I was wondering how long the HID headlamps last in the TSX. I have heard that they cost ~$300 to replace when they burn out. Is this correct? Are they easy to replace by owner or does the service need to do it? Anyone have experience with their longevity in Acuras and replacement?

 

You'll probably sell your car before you need to replace them. They last 4-5 times longer than halogen.

 

I have seen HID's burn't out on relatively new cars though. So there might be a chance that they will.

 

My dad had a bulb go on his TL the first week he had it which was replaced under warranty. He then put on nearly 300,000km and they were fine.

 

So the bulb is under warranty?

 

Actually I don't think so but because my dad's burnt out so fast, they just gave him another one.

 

I believe they have a life of about ~2500 - 3000 hrs. - standard halogen headlamps have a life of about 1000 hours.

Hypothetically, if you left them on all the time - every mile you drive the car - and averaged say 35mph over that time, you would get ~100,000 miles out of them. Chances are, you don't leave your headlights on all the time.

 

out of like what...6-7 years h.i.d's have been around... ive only seen on burnt out bulb and that was on a 99-01 TL.

 

The bulbs list at $175.00 and are covered under your factory warr. we have'nt replaced any TSX bulbs yet , they are differant than the 99-03 TL & 99-04 RL. Those seem to burn out more frequently so hopefully the TSX, 04-05 TL bulbs will last longer.

 

Its not the bulbs that I'm worried about, it's the ballast. My tsx is on its second one...

 

I got an extra bulb laying around if anyone is interested.