My driver’s side headlight gave out last night. I suspect moisture intrusion, since I was seeing condensation for a while in the headlight assembly. New OE headlight is almost $1000, aftermarket Depo brand is $300 without ballast. For now, I’m going to track down the leak with the original OE and repair it with 3M Strip-Calk, a butyl tape that’s similar but not quite like the butyl used at the factory.
I see lots of aftermarket copies of the Toyota/Denso(Koito) on eBay and Amazon - one of them on Amazon gets decent reviews. Dorman and Standard/BWD sell Chinesium for $180ish. I decided to gamble with a used OE one for $50. OE is $280.
Has anyone here used a replacement aftermarket HID ballast with success?
I see lots of aftermarket copies of the Toyota/Denso(Koito) on eBay and Amazon - one of them on Amazon gets decent reviews. Dorman and Standard/BWD sell Chinesium for $180ish. I decided to gamble with a used OE one for $50. OE is $280.
Has anyone here used a replacement aftermarket HID ballast with success?