RS with SS? Why buy?

[swifttal]

Originally Posted by diarmadhi

True HID's are expensive the bulb itself is only 1 brightness, no filament its just gas that gets electrically charged like a continuous camera flash. So to have high and low beams with HDs the bulbs are actually moved or shaded by a moving flap. With aftermarket kits they are usually 2 bulbs and you get HID high beam but that shuts off when you swap to low beam for the normal halogen bulb.

Also the electronics on a HID are more sophisticated and less tolerant of shoddy installs.. we are talking hundreds of volts here through a ballast.

TRUE DOT certified HID kits are usualy in the thousands range.

Very good point with the integrated high/low beams - this will be very expensive aftermarket!

Originally Posted by headpunter

lots of people are missing the roof ditch molding, and i was called crazy when i tried to tell people what it was. Ohhh no your wrong that isnt suppse to be that color, they messed up those are just renders of the car. When infact i saw the yellow and red cars at indy. if you can afford it get the RS it may be a litttle bit more money but you will enjoy the extra look it gives the car.

Exactly - it's the little details that make a world of difference. You'd have to pay a crapload of money for a shop to do this correctly, plus I doubt they would warranty it

[Embalmer]

Ya know what? I think you guys are starting to turn me!!!

The HID's are bad arse...and yea... maybe aftermarket isn't the way to go... If a good aftermarket kit is going to be close to the same price.... crap.

Also the roof molding!! I almost forgot about that. Hmm the molding being the same color is actually a big deal now that I think about it... I don't want black stripes going down the sides of my roof.... DAMN!!!

OK....BUT! I still don't care for the Midnight Finish Rims as much..... I'd rather have the Polished. Someone said this isn't available on the RS?? Hmmmmm... damn can't we just get "exactly" what we want??

Originally Posted by franknbeans

That's good beause it's $1,200 not 1k.

lol

just picking

Heheh, no problem Franknbeans, I actually qualify for the employee discount though, so if you're picking it's only $960.00

-Embalmer

[bigjohns97]

Not just all that but the Red SS is going to look soo much better than the silver SS on certain colors, LIKE BLUE !!!

[2010_5thgen]

because the halos look bad ass. basically thats why im adding it. plus its only money and your only young once so have fun!

[2010_5thgen]

does anyone have any more pictures of either one of these rs/ss but mainly the black? but either one will do...but mainly the black.

[lalometalik]

also, i read somwhere on here that the RS tail lights we saw from Indy, aren't the finished product RS tailights. They will be darker.

[Rallysport]

Originally Posted by Embalmer

Ya know what? I think you guys are starting to turn me!!!

The HID's are bad arse...and yea... maybe aftermarket isn't the way to go... If a good aftermarket kit is going to be close to the same price.... crap.

Also the roof molding!! I almost forgot about that. Hmm the molding being the same color is actually a big deal now that I think about it... I don't want black stripes going down the sides of my roof.... DAMN!!!

OK....BUT! I still don't care for the Midnight Finish Rims as much..... I'd rather have the Polished. Someone said this isn't available on the RS?? Hmmmmm... damn can't we just get "exactly" what we want??



Heheh, no problem Franknbeans, I actually qualify for the employee discount though, so if you're picking it's only $960.00

-Embalmer

A guy on 5thgen.org said he tried to order a SS/RS with polished rims and it was kicked out of the system. His dealer supposedly called someone at the factory (?) and they okayed the order that way. I find that hard to believe, but if true, there ya go. He said the dealer was Reliable Chevrolet in Texas...maybe Houston, not sure.

[KILLER74Z28]

For the look 1200 to upgrade the SS is a steel and the quality of the lights far out weigh aftermarket.

[Hylton]

No RS with my SS either. I admit the halo thing is neat and nothing like driving at night with HID's. The option is great value but I also like the look of the SS with the huge headlights. The roof molding might bug me but that's an easy Saturday morning fix. Now - how am I going to get rid of that mailslot.....

[fastfret7]

I went around in circles about getting a SS without the RS pack, but now I'm glad. I want to keep it as it came from the factory..... But, I have to put on red rally stripes...Oh, I have too

[ChrisB]

How much will it cost to replace one of these lights once they burned out.

[fastfret7]

they might be under warrenty

[2010_5thgen]

Originally Posted by ChrisB

How much will it cost to replace one of these lights once they burned out.

free for the first 3 years (warranty)

[swifttal]

Originally Posted by ChrisB

How much will it cost to replace one of these lights once they burned out.

They shouldn't burn out under the warranty time-frame, but replacement HID bulbs tend to run about $50-75 - those aren't competitive online/street prices or anything, just what I typically pay for my bimmer