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Old 07-16-18, 05:00 PM
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Last year when one of my headlights kept going off, I purchased what were supposed to be Osram Xenarc 5000K bulbs and put them in. Sure enough, year and some change later, one of the headlights started going off again🙁.
Being a cheap sob - back to eBay - this time went with supposedly German made AGT 5000K bulbs - whopping $25 for a pair. Just replaced the faulty one - seems to be working ok, but the light output doesn’t seem as white as the “Osram” - probably closer to the OEM 4300K. Might have to change the other one as well. Oh well - good thing it’s only a 15 min job.
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Pick up a pair of bulbs from theretrofitsource.com and call it a day. They range from $60 per pair up.
Old 07-17-18, 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by stasek
Last year when one of my headlights kept going off, I purchased what were supposed to be Osram Xenarc 5000K bulbs and put them in. Sure enough, year and some change later, one of the headlights started going off again🙁.
Being a cheap sob - back to eBay - this time went with supposedly German made AGT 5000K bulbs - whopping $25 for a pair. Just replaced the faulty one - seems to be working ok, but the light output doesn’t seem as white as the “Osram” - probably closer to the OEM 4300K. Might have to change the other one as well. Oh well - good thing it’s only a 15 min job.
15 minutes! !!! I've been reading about this being a pain.
Old 07-17-18, 04:33 AM
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Go through the fender well and you can access the bulb.

I went with Osram CBIs and thus far, no issues a year in.
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^^^ This. It’s especially easy when you take the wheel off...
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