[bfd853]

Hi,
I would like to get some new bulbs sooner than March 3rd, so if anybody has a set of HIR bulbs they want to sell, please send me a pm. Thanks!

[97 FZJ80]

Originally Posted by bfd853

Hi,
I would like to get some new bulbs sooner than March 3rd, so if anybody has a set of HIR bulbs they want to sell, please send me a pm. Thanks!

Same here! PM me if you have a spare set FS!

[cary]

Read the FAQ, there are other sources for these bulbs, but you will pay more. You get to decide if it is worth waiting or you want to pay for getting them ASAP.

[Lockd97]

Just checked the JD website and they are now up to $25.19 ea!
I guess the word is out....

[97 FZJ80]

Originally Posted by Lockd97

Just checked the JD website and they are now up to $25.19 ea!
I guess the word is out....

No wonder my local dealer is dragging his feet getting me the bulbs I ordered it under the old price (but hadn't paid for it yet)...

[firetruck41]

Originally Posted by Lockd97

Just checked the JD website and they are now up to $25.19 ea!
I guess the word is out....

Different dealers have different prices.

[Lockd97]

Originally Posted by firetruck41

Different dealers have different prices.

Three weeks ago they were still $9.99 This is from Southern NM and West Texas. Eastern NM is $2 less. The damn website is no letting me select beyond that. What is the price online you are seeing and where?

[BPMOU]

I got a call last week from Four Seasons John Deere in Denver, CO (same one that Romer got his from) and he told me that they were $23 per bulb now, and still on order. Asked me I still wanted them, told him that I would think about it. They were a good deal at $10, and still not bad at $23, just not a random want.

[MDarius]

I should've got two sets while they were cheap. Doh!

[NorCal Cruiser]

I just got the call that my bulbs are in. I ordered them about 2 weeks ago. I'm not sure what they're going to cost me though- according the the JD website my local place was charging $10 each. Hopefully they won't jack the price up.

[Bluetribal]

I just got a call that mine are in too. Oops, I better call back and tell him not to sell them to any of you foolios...... MUHAHAHAHAHAH

[Bluetribal]

Just called and will be picking mine up for $27.32 for the pair.

[Grench]

Maybe JD decided they didn't want to be in the business of selling light bulbs.

[Jeremiaheaster]

Just called and they are $23 at Sumner Tracter here in Washington. She actually quoted me 10 bucks and then after a long pause said "oh wait, it looks like they are actaully $23"
Dohhh. I thought I was going to squeeze in on the old price!

[Texus]

I just go some for $14 each (plus tax)... so if someone needs some, I can see about ordering some more... if you pay the shipping, which can't be more than $2-3... I'll send'em off to you... let me know...

[p8nt]

I have a spare set I suppose I could get rid of. I originally bought them as a backup because they were only 9.99 each plus shipping, but I cant let fellow mud members get hosed.

I would be thrilled if someone had a spare Tercel flasher switch (or real CDL switch ) to trade as I dont yet have the CDL switch for my 97.

If anyone is interested PM me or post here.

Clint-

[sportbiker929]

http://www.rallylights.com/

ordered mine from here

[83bj60]

Originally Posted by sportbiker929

http://www.rallylights.com/

ordered mine from here

Care to be a bit more specific?

[sportbiker929]

http://www.rallylights.com/hella/900...eNo=&RowCount=

all the way down at the bottom

[83bj60]

Thanks for the link ... But at $29.75 each plus shipping, I think I'll pass

[p8nt]

Originally Posted by p8nt

I have a spare set I suppose I could get rid of. I originally bought them as a backup because they were only 9.99 each plus shipping, but I cant let fellow mud members get hosed.

I would be thrilled if someone had a spare Tercel flasher switch (or real CDL switch ) to trade as I dont yet have the CDL switch for my 97.

If anyone is interested PM me or post here.

Clint-

bump

[Jeremiaheaster]

Well Of course I would like to have your set but I don't have a switch to offer.

[landtoy80]

Originally Posted by p8nt

I have a spare set I suppose I could get rid of. I originally bought them as a backup because they were only 9.99 each plus shipping, but I cant let fellow mud members get hosed.

I would be thrilled if someone had a spare Tercel flasher switch (or real CDL switch ) to trade as I dont yet have the CDL switch for my 97.

If anyone is interested PM me or post here.

Clint-

I don't have a CDL switch but I do have a new unused front and rear diff lock switch I will trade for a JD light from my parts bin

[flintknapper]

Originally Posted by Lockd97

Three weeks ago they were still $9.99 This is from Southern NM and West Texas. Eastern NM is $2 less. The damn website is no letting me select beyond that. What is the price online you are seeing and where?

