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Interior/Exterior Group Buy: Xenon-Match Foglights

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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Duck360198
I ordered 3 pairs of bulbs....I have yet to receive 2 of them! No contact from Vision Bulbs via e-mail OR phone. Paypal screwed me saying I'm SOL....great experience! Great company. Quality all around
Same here. Vision Bulbs is a joke. Returned my bulbs as they were garbage. No return email, no replacement bulbs, no refund. Paypal blew this off.

Buy only from a reputable company and pay by credit card. Dispute with the credit card company and Paypal can take a leap.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 06:33 AM
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The Vision bulbs are crap made in China. Fortunately I was able to get my money back from Pay Pal.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2007 | 09:51 AM
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Take note....

I purchased my bulbs in October. I received 1 of the 3 sets I purchased. I have been sending e-mails through the Visionbulbs website telling them to contact me. Averaging about one a week. Sometimes getting a response, other times nothing at all. Well, on Monday June 25th I got ALL of my bulbs!!! Can you believe it?!?! It took just over 8 months to get my order!

I will NOT be putting these bulbs in after all of this. I will not try and get a refund. I will just try to sell them. *sigh* Glad the ordeal is done though. What a crappy company!!!
 

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Old Jun 30, 2007 | 01:06 PM
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Ha- I put in my high beams (which are like two tiny flashlights compared to the low beam power of the xenons) but my fog bulbs sucked- one was dead right when I put it in and the other wouldn't come out no matter what when I changed them for these last week: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PIAA-...spagenameZWDVW

Ended up breaking the bulb and ripping it out with pliers, trying not to damage the housing. Then I gently, without touching the outside of the bulbs, got the PIAA bulbs in and they look and work great.

But, the lens over the fog light housing has been discolored somehow. It's yellow-orange in the center. May have been slightly burnt. They are very small housings after all and prolonged use with little or no air may have toasted them. I'm sure the parts are cheap from the dealer.

Two thumbs down for me. I'll only buy brand name lighting from here on out.
 
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Old Jun 30, 2007 | 07:50 PM
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i have a question. instead of starting a new thread..

but i was thinking about buying new fog lights. (which are the lowest set of lights on the front bumper correct?)
and i was thinking about going with hoen.

(found my answer!!)
 

Last edited by minjae; Jun 30, 2007 at 08:46 PM. Reason: answered my own question
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 12:41 PM
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disappointed

Yeah, these are no no's...Installed mine and a month later, plastic housing was burnt.
 

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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by miniflip80
Yeah, these are no no's...Installed mine and a month later, plastic housing was burnt.
Same thing happened with mine. Funny thing is, running HIDs the stock housings are fine in terms of heat...
 
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Wake|MCS
Same thing happened with mine. Funny thing is, running HIDs the stock housings are fine in terms of heat...
are you speaking from experience (HIDs)....if so....how is the output?
 
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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 04:35 PM
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where the bulbs the correct wattage?
 
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 08:39 AM
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so the Hoen bulbs are bad is that the decision?
 
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 09:58 AM
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Dazed and confused in California

Like I said in my ealier post on this thread;I'm Sooo confused !
 
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 11:15 AM
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I've upgraded my bulbs through Bimmian.com

All three sets, Xenon, High, Fogs.

The only trouble I experienced was having the h11's show up broken.
They had no trouble re-shipping a set right away without me sending the broken pair back.

Check em out if your still looking for a good source

http://www.bimmian.com/vehicle.htm?veh=MN
 
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 05:17 PM
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Do you know which ones look more like the OEM xenon lights? The 6000k or the 8000k?

I've upgraded my bulbs through Bimmian.com

All three sets, Xenon, High, Fogs.

The only trouble I experienced was having the h11's show up broken.
They had no trouble re-shipping a set right away without me sending the broken pair back.

Check em out if your still looking for a good source

http://www.bimmian.com/vehicle.htm?veh=MN
 
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