HID Head lights.
06-08-2003, 10:54 PM
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HID Head lights.
Aren't these High-intensity Discharge headlights supposed to last even longer than the xeon or the regular? Why does my HID headlights fail so often? I have the 02' model and the left has gone out twice while the right side has gone dead once.
Is anybody else experiencing something similar to this?
Perhaps the wires inside have been altered?
Or perhaps while repairing, something else has gone wrong?
Is anybody else experiencing something similar to this?
Perhaps the wires inside have been altered?
Or perhaps while repairing, something else has gone wrong?
06-09-2003, 09:26 AM
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HID, XENON are the same & your lights should last a very long time. I have had my 2000TL for over 3yrs & use my lights all the time since day one of ownership. ACURA did not put DRL (DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT) in the U.S. model cars so I use the headlights instead. Only one time did one headlight not power up this was over 2yrs ago. I turned the switch off & back on & it powered up. I have not had that problem since.
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Loose connection or short circuit.. Something wrong with Ballast..
Check it out at your dealer.. This seems like a rare problem, THOSE BULBS Cost Mucho Dinero
Check it out at your dealer.. This seems like a rare problem, THOSE BULBS Cost Mucho Dinero
06-09-2003, 03:58 PM
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Originally posted by LNDSHRK
They are the same thing
They are the same thing
Xenon bulbs are mostly refering to those Halogen bulbs that are filled with Xenon gas. These still have filaments and a blue coating that blocks the yellow wavelength. In the auto world these are what people call Xenon bulbs.
So HID Xenon bulbs are not Xenon bulbs.
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Re: HID Head lights.
Originally posted by iamhomin
Aren't these High-intensity Discharge headlights supposed to last even longer than the xeon or the regular? Why does my HID headlights fail so often? I have the 02' model and the left has gone out twice while the right side has gone dead once.
Is anybody else experiencing something similar to this?
Perhaps the wires inside have been altered?
Or perhaps while repairing, something else has gone wrong?
Aren't these High-intensity Discharge headlights supposed to last even longer than the xeon or the regular? Why does my HID headlights fail so often? I have the 02' model and the left has gone out twice while the right side has gone dead once.
Is anybody else experiencing something similar to this?
Perhaps the wires inside have been altered?
Or perhaps while repairing, something else has gone wrong?
06-09-2003, 04:30 PM
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Originally posted by hzm82
In techincal terms they aren't the same thing. We have (H.I.D.) High Intensity Discharge bulb filled with Xenon gas that are ignited by electrodes. So it would be wrong to just call them Xenon bulb, because some H.I.D. bulbs uses other kind of gas such as Krypton. So these bulbs should be just called HID or HID Xenon in our TL's bulbs. They should not just be call Xenon bulbs.
Xenon bulbs are mostly refering to those Halogen bulbs that are filled with Xenon gas. These still have filaments and a blue coating that blocks the yellow wavelength. In the auto world these are what people call Xenon bulbs.
So HID Xenon bulbs are not Xenon bulbs.
In techincal terms they aren't the same thing. We have (H.I.D.) High Intensity Discharge bulb filled with Xenon gas that are ignited by electrodes. So it would be wrong to just call them Xenon bulb, because some H.I.D. bulbs uses other kind of gas such as Krypton. So these bulbs should be just called HID or HID Xenon in our TL's bulbs. They should not just be call Xenon bulbs.
Xenon bulbs are mostly refering to those Halogen bulbs that are filled with Xenon gas. These still have filaments and a blue coating that blocks the yellow wavelength. In the auto world these are what people call Xenon bulbs.
So HID Xenon bulbs are not Xenon bulbs.
good call though!
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I've got them repaired at a dealer shop and they said 'everything' should return back to normal, but apparently, it didn't.
It's weird how often mine goes out while other TL lights are lasting 4 years without a problem.. -_-
It's weird how often mine goes out while other TL lights are lasting 4 years without a problem.. -_-
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Originally posted by hzm82
Xenon bulbs are mostly refering to those Halogen bulbs that are filled with Xenon gas. These still have filaments and a blue coating that blocks the yellow wavelength. In the auto world these are what people call Xenon bulbs.
Xenon bulbs are mostly refering to those Halogen bulbs that are filled with Xenon gas. These still have filaments and a blue coating that blocks the yellow wavelength. In the auto world these are what people call Xenon bulbs.
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