Today's Outrageously overpriced 996 part
01-09-2008, 10:04 AM
#16
I noticed today that one of the "Position" Lights on my 996 headlight array was burned out.
The Position Light is also referred to as a "City" light and is in the headlight housing.
The bulb is called a H6W and is a 12v 6w lamp that looks like a flashlight bulb, with a miniature bayonet base.
So, silly me, I thought that I could just pop in my local Pep Boys and get a replacement....
Wrong.
This is an european speciality bulb, and locally is only available from, you know who..., My local Porsche dealer parts counter at, get this $14 a bulb!
Talk about having you by the nuts! What's next, $600 footwell lighting?
The Position Light is also referred to as a "City" light and is in the headlight housing.
The bulb is called a H6W and is a 12v 6w lamp that looks like a flashlight bulb, with a miniature bayonet base.
So, silly me, I thought that I could just pop in my local Pep Boys and get a replacement....
Wrong.
This is an european speciality bulb, and locally is only available from, you know who..., My local Porsche dealer parts counter at, get this $14 a bulb!
Talk about having you by the nuts! What's next, $600 footwell lighting?
01-09-2008, 12:00 PM
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So an update:
I decided that since I was gonna be on the hook for $14/bulb no matter what, (damm the weak dollar) I should get as much value as I can out of this. I found an Online vendor in the UK that sells the Philips Blue Vision brand of this type of bulb, at the same price as the dealer with free shipping. They also throw in a set of Osram W5W side marker lamps for free.
I have used european Phillips bulbs in my Audis with great success. They never seem to burn out. The bulbs shipped yesterday, and I will have them next week. Since it is raining this week and next, the car will wait for its lamps.
I decided that since I was gonna be on the hook for $14/bulb no matter what, (damm the weak dollar) I should get as much value as I can out of this. I found an Online vendor in the UK that sells the Philips Blue Vision brand of this type of bulb, at the same price as the dealer with free shipping. They also throw in a set of Osram W5W side marker lamps for free.
I have used european Phillips bulbs in my Audis with great success. They never seem to burn out. The bulbs shipped yesterday, and I will have them next week. Since it is raining this week and next, the car will wait for its lamps.
01-09-2008, 12:11 PM
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I dealt with this a few months ago and ended up going the Led route. Got them for 14 bucks shipped to my door. They look amazing and will hopefully outlast the halogen bulbs they replaced. Pictures and more details are here: https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...&highlight=h6w.
01-09-2008, 01:58 PM
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01-09-2008, 05:15 PM
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www.powerbulbs.com - UK site that sells OSRAM and Philips stuff.
01-09-2008, 06:10 PM
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I dealt with this a few months ago and ended up going the Led route. Got them for 14 bucks shipped to my door. They look amazing and will hopefully outlast the halogen bulbs they replaced. Pictures and more details are here: https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...&highlight=h6w.
01-09-2008, 08:01 PM
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01-09-2008, 08:10 PM
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I agree, Sylvania and Philips are not the same... I'm not sure who claimed that thay are?
www.powerbulbs.com - UK site that sells OSRAM and Philips stuff.
www.powerbulbs.com - UK site that sells OSRAM and Philips stuff.
Thanks
01-09-2008, 08:15 PM
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01-09-2008, 08:31 PM
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I had the same experience in trying to get one of those "city" bulbs. After going to the dealer and getting the $14 quote, went to an indie a block away I had never evn used for any service with the bulb and showed it to one of the mechanics and they were going to give it to me and I gave them $5. Case closed............. although we can see why Porsche is the most profitable car manufacturer in the world!!
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I had the same experience in trying to get one of those "city" bulbs. After going to the dealer and getting the $14 quote, went to an indie a block away I had never evn used for any service with the bulb and showed it to one of the mechanics and they were going to give it to me and I gave them $5. Case closed............. although we can see why Porsche is the most profitable car manufacturer in the world!!
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01-09-2008, 08:42 PM
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This is what I expect too. In previous threads discussing the topic however, some members expressed a belief that without adequate heatsinking, the Leds would generate too much heat and burn themselves out in short order. I can see that happening in a higher output bulb but I can't see a bulb this small generating that much heat.
01-10-2008, 05:08 PM
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Something to add . . . .
A couple of days ago I noticed my passenger side "parking light" died on my '03 986 with Litronics. I pulled the bulb out to find that the filament was in tacked and the bulb was not dead. So I popped the passenger side bulb into the driver side socket and the bulb still did not work. At this point I did not have my multimeter to check continuity of the bulb and it was late at night. I then put back the driver side bulb, and sure enough that one now didn't work.
I then checked all fuses and no signs of a any being blown. At this point I was frustrated, reinstalled the headlight housing and called it a day.
A little while ago I got off the phone with my mechanic and they said it could be a faulty dashboard light switch (they had seen two of these cases within a week not too long ago) or a computer glitch. They suggested to continue driving the car with the headlights on, day or night, for a couple of days and see if the lights come back on. A buddy mentioned disconnecting the battery to reset the computer. Has anyone had this problem and/or tried any of the suggested fixes or have advise?
Thanks for your input!
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'06 Mazda3
'70 Camaro Z28 / RS
A couple of days ago I noticed my passenger side "parking light" died on my '03 986 with Litronics. I pulled the bulb out to find that the filament was in tacked and the bulb was not dead. So I popped the passenger side bulb into the driver side socket and the bulb still did not work. At this point I did not have my multimeter to check continuity of the bulb and it was late at night. I then put back the driver side bulb, and sure enough that one now didn't work.
I then checked all fuses and no signs of a any being blown. At this point I was frustrated, reinstalled the headlight housing and called it a day.A little while ago I got off the phone with my mechanic and they said it could be a faulty dashboard light switch (they had seen two of these cases within a week not too long ago) or a computer glitch. They suggested to continue driving the car with the headlights on, day or night, for a couple of days and see if the lights come back on. A buddy mentioned disconnecting the battery to reset the computer. Has anyone had this problem and/or tried any of the suggested fixes or have advise?
Thanks for your input!
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'03 Boxster S
'06 Mazda3
'70 Camaro Z28 / RS
01-10-2008, 06:58 PM
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Dude, did you miss the big tube of astroglide by the parts counter...