blue03TL

anyone have any recommendations for aftermarket headlights for my 03 TL

JOSH

02type-s

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but nobody makes aftermarket headlights for our cars, unless you just want factory ones. Most people take them apart and either paint the housings of retrofit some projectors.

JnC

iTrader: (12)

If you are looking for replacement headlights i.e. exact same as the OEM ones then Depo makes them but if you are looking for projector etc then no there are non for the 02-03 TL.

EL19

iTrader: (4)

yea no aftermarket lights have been made in mass production for our cars...everyone who appears to have aftermarket lights has had them custom made or custom made them themselves

blue03TL

i actually meant bulbs and not the headlight its self...sorry

JOSH

JnC

iTrader: (12)

Your car comes with the most potent 35 Watt HID bulb. HID bulbs are known to loose their output over there life time but it isnt that noticeable. If you want you can always replace your current bulbs with 4300 Phillips D2R bulbs. I wouldnt recommend going with BLUER bulbs such as 6000K etc, when you go with higher Kelvin bulbs you loose light output. Here is a good rule of thumb, spend money to get light that is usable to you rather than for show off purposes.

blue03TL

well this isn't my show car or anything its just a DD....my hid is fine i was just looking for a brighter high beam and possible a brighter fog light 2

JnC

iTrader: (12)

^^ If you want bright and more road illumination then do a projector retrofit. Even though out cars have HID in them but the reflector setup does not utilize the full potential of a D2S hid bulb. I will have comparison shots available in my retrofit thread in a few weeks comparing a standard 00TL headlight out put with one that has projectors retrofitted in it.

blue03TL

ok...how much does it cost to do that and what about the high beam bulbs and fogs...ive heard of someone putting HIDs on the fogs but would that be as bright as just putting a better bulb cost wise and i have a optima yellow top in my mustang that i plan on putting in the TL and that battery brighten the mustang lights would it do the same for the TL or does the TL get the power already that it needs

JOSH

JnC

iTrader: (12)

There is no point putting brighter or high wattage bulbs in your High beams since they are barely used. I wouldnt recommend putting a HID kit in the fogs, all it does is spreads the light out unevenly and all you are doing is blinding the on coming traffic. My suggest would be to change the bulbs in the fogs to bulbs from sylvania silverstar.

blue03TL

well i actually live out in the country so i use my high beams a pretty good bit because of the deer out here

JOSH

JnC

iTrader: (12)

Then put a kit in your fogs, that way the glare will light up them deer eyes pretty good.

Or do a Bi-xenon projector retrofit. You will love the high beams in the projectors, they will light up trillions times better than your current high beam (you can still keep your current high beams). Knowing the size of the TL headlight your options are E55 (maxima), FX46/G35 bixenons.

blue03TL

cool...what kinda kit r u talkin bout for the fogs

JOSH