Please help! Looking for 2003 TL a-spec Driver side headlight (black housing)

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Old Sep 13, 2020 | 11:43 AM
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Please help! Looking for 2003 TL a-spec Driver side headlight (black housing)

Does anyone know where I can find one relatively good priced?? This is what it looks like. This is actually a matter of saving my car from being written off. I need to find a headlight that bad! Someone please help. Thanks

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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 05:02 AM
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-2002-...75.c100623.m-1
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 08:41 AM
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I got one from Home depot back than for 50$. D2R type. How much I know you can not buy cheapo ones as are poor quality. Philips are the best. Edit. For complete headlight Home depot again, 100$.
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 08:47 AM
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I got one from Home depot back than for 50$. D2R type. How much I know you can not buy cheapo ones as are poor quality. Philips are the best. Edit. For complete headlight Home depot again, 100$.
can you send me a picture? Thanks
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 09:01 AM
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I think he meant DEPO lights, not home depot.
mario posted a set of head lights for $183 on ebay..
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-2002-...75.c100623.m-1


you can pretty much buy any head light, if you are very desperate. it doesnt need to be the original aspec black housing one...
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 12:50 PM
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^^^ Home Depot https://www.homedepot.com/p/TYC-Head...01-1/312224408 . Already both D2R from them for 50$ for phillips.
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 12:51 PM
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wait, what in the world!? i didnt know they started selling car parts!!!!!!
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 12:54 PM
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HD is just drop shipping things like Amazon now .
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 01:04 PM
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drop shipping is going to be the death of great products.
Home depot is also not doing black friday.
Do they want a death wish?

in the meantime; I will give all my business to Lowes
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 01:48 PM
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^^^ I think HD is in cars lighting business. I remember well that I ordered D2R from them and that I did pickup it at Home depot desk not at Amazon locker inside of HD.
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 04:27 PM
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in the meantime; I will give all my business to Lowes
The only thing I buy from Big Orange is their interlocking tool storage solutions. Otherwise, Big Blue gets my business.

I also had no idea that Big Orange entered the car lighting market.
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 04:32 PM
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I paid, 3 years go, for Phillips D2R 50$ where in all parts store it was 100$ and even at U-pull it was 36$ for used and abused one. So all what I can say is thanks HD. I can not wait for Menards to start selling it. Menards sell reasonable quality parts for cheapest possible price. See how HD did simply theirs mark up at D2R, didn't look that make 100% mark up. Good boyos HD, Menards and Lowes, just like Togo, Balto and Fritz. You can always count at them.

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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 04:37 PM
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Picking it up from HD doesn't mean they stock it..


Drop shipping is a supply chain management method in which the retailer does not keep goods in stock but instead transfers its customers' orders and shipment details to either the manufacturer, another retailer, or a wholesaler, who then ships the goods directly to the customer. Wikipedia
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 04:43 PM
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^^^ But obviously they check at pricing and do not allow huge mark up. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Wagner-L...-D2R/307878565 This one is only 33$, cheaper than U-pull. Do not know how good is it. Back then I bought Phillips. Again in auto part stores cost double more.
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 06:03 PM
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Just to let you all know something. I'm carpenter contractor and all in my business is about eliminating hands between me and green. In construction only big money is made by developers and home builders. Second tiers are realtors, plumbers (licence), electricians (licence). We carpenters are 3 tier. As I know that business is all about hands so owner of Home Depot, Lows and Menards know that even better. No way Home Depot would allow some hands between them and headlights.
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Old Sep 14, 2020 | 08:30 PM
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as a carpenter contractor; how do you feel about the new lowes 4pros section!?!?!?!

Home Depot passed up the 2nd guy in charge to take the reins and Lowes poached him. He has now transformed lowes into the better store!
with the way Home Depot is operating, I bet they are changing more hands than you think! Lowes has passed them in sales!

Marvin R. Ellison:

He has extensive experience in the home improvement industry, having spent 12 years in senior-level operations roles with Home Depot Inc., where he served as executive vice president of U.S. stores from 2008 to 2014. At Home Depot, Marvin oversaw U.S. sales, operations, install services and pro strategic initiatives, dramatically improving customer service and efficiency across the organization to serve both do-it-yourself and pro customers.



damn, this dude literally made Home Depot what it is today. and they snubbed him.
If you cant join them, beat them! Go Marvin!!! Lowes for the wiN!

this tells me the current head of home depot doesnt know what he's doing ;drop shipping and closing on black friday will bite them in the butt

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Old Sep 16, 2020 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by justnspace
as a carpenter contractor; how do you feel about the new lowes 4pros section!?!?!?!
I'm self employed. I can not test tools. Big companies do it. I use what they use. At moment Makita skill saw and impact driver (corded), Hitachi chop saw and all pneumatic guns (before Paslode but switched to Hitachi). Bosch table saw. Probably did hold in my hand every tool that exist, at last big names. It is where I'm at moment. For one tool to go at my list it need years of top notch recommending from pros.. No USA you would say. My most expensive tool is Ford pickup, cost more than all my tools. And Ford will be my pickup till a die. Use recently a Milwaukee sawzall and like it. Will look more into Milwaukee tools. Some companies that build high end homes use DeWalt.

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Old Sep 17, 2020 | 10:56 AM
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I'm nothing but a hobbyist, but I love my Milwaukee tools. Got their sawzall a while back to cut a lug bolt off, and it went like butter! Recently used it to cut some frozen pork shoulder - made short work of that as well. Their impacts and drills are fantastic too.
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Old Sep 25, 2020 | 08:33 PM
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Does anyone know where I can find one relatively good priced?? This is what it looks like. This is actually a matter of saving my car from being written off. I need to find a headlight that bad! Someone please help. Thanks

I know exactly what you are looking for. You know how rare that is? The 2003 A-Spec was only offered in canada and only a few hundred were made. They only came in Black and Aegean blue and they had color matched headlights. Those headlights are extremely rare and you are probably the luckiest person on the planet right now because there is a mint set for sale on ebay. Hopefully you can save that rare car from getting written off

Here you go
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Acura-TL-20...AAAOSwCQNWdFRF
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Old Oct 2, 2020 | 01:32 PM
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i am not sure if you are still looking for them, i have a set of those Aspec (Canadian) headlamps from black car that I can sell. PM me.
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Old Mar 11, 2021 | 09:20 AM
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Hi Snip33r, I am looking for a set of the 2003 TL A-Spec OEM headlights. My car is a 2002 Nighthawk Black TL S-Type. Do you still have a set for sale? I am also looking for the body kit and rear spoiler. I'm a brand new member so I can't message anyone directly yet. Thanks! Paul
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