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re: Who would have thought that changing a LED tail light on a car would be so expensive
Posted on 10/17/23 at 8:34 am to GetCocky11
Posted on 10/17/23 at 8:34 am to GetCocky11
Some new cars the headlights are over $5k.
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Posted on 10/17/23 at 8:36 am to GetCocky11
Ugh..
And I thought I had it bad changing out my Tahoe headlight yesterday.
Halogen bulb was only about 13 dollars, but you have to take off the whole front end to get to it.
I'll be getting some LEDs to put in next time.
And I thought I had it bad changing out my Tahoe headlight yesterday.
Halogen bulb was only about 13 dollars, but you have to take off the whole front end to get to it.
I'll be getting some LEDs to put in next time.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 8:40 am to GetCocky11
Yeah, but inflation is going down like a stone.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 8:42 am to fischd1
Buy an older used car that you can work on.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:10 am to Techdog89
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Try eBay or even a local wrecking yard (Pull Apart or others). But eBay usually has a used part or new for much much less than a dealer. If you're handy with a few hand tools you can save some money. Just my two cents.
Pull a Part has inventories on line. Go find your car in their lot and practice taking it apart there, even if you don't buy the part.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:11 am to NPComb
this is why i drive a 1999 pickup. yeah, it has little problems here and there because it's old, but i can do all these little routine maintenance issues for less than a hundred dollars and a couple hours on a saturday in most cases.
you can thank government mandates by unelected bureaucrats for all of these expensive changes
you can thank government mandates by unelected bureaucrats for all of these expensive changes
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:29 am to GetCocky11
Coincidence that taillights were out on my 16 Yukon and 89 ford fricking ranger at the same time. Yukon 275 for the cheap one on Amazon. Ranger 9 dollars.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:30 am to GetCocky11
LEDs are Chinese fkn garbage.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:53 am to Sam Quint
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this is why i drive a 1999 pickup.
Got a 2000 F150, 81k miles on it. Never been my primary vehicle but don't plan on ever selling it because there is nothing on it that can't be easily fixed. I can get an entire reman shortblock for under $3000 still, that's like two tail lights on a new truck...
Posted on 10/17/23 at 9:58 am to GetCocky11
Yep not like the old days with no components to assemble. Parts are manufactured as complete plug-in or bolt-in modules either here or overseas (China) to expedite assembly. The problems are difficult to access parts, nothing can be replaced internally and crappy design, cheap highly degradable plastics result in leaks, cracks and component failure.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:00 am to GetCocky11
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Tail light goes out on a car with a regular bulb....most likely a $5 bulb replacement
LED tail light goes out on a car...doesn't matter what the issue is, whole assembly has to be swapped...$450
Damn
Just curious, what type of car/truck is this?
One of our cars is a 2015 Ford Fusion. Had a headlight go out and ended up having to pull off the entire front clip and remove the entire light assembly just to get to it. Whoever engineered that thing did it so that the dealership could charge three hours of labor for a headlight.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:00 am to GetCocky11
Don’t throw the old one away. Is there any way to access the circuit board, assuming there’s a circuit board.
This post was edited on 10/17/23 at 10:02 am
Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:03 am to Napoleon
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Some new cars the headlight Profit margin is over $4900
Fixed it for you. Everyone wants to act like things cost so much more now, and some things do. But lots of it is profit margin/ labor margins. There's not a car around that the factory is paying $4500 for the lights. You think about that it would be a $250000 car to buy parted out.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:03 am to Auburn80
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I remember when you could change a bulb in 5 minutes with just a screwdriver. Now it’s a multi step process.
Can change the tail light assembly in 5 minutes
Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:08 am to GetCocky11
What type of vehicle is that?
Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:09 am to Dragula
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My buddy's Audi was $1k parts and labor to change the two head light bulbs.
Listen, all cars are getting more expensive.
But if you really want to FAFO, buy a german/austrian/nazi car. Even a VW.
Never again.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:16 am to GetCocky11
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They could have made it so you could swap the led bulb.
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There's no way to get into it. It's basically a sealed plastic case with a plug on the back.
They didnt have to make it that way. I could have been designed to have the bulb replaced.
But that woulnt make the stealership a wheelbarrow full of money.
We should get the environmentalist to go after them, since the old headlight is plastic and will live in a landfill for 100,000 years.
They made water bottle manufacturers use a glorified plastic bag instead of a bottle you can hold without crushing.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:25 am to baldona
:Trump Wrong Gif:
You know not what you speak.
Here is an Autozone knock off assembly for $5k.
You know not what you speak.
Here is an Autozone knock off assembly for $5k.
Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:28 am to GetCocky11
Posted on 10/17/23 at 10:35 am to Napoleon
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Some new cars the headlights are over $5k
Assuming this is true, how long until thieves realize this brand new business opportunity?
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