headlight(s) w/ HID bulb(s)
09-20-2003, 08:05 PM
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headlight(s) w/ HID bulb(s)
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A friend of mine just bought a car from action, Acura TL 3.2 and some #$%#$ stole his headlights yesterday while he was taking a nap, it cost him a lot of money to put new headlights in.. he put regular halogen instead of HID this time (HID cost too much) any suggestions on how to protect his headlights?
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A friend of mine just bought a car from action, Acura TL 3.2 and some #$%#$ stole his headlights yesterday while he was taking a nap, it cost him a lot of money to put new headlights in.. he put regular halogen instead of HID this time (HID cost too much) any suggestions on how to protect his headlights?
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09-21-2003, 01:09 AM
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i heard people do even more nasty things to the car when they see shock sensors and/or alarm of any kind.. at the end you end up paying more for other parts rather if they just took those stupid bulbs at first place, i even heard that they dont even need headlights the only things they are looking for is a bulb(s) and ballast(s) for xenon (hid) lights, thats about it..
09-21-2003, 08:51 AM
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Shock sensors is the only thing unless you want to move to a place where you can park your car inside.
Also, putting regular halogen on the TL ??? The difference is too much, is almost like going back to the dark age. I know money is an issue but wow.
Also, putting regular halogen on the TL ??? The difference is too much, is almost like going back to the dark age. I know money is an issue but wow.
09-21-2003, 01:28 PM
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Just so you know, there's still a very good chance that his headlights are going to get stolen again since the thieves don't know that the bulbs are halogens. You could get an alarm that will cover the deductible on the insurance if anything happens to the car. You could weld metal bars on the inside to the chasis.
Where in Brooklyn did this happen?
Where in Brooklyn did this happen?
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09-21-2003, 02:09 PM
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Originally posted by 2004TL
Wow, dude your friend is having bad luck, NON DVD Navi and now no HIDS..
show me a pic of his lights, its scary to see a TL with Halogens
Wow, dude your friend is having bad luck, NON DVD Navi and now no HIDS..
show me a pic of his lights, its scary to see a TL with Halogens
09-21-2003, 02:12 PM
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Originally posted by ncbuckeye
All I have to say is INSURANCE!!!!!!!!!!
All I have to say is INSURANCE!!!!!!!!!!
09-21-2003, 02:14 PM
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Originally posted by maxx96
Shock sensors is the only thing unless you want to move to a place where you can park your car inside.
Also, putting regular halogen on the TL ??? The difference is too much, is almost like going back to the dark age. I know money is an issue but wow.
Shock sensors is the only thing unless you want to move to a place where you can park your car inside.
Also, putting regular halogen on the TL ??? The difference is too much, is almost like going back to the dark age. I know money is an issue but wow.
and yes, i totally agree with going back to halogen is bad thing to do, I myself have HID 8000k on my car
I don't even understand people who drives with stock HID 4100k.. anyway it's up to him, I guess the main thing that he afraids is that he doesn't want to purchase those lights and for them to get stolen again..
09-21-2003, 02:17 PM
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Originally posted by Alexxx
Just so you know, there's still a very good chance that his headlights are going to get stolen again since the thieves don't know that the bulbs are halogens. You could get an alarm that will cover the deductible on the insurance if anything happens to the car. You could weld metal bars on the inside to the chasis.
Where in Brooklyn did this happen?
Just so you know, there's still a very good chance that his headlights are going to get stolen again since the thieves don't know that the bulbs are halogens. You could get an alarm that will cover the deductible on the insurance if anything happens to the car. You could weld metal bars on the inside to the chasis.
Where in Brooklyn did this happen?
09-21-2003, 05:48 PM
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man i never want to own a car with out hid's ever again!
09-21-2003, 10:18 PM
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Originally posted by 2004TL
Dude Post a pic of a TL with Halogens, It makes me CRY
Dude Post a pic of a TL with Halogens, It makes me CRY
09-21-2003, 10:19 PM
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Originally posted by fsttyms1
man i never want to own a car with out hid's ever again!
man i never want to own a car with out hid's ever again!
09-22-2003, 09:06 AM
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nope any thing with hid gets stolen. just turns out that the maxima's and tl's are fairly easy
09-22-2003, 09:58 AM
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Originally posted by KZGTR
****, I thought only Maxima got their HID stolen.....how much is a set of TL-HID cost?
****, I thought only Maxima got their HID stolen.....how much is a set of TL-HID cost?
09-22-2003, 04:34 PM
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Re: headlight(s) w/ HID bulb(s)
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he put regular halogen instead of HID this time (HID cost too much)
he put regular halogen instead of HID this time (HID cost too much)
09-22-2003, 06:19 PM
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Re: Re: headlight(s) w/ HID bulb(s)
Originally posted by songoku
Does it even possible?
Does it even possible?
09-22-2003, 07:11 PM
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Originally posted by alexus
songoku: how's your LD1s? I have 20" on my car
songoku: how's your LD1s? I have 20" on my car
09-23-2003, 01:10 AM
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not yet.. going get coilovers soon.. then i'm lookin at from 1" to 2" drop.. not sure if i'm going go all the way to 2" 'cause of the nice roads in brooklyn 
but you never know.. i think i'm gonig end up runnin' on 1.25" or somethin..
not sure if i'm going go all the way to 2" 'cause of the nice roads in brooklyn but you never know.. i think i'm gonig end up runnin' on 1.25" or somethin..
09-23-2003, 12:55 PM
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I suggest you go 1.5 inches (1.75 max), or else you'll be banging out the lips with a hammer every now and then. Be prepared to drive around potholes all the time (you won't be driving in a straight line anymore). One more other advice, take off your rims in a month and put them back on in April (the roads are going to be real sh*tty). You have the LD1s?
09-23-2003, 01:06 PM
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Originally posted by Alexxx
I suggest you go 1.5 inches (1.75 max), or else you'll be banging out the lips with a hammer every now and then. Be prepared to drive around potholes all the time (you won't be driving in a straight line anymore). One more other advice, take off your rims in a month and put them back on in April (the roads are going to be real sh*tty). You have the LD1s?
I suggest you go 1.5 inches (1.75 max), or else you'll be banging out the lips with a hammer every now and then. Be prepared to drive around potholes all the time (you won't be driving in a straight line anymore). One more other advice, take off your rims in a month and put them back on in April (the roads are going to be real sh*tty). You have the LD1s?
09-23-2003, 01:27 PM
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Originally posted by alexus
songoku: how's your LD1s? I have 20" on my car
songoku: how's your LD1s? I have 20" on my car
It's inside, though... 
http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...threadid=51362
09-23-2003, 02:53 PM
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as far as i know there is a place where they can fix your rims.. i'm not sure if there is a place to fix chrome (paint) on it though.. should be..
09-23-2003, 05:12 PM
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he could go w a set of aftermarkey hids to save some money i can imagine drivin w/o hids anymore i know now any car i own from here on in w have hid's even if i have em installed aftermarket
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