New headlights - Thanks Sewell!
08-06-12, 07:55 AM
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New headlights - Thanks Sewell!
A long long time ago I had a ballast go out in my 06' IS250 .... found a housing on ebay with a ballast, replaced it and it worked for about 6 months before dying on me.
About two days after the second one died I happened to hit a turkey driving to work and the only damage was to the broken headlight - got pretty lucky there.
So insurance cut me a check for $1400 to replace the headlight just in time for the last Sewell sale, so I was able to replace both headlights with the new LED ones for only about $300 out of pocket (which selling my old working headlight should cover).
.... just wanted to thank Sewell for being there for this community ......myself and my wallet appreciate it!
About two days after the second one died I happened to hit a turkey driving to work and the only damage was to the broken headlight - got pretty lucky there.
So insurance cut me a check for $1400 to replace the headlight just in time for the last Sewell sale, so I was able to replace both headlights with the new LED ones for only about $300 out of pocket (which selling my old working headlight should cover).
.... just wanted to thank Sewell for being there for this community ......myself and my wallet appreciate it!
08-06-12, 08:00 AM
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A long long time ago I had a ballast go out in my 06' IS250 .... found a housing on ebay with a ballast, replaced it and it worked for about 6 months before dying on me.
About two days after the second one died I happened to hit a turkey driving to work and the only damage was to the broken headlight - got pretty lucky there.
So insurance cut me a check for $1400 to replace the headlight just in time for the last Sewell sale, so I was able to replace both headlights with the new LED ones for only about $300 out of pocket (which selling my old working headlight should cover).
.... just wanted to thank Sewell for being there for this community ......myself and my wallet appreciate it!
About two days after the second one died I happened to hit a turkey driving to work and the only damage was to the broken headlight - got pretty lucky there.
So insurance cut me a check for $1400 to replace the headlight just in time for the last Sewell sale, so I was able to replace both headlights with the new LED ones for only about $300 out of pocket (which selling my old working headlight should cover).
.... just wanted to thank Sewell for being there for this community ......myself and my wallet appreciate it!
08-06-12, 12:50 PM
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Get a new license plate, it makes the front end look beat up!
See if you can take of the front plate all together and put some bumper plugs on it
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08-07-12, 03:48 AM
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you hit a turkey and only damaged the headlight? nice
... the housing front plastic survived too, the whole housing got "pushed" back into the car and broke the mounts, so there was a 1/2" hole on the housing that allowed water in.... the water then sat on the ballast and caused it to fail, but all my other lights still worked.
Whatever engineer said "Let's but this higher voltage ballast at the lowest point in the housing" is an asshat.
