News articles tell 02 model tops stolen vehicle list b/c of these lamps. Thatswhy (I suppose) ebay is full of them. Note: Keep the oldies, youll need them soon...
Nissan (&some others) had a nice plan: lets mfg some flashy things with 50$, install 'em into front corners (to be broken/stolen fast&easy). Balloon the spares price per pair to 3000$. Now somewhere theres a court order to refund customers...
Cannot complain: the lights are bright. Halfway house, cheap & legal, for me is to flood electrons = accelerate the photons at the bulb:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/11