[jaydee]

I have a 2014 CX5. The drivers headlight blew out.

Had to pull out the inner plastic wheel guard to get to the back of the light assembly.
Finally got the globe out, weird looking thing, OSRAM, made in Germany Xenon globe.
Go to Repco, replacement $304.
The guy says you better get on the internet and search around.
Then tells me he had a Jeep customer a few weeks ago, $600 and Jeep wanted $1300 (sounds a bit far fetched, but there you go).

So I get onto eBay, type in the part number, can get another Osram from the UK, $200.
Find a shop in SA, twin pack, Phillips $30.

I thought car manufacturers were trying to keep the costs of building a car down, bloody ridiculous.

Now if that been my old Mum going to the dealership as she always does for her servicing, she would have just paid it and got ripped.