Hey guys. I have an '03' TL, and one day my passanger side headlight turned kinda purple... Later that night, it started flickering on & off. The next morning I turned my lights on, and they both worked fine! But sure enough after about 15 minutes, it turned purple again. Later on that night the light went out completely and has remained that way ever since. Does this mean that the bulb itself has burnt out? Or does the ballast need to be replaced?

- MH -

 

Okay... I have no idea how to edit my post... so heres what I've decided... At first, I was gonna go to Acura and buy a new bulb. They told me $125 + tax... But after reading some of the other headlight related threads... I think i've decided to just buy a new pair of bulbs (I've been looking at the Kaixen 6000K Crystal White D2C... Pair for $119)... Heres my question... according to the Sylvania Lamp Replacement Guide (thats the website that automotivelightingusa.com reccomends you to use to figure out which size bulbs you need) my headlight bulbs are "HID-D2R". what is the difference between D2C and D2R? will the D2C bulbs fit in my car? if i buy the new Kaixen bulbs, can I still keep the OEM ballasts?

-MH-

 

D2R is what our car needs

They usually go pink then die

Phillips is the popular brand and get the stock 4300k color, higher numbers are not brighter on the road and will get you a ticket
Replace in pairs- check internet for deals, safest to buy the top brand

Swap the bulbs left to right and see for sure if thats the problem

 

There is an official vendor of Kaixen in the black market or else you can try ebay or something. I wouldnt suggest you going to the dealers to get ripped off.

 

Earlier this year, I bought a pair of brand new, in the box, Phillips 4300K D2R bulbs for $68.49 shipped via eBay. So you can find great deals on eBay.

The lowest price through a dealer that I could find was $200 a pair + tax.

If you install them yourself, be sure not to touch the glass part of the bulbs with your bare hands. The oils from your skin can cause a premature failure.

And you'll also need a Torx tamper-proof T-20 tool to access the bulbs. The tamper-proof Torx fitting has a hole in the center. I found a Stanley set at my local Wal-Mart for about $7

As mentioned above, definitely replace the bulbs in pairs since they change color over time. If you replace just one you can get a mismatched look. You can keep your "good bulb" as a backup.

I'd just stick with the 4300 Kelvin bulbs to get the maximum useful light on the road. Some forum members have reported that even the 6000K bulbs were noticeably less bright and that things got even worse in the rain.

Bob

BTW, you can't edit your posts on this forum after 5 minutes have elapsed.

 

I bought a pair of new bulbs off this guy.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZintegra9006hidQQhtZ-1

He has excellent customer service.

 

That's a GREAT price !! Thanks for posting the link

Did you get the 4300Ks ? How do they look ?

 

Yeah I got the 4300K OEM replacements. They look great. Well the driver's side does anyway. My passenger side ballast has appeared to have taken a dump on me.

 

I have a question, how would one know if his ballast is bad ? and how hard is it to replace it ? and how hard is it to replace the bulbs ?

 

I may have a used ballast that might be going up for sale if anyone needs one. I just got into an accident this morning and my drivers side headlight was busted up. The ballast and everything else seems to be fine, but I'm sure the body shop will replace it anyway. PM if anyone is interested.

 

Okay, now when I turn my lights on, my passanger light flickers on and off for about 15 seconds, then shuts off completely. Maybe I have a bad ballast? HELPPPP!!!!!

-MH-

 

d2c will work, they are universal for d2r and d2s i have the kaixen d2c and work and fit fine

 

I took a look under the hood, and it seems like its a real big bitch to repalce the HID bulbs.
Now, I dont need to replace my bulbs just yet, but, is there an easy way to replace them without taking the whole shit apart ?

 

its easy to do, remove screw, turn cap and its off, theres a little pin type of clip and u get that off bulb comes out, only hard part is puttin that pin clip back in, took me about 20 mins first time to figure out wat the hell i was doing but second time around 10 mins and i was done.

 

What about the driver side tho ? it seems that its completely blockaded and there is no way to get to the headlight assembely.

 

well i didnt think of that first, you much have stock air box, i have a cai so no worries for me

 

You need to remove two plastic vent pieces. IIRC, there are two plastic fasteners that you pull back to remove the top piece. And I think the vent piece right below that just pulls up and out.

Take your time and don't apply too much force so you don't damage anything.

Bob

 

So I got so many responses to the ballast I was selling that I decided to put it up on ebay to make everything fair. For anyone who was interested, you can find it at auction number: 150112101230