mccvii

I couldn't find this in the FAQ's and How To's, if its hidden, forgive the duplicate.

I have a 2003 TL. One of my lights (drivers) wasn't coming on. I purchased 2 new lights to replace. Now, it works but not every time and the lights take a few seconds to fire up to max brightness. Sounds like the ballasts need replacing but I want to make sure I get the correct ballast.

I don't want to buy a whole kit as I just purchased 2 new lights . I'm looking on HIDExtra.com. I know I need the 35W AC ballast but I don't know if that's everything. I called but the person I spoke to kept coming back and forth to the call relaying information from someone else so I didn't get a good feeling.

Most of the FAQ's talk about the entire kit but I want to know is if I can disconnect the stock ballast and reconnect the aftermarket ones inline using the existing wiring.

mccvii

Guess this was too difficult. As Acura has explained, you cannot add an aftermarket ballast. I guess that must be the case here.

Thanks anyway.

fsttyms1

You can add an aftermarket ballast, it wont be plug and play with the oem harness but you can add them.

Diva 4 Life

@fsttyms1

If you cut the harness off the oem ballast to use the plug & play ability and use connectors to put the aftermarket ballast harness together that would be the easiest way correct?

fsttyms1

Yes, you could do that.

01tl4tl

at hidextra you would order the 2 ballast and 2 `connector wires`
1 `relay kit` is a good idea too for the extra 16 bucks

getting the kit- if package deal is a better price- gives you 2 spare bulbs.
just in case whatever brand you have dies someday
I believe in having a backup plan --and parts - when reasonable--
bulbs are hard to find local in an emergency, keeping spares seems reasonable