Mr.Tea

My drivers side headlight is becoming Pink and i am about to trade the RL in next month is there a good replacement i can use which is cheaper than OEM ?

shahram72

If you are going to trade don't bother, it won't change the value. It's a difficult replacement. Many here more experienced than I have done it, but I paid my mechanic to do it. He removed the bumper cover and headlights from the car to do it.

oo7spy

I wouldn't go any cheaper than Phillips D2S from Amazon. Cheap bulbs can ruin the projector.

Taking the battery out will aid in replacement. Other options are through the wheel well or removing the bumper and then the headlight assembly. Options listed in order of amount of work, but not necessarily level of frustration.

thoiboi

$50 bucks: D2S Morimoto XB HID Bulbs - Xenon Headlight Bulbs - The Retrofit Source


Morimoto XB35. great quality for the price.

Mr.Tea

I bought the SYLVANIA D2S FOR $78.24 on AMAZON are those good?

justnspace

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if absolutely needed, do this.

if not; trade that sucker in without a working bulb.

Mr.Tea

are these good also $82.00 for (2):http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-x-Genuine-PHILIPS-D2S-Xenon-HID-Bulbs-85122-OEM-Headlight-Light-/281809418649?fits=Make%3AAcura%7CModel%3ARL&hash=item419d267999&vxp=mtr

justnspace

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Says its genuine but who really knows.(there have been known fakes and replicas floating around on ebay) with shippings its close to 100 bucks.


go with the morimotos for 50 bucks +shipping

oo7spy

I would trust Amazon over eBay. Morimotos will run hotter than genuine Phillips or OSRAM, but they will run cooler than fakes.

justnspace

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^to add, I've been running morimotos in my family's 2012 Kia Sportage for 3 years now.

thisaznboi88

iTrader: (7)

don't buy ebay bulbs they sell fake bulbs.

go to theretrofitsource and buy Osram or philips bulbs. Morimoto bulbs if you want to cheap out

Mr.Tea

I bought the SYLVANIA D2S FOR $78.24 each on AMAZON are those good?

thoiboi

Potential fakes. wouldn't recommend.

oo7spy

He said Amazon, not eBay.

justnspace

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over paid, but why ask us?
we told you where to go for a reliable cheap bulb.

shahram72

That's a good suggestion. I am also into home theater and cheap replacement bulb housings are available from China but lack a UV filter so many on the home theater forums have melted the plastic optics in their projectors with them. A new bulb for my projector cost over $200 while the cheap ones are $70. Similar tech to HID I think, the cheap ones even come with genuine bulbs but the housings and ballast on the RL are too expensive to risk. Use the real deal.