Cracked Front Driving Light Lense

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 12-03-2001, 03:12 PM
  #1  
wbr
Intermediate
Thread Starter
 
wbr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 39
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Cracked Front Driving Light Lense

I just had to have my front drivng light lens replaced due to it getting busted by a rock in the road. I found out however, that you cannot just replace the clear lens, you have to replace the entire driving light assembly. $212 for parts alone. OUCH!!!!!!!!! The only reason they didn't charge me 2 hours of labor ($160 additional) is because there is a recall on the drivng lights due to the bulb's short life span, so they paid for the labor since they had to do the recall anyway. You would think that the lens would come as a seperate item, wouldn't you?
Old 12-03-2001, 03:17 PM
  #2  
Three Wheelin'
 
Black TL's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Bayside, NY
Posts: 1,594
Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts
There is a recall on our bulbs?
Old 12-03-2001, 03:18 PM
  #3  
Senior Moderator
iTrader: (5)
 
juniorbean's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The QC
Posts: 28,461
Received 1,760 Likes on 1,046 Posts
Lightbulb

BlackTL, he's talking about the 2002s I believe. I haven't heard of any recall

Anyway wbr... check this out....
http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...threadid=28066
Old 12-03-2001, 03:20 PM
  #4  
wbr
Intermediate
Thread Starter
 
wbr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 39
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Yes it was the "02" model year. Sorry for the lack of clarity.
Old 12-03-2001, 04:37 PM
  #5  
Drifting
 
BLEXV6's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 2,637
Received 117 Likes on 99 Posts
Please advise what in particular the recall is ?
Old 12-04-2001, 12:09 AM
  #6  
Three Wheelin'
 
rominl's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: San Jose
Posts: 1,693
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
yeah, there is a recall on our headlight bulb?!?!
Old 12-04-2001, 01:37 AM
  #7  
Drifting
 
daverman's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Kansas City, KS, USA
Posts: 2,626
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
You can get just the lens from this site for about $40. However, Acura has them on backorder (I'm still waiting for mine).
Old 12-04-2001, 01:43 AM
  #8  
wbr
Intermediate
Thread Starter
 
wbr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 39
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
What the dealer told me was that the recall was due to the bulb's short life span. I really didn't get into any further details, but it sounds like they simply replaced the bulb with one that had a longer life. It did seem weird though, that my dealer was able to absorb $160 of labor, for a bulb that can be replaced in 5 or 10 minutes. Maybe I just have a kick ass dealer.
Old 12-04-2001, 01:47 AM
  #9  
wbr
Intermediate
Thread Starter
 
wbr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 39
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally posted by daverman
You can get just the lens from this site for about $40. However, Acura has them on backorder (I'm still waiting for mine).


Where can you get just the lens from this site?
Old 12-04-2001, 02:10 AM
  #10  
Three Wheelin'
 
rominl's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: San Jose
Posts: 1,693
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
i think tim has pulled it from the accessories page coz' it's on back order. i believe i was one of the first few people to order to lens and got backordered. ACP was very good in keeping me updated about the status.

if you want you can try some local dealers to see if they have some left in their storage.... that's how i found mine.

of course now with xpel it's much better. i highly recommend it.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
mada51589
3G TL Problems & Fixes
79
05-03-2022 08:54 PM
peti1212
ILX
22
01-05-2022 05:14 PM
Yumcha
Automotive News
9
02-25-2020 09:57 AM
handsom-hustla
Car Parts for Sale
70
11-13-2015 05:04 PM
SpraykwoN
ILX
4
09-23-2015 11:44 AM



Quick Reply: Cracked Front Driving Light Lense



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:20 AM.