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As with all automotive parts, eventually the price will come down. Currently they are luxury, in some years they will be commodity.
by bArray 6y ago
As with all automotive parts, eventually the price will come down. Currently they are luxury, in some years they will be commodity.
- taneq 6y agoThey're also from a luxury brand that commands a premium price above and beyond its actual cost of supply. Give it five years and an entry level Hyundai will come with equivalent headlights and they'll only cost $100 to replace.
- BoorishBears 6y agoBrands like Hyundai and Toyota have been coming out with sealed LED units for years, and they cost thousands to replace The headlights are not that cheap. Expensive optics, expensive LEDs with carefully selected emission spectrums, cooling solutions.
- taneq 6y agoI checked and wow, you're right, they're expensive! Cheapest I could find for replacement LED headlights was $620 or so per headlight.
- oblio 6y agoBut do they break down as often? If it's about physical breakage (car crash), you're going to change more than just the light bulb for either tech. And it will cost more with traditional bulbs, too.
- formerly_proven 6y agoWhy would you want to replace LED headlights? LEDs themselves are typically specified for 50k hours, a much longer useful life than car engines (~10k hours / 180000 km). Also, because these are individually dimmed array lights, even if a single element dies, it's not a big problem and wouldn't require replacing the unit.
- taneq 6y agoMaybe in case of a fender bender?
- linuxftw 6y agoBy then, the lights will be tied to your VIN number and only replaceable by the dealership.
- duxup 6y ago>eventually the price will come down Not for Porsche owners. They sell at a premium, all the time.
- arethuza 6y agoA bit like dual clutch transmissions - a few years back only to be found on exotics now I have one on my very modest 1l Škoda.