AcuraCl1

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Ok, I need some help. I am going on vacation sunday night. I have an 03 Acura CLS. And my passenger headlight will not come on. It comes on for a sec then goes out. So I swapped the headlight bulbs and still nothing, so that rules out the bulb. So I am guessing that my ballast went out. I did some checking around on prices. I have 3 choices, please help me with the choices.

1. Go with a new Acura OEM ballast which will cost me about 325 through a friend. And I have checked junkyards, and the lowest around is $225 with a 30 day warranty.

2. Go with an HID conversion kit from omnixautosports. They have a D2R HID conversion kit, in which I would have to splice a few wires, etc. This would cost me $220 shipped to me with a 3 year warranty. And this comes with 2 brand new ballasts, 2 brand new bulbs, and plug n play wires. This one is made in Japan. And theres a DIY write up on the board.

3. Go with an HID conversion kit from HIDextra on the board. They have a D2R HID conversion kit, in which I would have to splice a few wires, etc. This would cost me $90 shipped to me with a 2 year warranty. And this comes with 2 brand new ballasts, 2 brand new bulbs, and plug n play wires. I believe this one is made in China.

My car has 74,000 miles on it, with the original bulbs also.

MrFluffy

I would go with HIDextra

IMO who really cares where it is made, and for the record I think any electronic made in asia is better quality

camaroracer016

id do the oem to aftermarket diy. its pretty simple, but as for the two, id prolly go with the better, more expensive one, that way your chances of doing it again are slim. Thats just my

Scepter

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OmniX, Ive found out recently, uses the designs from a company called "EuroDezigns" which they apparently stole from the person who created the company. Ive spoken with the original owner and he said he hasnt really cared too much becuz his "EuroDezigns" brand sucked major a$$.
Here's a link to a reputable company that sells ballasts as a set for much cheaper and this way you only have to replace your ballasts.
http://store.theretrofitsource.com/i...900b25c4f77d29

StonedCL

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Search mor junk yards go to www.car-parts.com and check there they search junkyards throughout the whole USA.. I also had this problem and found a junkyard in TX on that site that sold me the whole assembly (ballast, all bulbs, and case for $100 so I bought both for $200 + $50 shipping for 2 ballast 2 bulbs and 2 cases..passenger cas was cracked but still robbed them! Check that site!

StonedCL

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CLS-A that site is pretty good I got my 6000 HID's there..
If he goes aftermarket wont he have to splice some wires to get it to work?

civicdrivr

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Out of those three options, Id go with option 3. If it were me however, Id search ebay for some OEM ballasts, whether they are Acura or another company is up to you.

AcuraCl1

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Thanks, I searched ebay, and found a bunch of tl ballasts, but only 3 cl ones and they want 300 for them. Does anyone know if any of the tl ballasts will work for our car.

StonedCL

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I just did a quick search of that website www.car-parts.com
and found 2-3 ballast for $150 or under

AcuraCl1

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Thanks, I will check it out.

civicdrivr

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You can use any ballast as long as it matches the bulb. Just expect some rewiring.

AcuraCl1

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Thanks, I would rather stick to an oem, but I am limited on funds due to my girlfriend losing her job, and I maybe losing my job within the next two months. So that is one of the reasons, I am looking at aftermarket.

camaroracer016

does anyone kno if those gen 4 ballast on that retrofit store will plug directly into our CLs? They are a lot cheaper.