Honda Car Forum

"Paul Hyndman" <nospam@me> wrote in
news:bs-dnYjSsMdb0nfcRVn-iw@comcast.com:

> Ummmm... I'm the original poster.
>
> The lamps were not ordered via ebay but from an online dealer (
> http://www.hid2go.com/ ) My angst, as noted in the original posting,
> was due to the fact that the lamps were to be shipped overnight, but
> it's been almost a week since the shipping confirmation (I've got a
> headlight out, remember?). The company has not responded to my emails
> or telephone messages.
>
> I can deal with the $220 if they never show up... I just want my
> friggin' headlamps to work! All I sought here was input from anyone
> else who might have dealt with the company.
>
> Paul


If you used a credit card to purchase merchandise you never received,you
can get the CC company to credit the money to your account.

For that amount,I certainly would.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 06:28:02 -0500, "Paul Hyndman" <nospam@me> removed
the duct tape and proclaimed:

>I can deal with the $220 if they never show up... I just want my friggin'
>headlamps to work!

You said in an earlier post that MB wanted $125 each. That's $250. You
would have your lamps installed by now. Instead, you are looking at a
possible loss of $220, and you will still have to spend more to buy
something. Don't forget the price of potential fines while you drive
around with a missing lamp, and how dangerous that can be.

Was is worth the potential savings of $30 to go through all this?


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> Bruno wrote:
>
> You said in an earlier post that MB wanted $125 each. That's $250. You
> would have your lamps installed by now. Instead, you are looking at a
> possible loss of $220, and you will still have to spend more to buy
> something. Don't forget the price of potential fines while you drive
> around with a missing lamp, and how dangerous that can be.
>
> Was is worth the potential savings of $30 to go through all this?

Nope... no possible loss, or I wouldn't have placed an online order. Been
there done that, which is why I love credit cards (mine also double the
mfg's warranty and return up to 5% cash rewards back on purchases...
woohoo!)

I want to allow sufficient time for their "overnight delivery" to arrive
before ordering elsewhere (giving them the benefit of the doubt that it was
perhaps a shipping problem... ooops!), and find this delay more a nuisance
than a danger. The car still has an abundance of lamps scattered across its
face... six of them are normally illuminated (five now... sigh!):
http://www.astro-nut.com/Toys.jpg

As to the Mercedes dealership, I would not have gotten out that way for
several days. This source was to have shipped them "next day" (or so!) Also,
the ordered lamps are rated at 6000K as opposed to standard 4300K... if
you've got to replace something anyways, what better time to upgrade? ) So
it became a function of better lamps at less $$$ delivered right to my
doorstep in less time than had I gone to the dealer.

Thanks for the input. I can appreciate the trepidation some might have for
online ordering, but the selection, pricing, and otherwise good experiences
I've had entices me to continue shopping there. My intention in posting the
original message was to elicit responses others might have about this
particular company ( http://www.hid2go.com ), not to cry in my beer (mmmm...
though a brewski about now sounds like a really good idea. Gotta' run!)

Cheers,

Paul

It looks like the standard 4300K actually produce more light than the 6000K.
http://www.tbyrnemotorsports.com/hids/hids.html
http://www.xenondepot.com/htec.php (very good explanation)

"Paul Hyndman" <nospam@me> wrote in news
Qq2dndCQ_ZOgxXHcRVn-sg@comcast.com...
>> Bruno wrote:
>>
>> You said in an earlier post that MB wanted $125 each. That's $250. You
>> would have your lamps installed by now. Instead, you are looking at a
>> possible loss of $220, and you will still have to spend more to buy
>> something. Don't forget the price of potential fines while you drive
>> around with a missing lamp, and how dangerous that can be.
>>
>> Was is worth the potential savings of $30 to go through all this?
>
> Nope... no possible loss, or I wouldn't have placed an online order. Been
> there done that, which is why I love credit cards (mine also double the
> mfg's warranty and return up to 5% cash rewards back on purchases...
> woohoo!)
>
> I want to allow sufficient time for their "overnight delivery" to arrive
> before ordering elsewhere (giving them the benefit of the doubt that it
> was perhaps a shipping problem... ooops!), and find this delay more a
> nuisance than a danger. The car still has an abundance of lamps scattered
> across its face... six of them are normally illuminated (five now...
> sigh!): http://www.astro-nut.com/Toys.jpg
>
> As to the Mercedes dealership, I would not have gotten out that way for
> several days. This source was to have shipped them "next day" (or so!)
> Also, the ordered lamps are rated at 6000K as opposed to standard
> 4300K... if you've got to replace something anyways, what better time to
> upgrade? ) So it became a function of better lamps at less $$$ delivered
> right to my doorstep in less time than had I gone to the dealer.
>
> Thanks for the input. I can appreciate the trepidation some might have
> for online ordering, but the selection, pricing, and otherwise good
> experiences I've had entices me to continue shopping there. My intention
> in posting the original message was to elicit responses others might have
> about this particular company ( http://www.hid2go.com ), not to cry in my
> beer (mmmm... though a brewski about now sounds like a really good idea.
> Gotta' run!)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul
>
>
>

While anyone canpurchase Zenon gas headlight bulbs in blue or clear, true
H.I.D. conversion kits are mainly for motorcycles and com complete with
reflector. MB sells asan expensive option true H.I.D. headlights. These
light require aparticular style reflector for the low beams that is not
available in the aftermarket. P.




