wgambella

I know there are several entries on this so I wanted to get an overall opinion. I have a 2008 TL, stock fogs. Which I cant stand. The vehicle is a lease so no major HID conversion. I have seen ads for 9006's, artic whites, etc.

My understanding is that these bulbs will just swap out withthe stock ones and operate at same wattage but give a comparable light to an HID.

That being the case I want the brightest I can get, but I would like a bit of a blue tint.

What do you guys suggest?

ggesq

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ek9hatch

I have an '06 so it's a little different, but I put the amber HIDs in mine. Looks pretty mean and wasn't a terribly hard install. I would say you want something around 8000K if you want bright with a blue tint but not so blue that it takes away from the function. As for brands, there are so many that I can't keep track anymore. In general, as with most things, you get what you pay for, but I've had good luck with my eBay Special so far.

Bearcat94

You will not get HID brightness without a conversion. What you can get is a color similar to the HID headlights.


And the 2007 & 2008 are H8, NOT 9006.

If you buy the 9006 for 2007/2008 Fogs, you'll be selling them, giving them away or returning because they don't fit.

They (the H8's) are a straight swap and you can return to the stockers real easy if you want/need to.


Search "Nokya Arctic White" for MANY pics of that bulb in the 2007/2008 TL. You can also look for Hoen, PIAA, etc.

stillhere153

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beatcat is on the money
I am running piaa h8 bulbs and they are damn close to the whiteness of the hid

wgambella

All the websites say 9006
Not that I dont believe you guys, but my manual also says it.
This is from the sylvania site.

2008 ACURA TL

High & low beam headlamp
HID-D2S

Parking light
1157A
1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style
1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front turn signal
1157A
1157AST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style
1157ALL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Rear turn signal
7440

Tail light
LED

Stop light
LED

High mount stop light
Assembly

Fog/Driving light
9006
9006SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen
9006ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
9006XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light
9006CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light

License plate
168
168LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Back up light
921
921LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Map light
2825
2825LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Step/Courtesy light
168
168LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Trunk/Cargo area
168
168LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Daytime running light
9005
9005SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen
9005ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
9005XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light
9005CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light

I just want to be sure.

VegasRPh

JUST DID MY FOG BULBS in my 08 TL Type S. Manual says: 9006. IT IS A H8 BULB!!

Believe us........we would not steer you wrong!!

I did MTEC Super White 4350K Fog Bulbs in size H8 (Ebay for $22.95 + shipping)

These are VERY VERY close to HID. I love mine!!

TAKE A LOOK FOR YOURSELF!!!!

Bearcat94

1st, Sylvania is NOT the manufacturer of your car. Acura/Honda is.

The problem with the Sylvania chart is it is the "source" almost everyone else uses. So that error is propogated into dozens (if not hundreds) of fitment guides.

My Owner's Manual says the same as yours. It is an error. It is my guess that this error in the Owner's Manual (or in other Acura tech documents) led to the error in the Sylvania replacement guide.

Who know's why. Maybe Acura changed their mind at the last minute and forgot to get the fix into the Owners Manual. Maybe the tech writer for that section reference the wrong Acura model or year. Could be a million dumb ass reasons.

But the fact remains: For 2007/2008 fogs H8 fits; 9006 does not fit.


This was posted ~18 months ago and is still true today:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148010

wgambella

I appreciate the help everyone.

It is definitely obvious that this is the place to come for knowledge on my ride.

I will post some pics after the fog light switch.

stillhere153

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yea dude this is the place... if you click my name and see user profile you can blame this forum for everything done to my car... except some of the insane things I've done like convert my car to a base... like everyone's been converting theres into type s'

YonexGuy

Try Car ID bulbs for the 2008 Acura TL:

http://www.carid.com/2008-acura-tl-lighting/

BrownBuck

That car ID website as cool, it shows you previews of what the light looks like. i'm in love....so these are just bulbs right? you just swap them out?!
http://www.carid.com/2007-acura-tl-l...ng-356188.html

BrownBuck

PS- this might be a dumb question, but is there anyway to get your fog light and the side marker lights to work w/o running ur HIDs? or do you HAVE to have them on? i guess i was wondering if i could just have my regular day lights on and have the fog lights on at the same time?

splew

Yes.

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-audio-bluetooth-electronics-navigation-94/07-tl-type-s-independent-fog-lights-using-stock-switch-780318/

BrownBuck

Thanks! man sounds like ton of work lol i'm a noob! I don't understand why they made it that way?

MAN1AC15

Good info...