Based on the complexity of automotive lighting and the need to make it safe, it is highly recommended to buy parts from specialist. The internet can sometimes make the purchasing look simple, but it might bite very bad afterwords. Today, many mail order companies sells automotive lighting parts without having a clue of their usage. Evryone wants to get as much as possible for their money, but isn't purchasing the right product you really wanted worth half the price?
European high quality products like Bosch, Hella or Valeo are made in Germany or Netherlands. Normal distrubution route is to US first where US customs takes 3-8% and the importer takes 50%. Then canadian customs takes %20, then the Canadian importer takes maybe %50, so the part that costs CAN$60 in Germany, suddenly cost CAN$180 when u buy it in Canada. Its robbery! Many high tech parts are not even sold here, simply because marked is too small. Conclusion is to tart importing yourself, be patient, translate your order to german if needed and save your $$$$. This does not only apply to lighting parts: all kinds of other small appliences typically made by Philips or tools made by Bosch.
Lets say you finally found your headlight parts and now its time to pay. If you are shopping in US dollars from a country that doesnt operate on US dollars, you have pay transaction fee in that country. The fee is usually 3-4% and is hidden in the price. This doesn't matter if you live in the US, because you would have to pay currency transaction fees to your credit card company anyway. If you live anywhere else in the world and order in US dollar, you pay transaction fee twice. Be aware of this when ordering from autolamps (they are located in UK). Ordering in UK pounds and will save some hard earned cash.
All in all it is better to stick with a slight overwattage quality halogen bulb than to use cheap HID bulbs.
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