"Paul Hyndman" <nospam@me> wrote in message
news:EOKdnc_rhLfg-3XcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
> My apologies for cross-posting to several automotive groups, but I am
> hopeful of finding feedback for a supplier of Xenon replacement lamps (who
> seems to have disappeared!)
>
> One of my cars (Mercedes CLK) has factory equipment Xenon headlamps (D2R
> Philips), and one of them died. To ensure uniform color match, I opted to
> replace both lamps at this time, ordering them "next day delivery" from
what
> I had hoped was a reputable company (hid2go.com):
>
> http://www.hid2go.com/
>
> My Credit Card was charged on the 11th, and I also have a confirmation
email
> from the company. Their internal tracking number mentioned they were
shipped
> on the 12th, but their site now reports that tracking number does not
exist.
> I tried emailing them and leaving messages on their voicemail since the
> 12th, but have had no response from them?!?
>
> Before I report it to my credit card company as fraud and order from
another
> company, I'd like to know if anyone here has dealt with them and what
their
> experience has been. I'd not have so much angst were it not for the fact
> that I'm driving around with a headlamp out and no one has returned my
> messages.
>
> Thanks for any input!
>
> Paul
>
> --- http://www.astro-nut.com ---
>
>

Uhhh no one is talking about a XENON (NOT Zenon) aftermarket kit, they are
just talking about the bulbs. These do NOT need to be MB to give you true
Xenon. No ones replacing a lens or reflector or anything like that. MB just
rips you off as does any BMW, Nissan, etc dealership.

Deep

"pkmaven" <pcklein@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:4c2dnUhzv_d9FWzcRVn-sA@comcast.com...
> While anyone canpurchase Zenon gas headlight bulbs in blue or clear, true
> H.I.D. conversion kits are mainly for motorcycles and com complete with
> reflector. MB sells asan expensive option true H.I.D. headlights. These
> light require aparticular style reflector for the low beams that is not
> available in the aftermarket. P.
>
>
>
>
> "Paul Hyndman" <nospam@me> wrote in message
> news:EOKdnc_rhLfg-3XcRVn-tA@comcast.com...
> > My apologies for cross-posting to several automotive groups, but I am
> > hopeful of finding feedback for a supplier of Xenon replacement lamps
(who
> > seems to have disappeared!)
> >
> > One of my cars (Mercedes CLK) has factory equipment Xenon headlamps (D2R
> > Philips), and one of them died. To ensure uniform color match, I opted
to
> > replace both lamps at this time, ordering them "next day delivery" from
> what
> > I had hoped was a reputable company (hid2go.com):
> >
> > http://www.hid2go.com/
> >
> > My Credit Card was charged on the 11th, and I also have a confirmation
> email
> > from the company. Their internal tracking number mentioned they were
> shipped
> > on the 12th, but their site now reports that tracking number does not
> exist.
> > I tried emailing them and leaving messages on their voicemail since the
> > 12th, but have had no response from them?!?
> >
> > Before I report it to my credit card company as fraud and order from
> another
> > company, I'd like to know if anyone here has dealt with them and what
> their
> > experience has been. I'd not have so much angst were it not for the fact
> > that I'm driving around with a headlamp out and no one has returned my
> > messages.
> >
> > Thanks for any input!
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > --- http://www.astro-nut.com ---
> >
> >
>
>

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:47:13 -0500, "Deep"
<deep_mehtaHATESSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Uhhh no one is talking about a XENON (NOT Zenon) aftermarket kit, they are
>just talking about the bulbs. These do NOT need to be MB to give you true
>Xenon. No ones replacing a lens or reflector or anything like that. MB just
>rips you off as does any BMW, Nissan, etc dealership.
>
>Deep
>



What is the status of this???.....did he ever get his bulbs??? has
the company ever replied???....did he get his money back (dispute on
credit card)???

>Curtis Newton wrote:
>
> What is the status of this???.....did he ever get his bulbs??? has
> the company ever replied???....did he get his money back (dispute on
> credit card)???

The lamps never came, my email and voicemail messages were never returned,
and the credit card company has credited the amount back to my account. It
wasn't too difficult to establish, as the merchant (AKA: www.hid2go.com )
never made the overnight shipment, hence did not have a USPS or other
(UPS/FEDEX) tracking number proving they had in fact been sent.

Another poster suggested that those lamps (6000K) might actually provide
less illumination than the OEM 4300K lamps. Son of a gun, checking the
Philips and Osram data sheets showed he was absolutely correct! I also did
not know that the bulbs shift a tad to the blue part of the spectrum as they
age (as well as losing intensity), and OEM replacement lamps are available
to match that changed spectrum (labeled as "+").

Furthermore, the merchants site and another touted those ordered lamps as
D2R replacements, although they do not have the standard D2R shield. Ergo,
they might work okay in projector type headlamps (D2S), but would have cast
a defocused image of the return electrode if used in my reflector type
headlamps (translation: they'd suck big-time!)

In any event, I ordered a pair of new OEM Philips D2R lamps from ebay... $71
delivered for the pair (WooHoo!), and DO have a valid tracking number. So it
actually worked out to my benefit that the first merchant was a schmuk! )
At least with ebay we've got some semblance of a system to determine if the
guy has generally been honest, and a method to pillory him public if he's
not.

Cheers,

Paul

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