot, V-Leds, etc.

Vendors:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/clu...rketplace-118/

 

This is my review of XenonDepot's 5000K HID low beam bulbs: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lig...ount-code.html

I'm a huge fan, and I think the pair is only around $100.

For comparison, ONE replacement OEM bulb on Sewell is $175: http://is.sewellparts.com/accessorie...2007/2144.html

 

i think the price of two OEM bulbs is 175. check that you are right...1 for 175 yikes...


why are these cars having so many hID problems? im having trouble too.

 

You'll clearly note on that Sewell page that it's only referenced as "Bulb", not "Bulbs". The picture is also of only one bulb. This is precisely why I would never consider buying OEM.

Also I'm not sure these cars do have many HID problems - bulbs burn out, and I've heard of very few OEM ballast issues.

 

I bought two new oem d4s bulbs for $40, they are just as great as dealer bulbs I think they are 4300k, have these in my car for 6 months now no prob yet

 

Oh wow. Yeah that's even more than what Ultinon which would be about $150 a bulb.

 

Would you mind explaining where you got them for that price? I ask because Sewell generally has the best prices on OEM Lexus parts, and the price on one true OEM bulb there is $175. I find it extremely hard to fathom you were able to get a genuine OEM pair for $40.

 

I dont know what u guys are talking about....i took the car to lexus of manhattan because my bulbs kept going off n on...they gave me two new bulbs...problem fixed...