http://cgi.ebay.ca/99-04-ACURA-TL-S-...item3a530595f6

someone from azine, I hope this helps

 

Good price looks, kinda old?

 

lol it's what's on the inside that counts.

 

Is that what your GF says LMAO sorry you left your self open

I wonder how old it is ???

 

That is the old generation. The generation ballast on the CL doesnt look like that.

 

well then that's that..

 

does anyone know if this will work in my 2001 CLS ?

 

any thing will work but I would go with after market I bought a one balast the other day for $30 but it was not a d2s but it is not plug and play (but is really easy to wire try to find the ebay site )

 

It won't work without rewiring... just like aftermarket

 

Found it any this guy has things to make it a d2s

this is what you need
Ballast: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-x-1...item4a9d1d2ef6

attacment too make d2s: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HID-H...item33585e65cc

wiring: (H3) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HID-H...item33585e65cc

all together its like $40 with shipping and if you email him he usually gives you a deal on shipping

 

I just noticed its the black casing and not the silver casing like we have

 

Thats not a direct replacement for the cl...that is the 2nd gen tl ballast...needs modification to work with our headlights...

 

So if I stick to oem, I have to find a CL specific ballast? (just making sure)

 

if you don't want to make any mods or customizations to your headlights then you have to use the oem cl ballast...the oem ballast mounts directly underneath the headlight housing and the bulb is connected directly to the ignitor...difficult to explain...any type of h.i.d. ballast and bulbs can be used you just have to make it fit and work to our cars...can be done and not difficult at all...
i just don't want you to think that the tl ballast will fit right in...not the same...and our ballasts seem to be more expensive for some reason

 

It only takes an extra 20 minutes to do an aftermarket one as opposed to OEM

And I believe it a early 2nd gen TL one

BTW I would never go with a used ballast you never know whats wrong with it or how old it is, go after market !!

 

He's right! I'm on my 3rd used ballast. What a pain in the ass!!

 

If you need help on how to install the after market one theres a rite and if you have any questions just PM me and I can give you some assistance

BTW the link I sent you are the ones I used in my high beams but they have only been in for a month or so but they look good well see how long they last !?

 

Our lights are D2R.

 

Yea I'm aware I could go aftermarket...but wouldnt that require me splicing wires and such ? I'm not too good with wiring things, so I was trying to avoid that by sticking to the old plug and play oem ballast...

I'm sure I could do it, I think I'll take a look at that write up if no ballasts pop up for around 70ish bucks.

 

good luck with that...my driver side ballast blew out a while back..i searched for a while on here didn't see any...ebay was like $300...long story short i called up some local junkyards and ended getting the whole assembly for $150...so far so good...but u take a chance with used...don't know how long its gonna last...
and by the way do the swap yourself...not hard at all
search for a diy

 

Yea well I will be putting the car up for sale this month so I just need the damn thing to work! hah

 

Sorry your right