I ordered some yellow H3 bulbs direct from China

[a.d._510_n_ok]

they were $3.99 shipped off amazon and took about three weeks to get here. they seem to work well enough and I will let everyone what their lifespan is like.

 

 

[Rjawm]

Are they actually tinted glass or just a yellow coating over clear glass?

 

So far I've had good luck with bulbs I've ordered off of Amazon.

 

I changed my 1991 Suburban to all LED bulbs, interior and exterior (not headlights of course), with bulbs purchased off Amazon and had really good luck with them all.  All were as bright if not brighter than incandescent bulbs.  Only had to swap out one set of yellow turn signal bulbs, but that was my fault for mixing manufacturer and getting 2 shades of yellow, lol.

 

It also saved me quite a bit on cash as SuperbrightLEDs.com wanted like $400 to get all the bulbs needed for the change over, with Amazon it was closer to $150 for all.

[a.d._510_n_ok]

Are they actually tinted glass or just a yellow coating over clear glass?

 

So far I've had good luck with bulbs I've ordered off of Amazon.

 

I changed my 1991 Suburban to all LED bulbs, interior and exterior (not headlights of course), with bulbs purchased off Amazon and had really good luck with them all.  All were as bright if not brighter than incandescent bulbs.  Only had to swap out one set of yellow turn signal bulbs, but that was my fault for mixing manufacturer and getting 2 shades of yellow, lol.

 

It also saved me quite a bit on cash as SuperbrightLEDs.com wanted like $400 to get all the bulbs needed for the change over, with Amazon it was closer to $150 for all.

I'm pretty sure they're just tinted but, yeah, I was kinda hoping for yellow glass too!

 

love to save money on the bulbs via the net and sometimes I just hate walking into a parts house so it's win-win!

[datzenmike]

$3.99...... you got what you paid for it.

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$3.99...... you got what you paid for it.

meh - I'm a skinflint but not an "OMG! I WASTED $4!" skinflint. this is not a complaint thread, just trying to let other folks pondering a purchase from such a far-flung locale know that (in my case at least) the parts arrived, parts worked and are pretty much identical to what AutO'reillyBoys carries but if you order from these guys you don't have to explain to a parts guy that the bulb has no factory application to the vehicle for which you are purchasing it - not having that conversation has gotta be worth $4.

 

I also have an order coming in from Datsun Mexico eBay seller "kentigo" that I placed at the same time I ordered my bulbs from China and those parts have yet to arrive although he did already leave me positive feedback so I have hope.

[datzenmike]

Keep us posted. Generally I don't expect much from China, would be nice to hear different. I imagine they are Halogen bulbs?

[a.d._510_n_ok]

Keep us posted. Generally I don't expect much from China, would be nice to hear different. I imagine they are Halogen bulbs?

Mike, they were advertised as such.

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well, my Kentigo Datsun door parts arrived from Mexico today. I ordered door handle escutcheons from them on September 29, 2014 and they arrived on October 27, 2014.

I was made aware by the seller that the shipping time would be a rather long, drawn out affair BTW. The folks were very honest and left me positive feedback within twenty-four hours of my purchase.

They provided a tracking number at the time of purchase but the number did not become active until October 20. Also, the parts were apparently processed at a customs facility in Flushing, NY on October 23.

I thought I would offer a fairly detailed synopsis of my purchase from them to illiustrate to curious but hesistant potential buyers my positive experience with the company.

here is the envelope in which they arrived:



here are the escutcheons as packaged. does anyone else see that ratsun-approved "facro" mouse face :thumbup: ???





new and old units side by side. the main differences between them seems to be that the new are not marked "left" and "right", lack several mold marks and the recessed area where the mounting screw fastens the piece to the door seems less well-formed and a bit thinner than the original.





here is the old:



and here is the new:



I would say that the parts are usable and acceptable but certainly not the quality of the originals. However, I have no major complaints with them and absolutely would buy from them again. I have read some horror stories about the quality of lenses some folks bought from kentigo as well as insanely slow shipping but they are cheap, cheap, cheap parts for a thirty-five year old car shipped from a developing nation currently attempting to modernize. Again, I have no real complaints and would buy from the seller again.