bdarmawan

Hello all,

I wonder if I can directly swap the bulb from my HID stock with 6k HID bulb? Will it melt the housing? Or do I need another 6K HID conversion? If I can do direct swapping, is that easy for a novice?

Thanks.

fsttyms1

you dont need to do any thing. yes its easy.

t0ast

Just be careful when you're saying "conversion". Conversion kits come with rebased bulbs to fit non-HID housings and aftermarket ballasts - eg: 9006 conversion kit for the fogs. Just get stand-alone 6000K D2Rs bulbs for direct swap replacement.

TLsMD

so another words he can just buy the 6000k bulbs without re-wiring or doing anything else right?...how high can he put on there without re-wiring or doing anything different with the ballasts?

fsttyms1

Because none is needed. They are just (for the lack of a better temr) Bulbs. They just make them in different Kelvin

bdarmawan

Thank you for all your reply!!! Any bulb brand do you guys recommend?

fsttyms1

Philips/orsam/

Check with our vendor Excelerate. He sells a brand thats good, And offers good prices on them

CJITTY

Stick with Philips or Osram! Make sure you get D2R style!!!

t0ast

In theory, you can put any temperature into the OEM ballasts as long as the bulbs are D2R and not rebased for other headlight housings. However, the higher temp you go, the less light you're gonna get. I think most people will recommend going no higher than 6000K or 8000K unless you wanna just go for color and not be able to see anything.

Pearly 06

this may be a dumb question but what is our stock bulbs rated at now? and will changing it to a 6000k bulb change the color?

Pearly 06

by the way what are D2R's?

dreem1er

iTrader: (2)

there are two types of hid bulbs one is d2r and the other is d2s...........in 04 acura switch from d2r to d2s..............i don't know if there any advantages..........but the difference is in the connection...........

CJITTY

D2R style HID bulbs are for our 2nd Generation TLs. They are designed for reflector based housings because there is a metal powder coated shield on the glass part of the bulb. That shield creates are cutoff line.

D2S style HID bulbs are for 3rd Generation TLs or many other cars that use projector lens headlight housings. The bulbs have a different notch at the base of the bulb than the D2Rs and they do not have the powder coated shield on the glass of the bulb. The cutoff lines are done by the projector housing.

Some people have installed D2S bulbs with some minor snips on the base to make it fit into our second gens igniter sockets. The D2Rs are designed for our car with no modifications. The D2S's are slightly brighter but without the powder coat shield, I hear it scatters light and there is little to no cutoff line.

Our stock temp is 4100K. After they color shift (meaning they are broken in) I believe that in combination with our housing make the light appx 4300K.

I have 6000K which makes the light slightly more white/purple and I compare them to light the newer Audi's put out at certain angles. The Audi's have 4100K also, but their projector housings have glare shields that make it look purplish until you look directly into the beam. Anyway, the 6000Ks put out less light than the 4100K, but some people think it's brighter, especially those who modified a D2S bulb in our cars.

Bottom line, stick with 4100K Philips D2R bulbs to stay stock, or go with Philips 6000K Ultinon D2R bulbs if you want your lights to look more purplish/white but you lose a little light on the road. Anything higher than that, you are pushin it with your visability and the cops will take notice!

Also, don't take the cheap route and get no name bulbs. They aren't quality and you may be replacing bulbs more often than you should. Osram and Philips are what is used in most HID vehicles today. Our vendors here and Ebay have very good prices on bulbs. I have Philips bulbs and paid under $90 a pair for 4100Ks and the 6000Ks should cost you appx $160 or so.

Hope that clears it up.

Bob_F

The HID bulb replacement instructions in the factory service manual include directions to disconnect the battery.

Is this a safety requirement and has anyone replaced these bulbs without disconnecting the battery?

Bob

demolition_x

bought these from a guy on ebay they are pure vision bulbs, just like my fogs. had them for about a year and no problems. i think they were 60 shipped. the fogs are they same company and i have them for over 2 years no problems.




and you can get a sense of the color with out the glare.


and how they look from behind...




just don't go above 6k you will be loosing alot of light, if its dark and raining i have a hard time seeing sometimes with the 6ks.

AcuraBuddy

WoW thats bright as a mofo. Thats a 6k one?