Headlight Bulbs

Old Aug 3, 2007 | 12:01 PM
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Headlight Bulbs

just wondering if ne body knows how to replace the headlight bulbs on a 2000 acura 3.2 t? or knows a place in the toronto,ontario area... because acura dealership is asking 95 dollars per headlight.
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 12:48 PM
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Here's a link with some installation tips that I posted:

https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/two-my-favorite-tv-shows-now-158008/

If you search the forum, there are other posts with more detail.

You'll want D2R bulbs. 4300K is recommended for putting the maximum amount of light on the road.

Does the $95 cost per headlight include the bulb or is that just the labor?

(The bulbs are typically very expensive through a dealer.)

Bob
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 12:59 PM
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The dealers charge up to $135 per bulb!!! just for the bulb!!!!!
They are xenon so that makes them expensive- imported from Pluto or somewhere

For replacement Phillips 4300- see ebay- make sure NEW- not used but good- those are dicey
or see vendor Excelerate- he has the badazzz Kaixen brand bulbs- 6000 with color near OE and better output

you really do get what you pay for in lights and brakes~
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob_F
Here's a link with some installation tips that I posted:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=158008

If you search the forum, there are other posts with more detail.

You'll want D2R bulbs. 4300K is recommended for putting the maximum amount of light on the road.

Does the $95 cost per headlight include the bulb or is that just the labor?

(The bulbs are typically very expensive through a dealer.)

Bob
no its just the labour
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by AcuraVibes
no its just the labour
OK, so you can save a lot of money by doing this yourself. As 01tl4tl mentioned, you can sometimes find great deals on eBay. I bought a pair of brand new Philips D2R bulbs for $68.49 shipped. That's less than $35 a bulb and it will give you a sense of the outrageous markup at the dealerships.

Bob
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 09:19 PM
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If you have a few basic tools you can change the bulbs yourself- thats carzy to pay an hour labor to the dealer
And you should replace bulbs in pairs so the light output is even- they change with time

Side note- it takes about 100 hours of use for the color to change and stabilize on new bulbs
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 10:43 PM
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u need a security torx bit (with the hole in it, t20) and a 10mm

it takes all of 5 mins to change both bulbs. remove the locking screw, unplug the ballast plug, twist the cap, remove bulb. u need the 10mm for the passenger side to take out 1 bolt so u can move hte washer fluid tank neck out of the way

and btw i just bought some 12k bulbs off ebay for about $35
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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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well i got my hands on a torx bit t20 ty everybody for the tip... i will be installing my headlights bulbs tomorrow...hopefully it is easy to install i will tell u guys how it went... thanks again everybody...
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