So my drivers side light went out and I smelt burned plastic, so I took apart the headlight to see if the bulb was the problem and it was melted to the igniter. Basicly the inside of the ignitor melted and it fused to the plastic of the hid bulb... How does this happen? The bulbs are OEM. Should I call acura and complain? Will they fix this for free even though I have no warrenty. I mean what happens if it caught fire? It was smoking!!!

 

Didn't a similiar situation happen to a 3rd gen TL recently?

 

I looked on ebay for an ignitor and found Acura TSX, TL and S2000 Ignitor D2S D2R will this work with no prob? Im sure they all share the same ignitor.

 

My igniter went out as well, but no melt down. I would be pissed as well. That could have been a fire hazard.

 

Maybe the ignitor wasn't seated properly over the bulb end, so there was some possibility of electricity traveling outside of the ignitor-to-bulb connection thus melting it.

 

thats what im thinking. Are tsx, s2000 and newer tl ignitors interchangeable with our 2gens???

 

Wow... that happeneed to me about a month ago. 2003 TLS. I was out of warrenty and I did have to pay for it. I pressed them and they sold it to me at cost, still a pain in the ass. The guy who did the work said he never seen that happen before.

Time for another recall?

 

yup they told me the same never seen it before. Owell I got a good deal on 2 ballasts and ignitors from a member here.

 

i have a bulb and ignitor for sale pm if u want it

 

Are tsx, s2000 and newer tl ignitors interchangeable with our 2gens???