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Old 02-06-2024, 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by ajacks8 View Post
Hey CW, any chance you know which aluminum ones you are using? I go through ECS plastic ones at a ridiculous pace! Thanks for any feedback on where yours are from!
Yeah, I've tried the plastic ones as well. Wasn't a fan.

As to which ones... just cheap ones off Ebay. I must have ordered at least 3 or 4 sets because I have a new set here on the shelf and I can't see any distinguishing markings on them. Been a long time since I ordered them too.

Last set I ordered was back when Amazon was solely a book store.

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Originally Posted by Salty B. View Post
I got two 6K HIDs for like $20 vs $80-90 for one OE osram. I had one jackhole on another forum telling me I was an idiot for buying the cheap ones. No, you're the idiot for buying the OE ones.
Yeah, I'm a sucker. I still buy the Osram D1S at ~$110 a pair... probably a waste of money nowadays as I am sure you are right in that every Chinese sweatshop has perfected the art of making an HID bulb 99% as well as Phillips or Osram has. At least I only have to purchase them every 3 or 4 years.
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