I've had my TSX for about 37,000 miles and fifteen months. I like the car a lot - right size for me, good balance of performance, cost, looks.

I have one item I would like to improve: High beams are not a good color match to the low beams, and they're not quite what I'd like for brightness. I have driven a couple of TL loaners, and I've decided I like the TL headlights better.

Aar there any technical guru's our there who have either considered (or done) a swap putting in the 2004 High/Low HID unit in place of the TSX low beam unit? It looks possible in total size. I'm passably trained in electrics with a friend who does electronics design -- and I'm used to doing most of my own mechanical work. I'm mostly concerned with the physical fitof the units.

I'm not interested in the Euro-R units, they have the same high and low beams I've already got. Please share any experiences you may have.

Thanks !

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Well the TL's highbeams are better cuase there xenons, ours arent.

 

OMG....its captain Obvious!

To answer your question though, I have not heard of anyone on the board that did a swap for the bi-xenons on the TL to the TSX. I think the physical fitting of the TL light are larger than the TSX.

Would be an awesome mod though. I am definitely interested if you get it done. I love the bi-xenons I have on my X5.

 

:captainobvious:

 

not to downplay the poster, but are hibeams that important?

 

I sure appreciate them..

 

the only reason i have ever used my high beams is to prove to people that im not high beaming when im driving i hate it when they flash me cuz of the HID's.

 

Install PIAA/Silverstar or similar bulbs, they produce a bright white. Very close to Xenon.

 

piaa bulbs much cheaper and less work.. very close to xenon and not bad at all.. i have them on my high beams cost me 80 a pair and i like em...

 

Color match?...

I think the brightness is OK, but whatever floats your boat. I predict that this will be a hard mod to do.

 

when they do that I just swap my highbeams on until they pass me.

 

i second that motion, i have a friend with a tsx and she did the same, i think you will like the results!!!! especially since the mod is only around 80 - 100 bucks

 

and is a very quick job too.. should take 30 min tops for someone without any experience with bulbs.. all you have to do is replace the bulb..

 

Oh yeah i hate that, great part of about my car, I have wigwags set up on the brights allready so just turn thouse on for a second shuts most people up, prob gonna do new bulbs soon too, really want to do them to the Foglights but as i learned putting in my CAI, the fogs are a bitch to take out, the whole yellow foglights/brights contrastin the Projectors bothers me more then it should lol

speaking of which, anyone know of any headway on the foglight post, like 3 people were gonna try something, and no one ever reported the results

 

I put phlips larva gold bulbs for highbeam...works great druing rain and foggy conditions.

 

Wigwags?

 

Brights go Right, left, right , left, right, left

wigwag flashers, like what the cops have...

 

you wanna post a little video of that? sounds interesting.

 

no sorry, dont have the car or the camera to do that right now, maybe over christmas break when im back home ill see if i can do something like that,
I have that and a Blue Led strober on the dash, planning on hooking up something in the back window sometime soon too...

 

Just out of curiosity, isn't it illegal to emulate an emergency vehicle?

 

yes carbon, yes it is.

 

Sorry about the Confusion....But im a Fireman....and Blue Lights in NY are only a curtosy, you dont have to pull over, most of the time people dont anyway, even for the firetrucks...

 

Otherwise, yeah it is illegal to posses lights, ect...