My local dealer still has them for $9.99 (ordered), the ones I got were the Toshiba (made in japan) model. http://jddealer.deere.com/fish-still/

Use the Nacogdoches dealer.

So maybe East Texas hasn't heard about the "run on them" yet.

[p8nt]

Originally Posted by p8nt

I have a spare set I suppose I could get rid of. I originally bought them as a backup because they were only 9.99 each plus shipping, but I cant let fellow mud members get hosed.

I would be thrilled if someone had a spare Tercel flasher switch (or real CDL switch ) to trade as I dont yet have the CDL switch for my 97.

If anyone is interested PM me or post here.

Clint-

Originally Posted by Jeremiaheaster

Well Of course I would like to have your set but I don't have a switch to offer.

Originally Posted by landtoy80

I don't have a CDL switch but I do have a new unused front and rear diff lock switch I will trade for a JD light from my parts bin

Thanks all, the deal is done. MSGGrunt was kind enough to trade me a switch.

[corsair23]

Originally Posted by flintknapper

My local dealer still has them for $9.99 (ordered), the ones I got were the Toshiba (made in japan) model. http://jddealer.deere.com/fish-still/

Use the Nacogdoches dealer.

So maybe East Texas hasn't heard about the "run on them" yet.

I checked with the dealer and here is what they sent me back:

Dear Sir,
I have received you request for the following part # AH211917. Please be advised, these bulbs sell for $26.39 each. I do have two in stock. These are the only two available at this time due to national back order.
Thanks,
Larry
Parts @ fish and still equipment.

So looks like they figured it out now and are in fact higher than the cost here in CO. The cost of these bulbs have almost trippled at JD dealers in the last month or so

If anyone still has a dealership willing to sell you these bulbs @ $9.99 ea I'd like to buy 10 or more for a bunch of folks in CO

[MDarius]

Originally Posted by corsair23

I checked with the dealer and here is what they sent me back:

Dear Sir,
I have received you request for the following part # AH211917. Please be advised, these bulbs sell for $26.39 each. I do have two in stock. These are the only two available at this time due to national back order.
Thanks,
Larry
Parts @ fish and still equipment.

So looks like they figured it out now and are in fact higher than the cost here in CO. The cost of these bulbs have almost trippled at JD dealers in the last month or so

If anyone still has a dealership willing to sell you these bulbs @ $9.99 ea I'd like to buy 10 or more for a bunch of folks in CO

Aaahh, good ol' supply and demand. Let it ride for a while, they'll order more, they'll sit on them for a few months, and the price will come down again. They'll start to think it is a cyclical thing.

Thing is, if our board was enough to drive pricing, there weren't many out there to begin with.

[Lockd97]

I believe someone said earlier that the chevy guys were pilfering as well.....

[MDarius]

Originally Posted by Lockd97

I believe someone said earlier that the chevy guys were pilfering as well.....

Jerks.

[MDarius]

Alright, I know this post is almost dead, but I made the ultimate sacrifice for IdahoDoug and the rest of you that like data. I purchased a GE lightmeter off Ebay for $5. It measures in Footcandles. I did before and after tests and this is what I found:

Tests performed at 10:30 PM and 11:00 PM tonight, Roy, UT, partly cloudy to cloudy. Ambient light readings were <10 FC. Cleaned both lenses by hand.

OEM lights:
1) 3' from lights: brightest point was tough to find. Just under 800 FC's.
2) 45' from lights, approximate safe driving distance: 25 FC's brightest spot
3) Outside of beam at 45' from light and approx. 25' from center: 8 FC's
4) At rearview mirror of my Subaru, bumper parked at 45' from light: 8 FC's

High Beams, all OEM, same points as above:
1) Infinity
2) 50 FC's
3) 10 FC's
4) 8-10FC's

JD lows, same points as above:
1) Well in excess of infinity (meaning the needle peaked out faster and farther than with high beams)
2) 40 FC's
3) 0 FC's...didn't even make the needle move.
4) 8 FC's solid

High beams with JD lights
1) Not measured
2) 70 FC's, easily obtained.
3) not measured
4) 8 to 10 FC's

What this should mean is that the JD lights are brighter, but more importantly that they provide a more focussed beam. So, if you don't like seeing the peripheral of a trail or the road, these lights are for you. If you like a wider pattern, the OEM lights are better. Sitting in my Subaru they were not offensive in the mirror...no more so than the OE lights.

So, if that's not LC Geeky enough for you...go smoke it somewhere else!

I'm sending the light meter off to a friend this week, so if you want any other measurements, let me know soon!