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Re: Halogen > Xenon on 2008 9-3?
Posted by DrewP [Email] (more from DrewP) on Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:24:51
In Reply to: Halogen > Xenon on 2008 9-3?, londonlad, Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:41:14
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I am actually not impressed with the Xenons on the 9-3SS's, having had a chance to drive a pair of our shop owned cars one of each I would not spend the extra money. The halogens put out almost the same amount of light, and the bulbs that you have to replace every 6-months to a year cost $20, rather than over $100 for the Xenon DS bulbs.
To convert, you need the headlamp assemblies themselves (used complete ones I have seen around $600+ for the pair), the lamp control center (the UEC module) needs to be programmed, and it's possible that the halogen cars didn't come with the front and rear level sensors that the lamps use for their self-levelling function - however much the sensors cost, plus wiring, plus lots of Advil for the technicians headaches.
My $0.02.
Best,
Drew
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