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Offline Eddie07

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Phillips DS2 from VW...
« on: December 18, 2013, 09:59:16 am »
...got a quote from VW for the above for £65 + VAT.

Quick google search shows that thats a ball park figure but can get them off ebay for 30-40...

has anyone got some from the internet cheaper and can vouch for them?

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Re: Phillips DS2 from VW...
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2013, 10:14:01 am »
If it includes fitting, I'd pay the extra :happy2: I know nothing about the bulbs sorry.

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Re: Phillips DS2 from VW...
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2013, 10:19:54 am »

Rich Wigley has a friend in Germany, I think he gets them at a decent price.

Opportunity for a bulb upgrade?

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Re: Phillips DS2 from VW...
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2013, 10:24:20 am »
I got two brand new delivered within the UK for about £52 this year on ebay, same Philips part number as what I took out and easy to change.
Used to have Edition 30 - number 009 and a GT TDI 140.
Now have an S4 B8 Avant (stage 2)

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Re: Phillips DS2 from VW...
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2013, 10:32:04 am »
I would buy the Osram ones personally.
I'd never buy half price advertised bulbs on Ebay  - So many fakes around it's unbelievable and the beam pattern from crap DS2 bulbs is TERRIBLE!
I'd happily pay £150 for a pair of decent bulbs knowing they're 100% genuine.

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Re: Phillips DS2 from VW...
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2013, 10:35:45 am »
Just to echo what Jay has said - be careful of fakes. Some copies are very hard to tell apart from Genuine bulbs.

Rich

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Re: Phillips DS2 from VW...
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2013, 10:38:29 am »
Used to have Edition 30 - number 009 and a GT TDI 140.
Now have an S4 B8 Avant (stage 2)

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Re: Phillips DS2 from VW...
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2013, 11:26:35 am »
The beam pattern from crap DS2 bulbs is TERRIBLE!

The ones ("DS2") I got have an excellent pattern and are definitely not fake.

I wonder if the ones you tried, I'm assuming you tried them Jay, were Fake ones... anyone have side by side shots - been thinking about how long my 8 year old ones have left.




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Re: Phillips DS2 from VW...
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2013, 11:32:46 am »
I looked at them when swapping, it was the same one. D2S is the fitment type.
Used to have Edition 30 - number 009 and a GT TDI 140.
Now have an S4 B8 Avant (stage 2)

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Re: Phillips DS2 from VW...
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2013, 11:35:06 am »
Are the original Osram or Philips?  I'm so ham fisted I'd probably get the garage to fit just incase one broke.. but for £25 I'd probably do them myself, at the back of my mind I thought they were about £100 each.

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Re: Phillips DS2 from VW...
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2013, 11:37:09 am »
mate did on his Xenons.
Pic was on Facebook a long long time ago can't be bothered to dig it out.

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?319325-Fake-Philips-HID-bulbs-very-common-now-in-fact-on-the-internet-most-are-Counterfeits

https://gearheads.in/showthread.php?9355-Do-you-have-a-Philips-HID-Kit-Philips-HID-Bulb-Its-time-to-look-how-genuine-are-they!

I would be very very very very very surprised if you actually have genuine phillips  bulbs for under £40.
« Last Edit: December 18, 2013, 11:46:22 am by xjay1337 »

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Re: Phillips DS2 from VW...
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2013, 11:45:03 am »
My xenon chap has gone AWOL.

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Re: Phillips DS2 from VW...
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2013, 11:46:00 am »
http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/Osram-D2S-Night-Breaker-Unlimited-Xenarc-.html

I'd buy these Xenarc ones personally... although from a reliable genuine source.

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Re: Phillips DS2 from VW...
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2013, 12:21:23 pm »
My xenon chap has gone AWOL.

lol typical...

So just had a phone call from VW Oakmere in Northwich. The conversation went something like this...

"Hi Andy, your cars ready for collection. We changed your back light for you as well because that was out. we spent 1.5 hours on your car so were having to charge you for 1/2 hours fitting so total bill is £121.00 all in (incl VAT)."

Erm...but you said it was free fitting, and I didnt ask you to change the back bulb....

"yeah but it was quite tricky and we had to take the headlight out to do it, which involved taking the bumper off and we spent quite a lot of time on the car"

...but you said it was free fitting...how can you ask me to pay for something that you said was free...(10 second silence)

"I can't ask my mechanic to work for free"

...then you shouldn't have told me it was free fitting, then I would have been able to make an informed decision. When I walked out of the garage I had a bill of just over £70.00.  now your telling me its £120 odd. What kind of organisation you running there pal lol - actually laughed out loud down the phone.

"But.."

No buts mate, just because its a gti, and I wear a suit doesnt mean I'm made of money. Nor does it mean you can change an agreement which you and I both had when I left.

"Ok Andy, I'll credit the labour charge for you, don't worry about it, come and collect the car when your ready"



THE F**KING CHEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can tell you how mad this conversation just made me.
« Last Edit: December 18, 2013, 12:23:02 pm by Eddie07 »

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Re: Phillips DS2 from VW...
« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2013, 12:23:45 pm »
Is there a name and shame board for garages and alike, VW Oakmere (Northwich) need to go there if there is....