Ever since I bought my car, I noticed the passenger side light is always a bit darker than the driver's side.

Do I just need to replace the bulb?

Is it as simple as replacing regular lamps?

 

a little more complex but the same idea- acura added a security cover to the back of the housing you remove to get the bulbs needs torx #20 secuirty tip screwdriver bit
gen2 are getting time for bulbs- they last 2500-3000 use hours
New bulbs need 100 hours use to get fully burned in and working excellent~

To make sure its a bulb and not something else- swap them left to right
Another warning sign is when pointed at a wall and turn the lights on - if one is pink for a minute....order bulbs
Good replacements used by many here, are Kaixen- in 5000k -color very close to stock or 6000k more blue, good for poor night vision drivers

Excelerate has a thread in Off Topic Sponsored Sales- $109 a pair shipped- thats a really good deal on brand new top quality bulbs

 

Wow, that's pretty much sums it up I guess. One somewhat off-topic question here though, and I know this issue was discussed in another thread, but from what I remember, this particular part wasn't addressed.

Okay. I know there's different HID bulb temperatures available, and that there are different ballasts to go along with some of those temperatures.

But, speaking in reference to the factory HID ballasts in the 2nd Gen TL, what is the highest temperature rating that you can run?

 

Hey thanks for the great info! I'll test it out tomorrow.

 

I havent done anything yet so my car is still the same...

Last night I turned on the car lights in front of the garage door and let it warmup a bit. I notice that the bulb that is less bright shows a pink light against the garage door once warmed up and stays that way. The brighter, normal looking light, shows white'ish like it's supposed to.

Would this just call for a simple bulb replacement??

If so i'll get some 6000k Kaizens.

at night it isn't too noticeable but during the daytime and at sundown it's noticeable and looks funny lol.

 

yep bulbs got pink eye which means it about to die. Its going to start getting worse and eventually die. Just happened to me. order some new ones

 

Just a caution on selecting 6000K bulbs and higher. Several forum members have reported reduced visibility with 6000K bulbs at night. And it's also been reported that the reduction was even more pronounced in the rain.

The stock bulb has a 4300K rating which maximizes visibility at night. Going to higher Kelvin bulbs trades appearance/color for performance.

 

Thanks! I did not realize that they were 4300k stock....I thought maybe they were 5000k.

What do you recommend? I want good visibility but I also like it to be a hint of blue'ish too. Maybe just a bit bluer than stock I guess. Not ricer blue lol.

Do I have to worry about messing up the light alignment when changing the bulb? That sorta scares me since right now the light is perfectly level. I dont want it to be all over the place. Hoping for it to just be a "take out old bulb, put in new ones and voila!" deal.

 

I wouldn't recommend going to anything higher than 5000K. Some forum members have been happy with their 6000K bulbs while other haven't been.

For me, seeing what's on the road at night as soon as possible is the number one concern. When I replaced the bulbs on my 1999 TL I went with 4300K Philips bulbs. (BTW, shop around as the bulb prices can be all over the map.)

Here's a great discussion on HID bulbs:

http://intellexual.net/hid.html

Here's an excerpt from that discussion:

Every car manufacturer in the world (including BMW and Audi) uses none other than a standard 4100K gas-discharge bulb. No exceptions. The reason being is that 4100K is daylight white in color and produces the same color visible light as direct sunlight. This is least fatiguing functional color on the eyes and produces the most comfortable contrast on the road.

And you shouldn't have any problems with alignment as the new bulb should snap in the exact same postion as the original.

Search the forum for detailed instructions on replacing the bulbs. Be sure to wear gloves as the oils from your skin can cause premature bulb failure.

 

Mine turned PINK then went out. Drivers side. I ordered them off Ebay for $89.00 a pair. New bulbs/Philips if I remember right. I changed them myself. All is well and they are nice and bright again, but it took quite a few hours till they reached max. brightness. You can go to the dealer for about $300-$400 Bucks.

 

I was at a Chinese market the other day and they had euro light HID kits for $200 with lights included or you could get other lights brighter or what not for $20 each. Anyone paying over $100 for hid bulbs your crazy!