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Originally Posted by white3ch0c0late
^Or spend $600 for a retrofit, and it'll last you 7 or 8 years. *shrug* And then you'd probably only need to change the bulbs.. ballasts would probably still be fine.
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First of all, for an unempoyed student, it would be very hard to give $600 for a retrofit in one shot as opposed to investing $250 each year.
Second, the whole retrofit process requires knowledge and/or time which many people wouldn't have. Also, it may require skill which people might not have. So even if it's simple to you, it may not be to others.
Third, it is irrelevant if the retrofit will last 7 or 8 years as you say because the car will be sold between its 3rd and 5th year of service.
Besides why are you so concerned with how long something lasts? As long as it's replacable, it doesn't matter how long it lasts.
And that myth about cheap kits lasting less than a year is total bull. I had a cheap kit on my old Echo. And it was used anytime the car was on because the headlights were the DRLs, too. Lasted me over a year. In fact I sold the car with the kit still working properly from day 1.
