My passenger side HID was out, automatically i thought it was the bulb so i bought a new one which is like 100 and somthing dollars for one freakin bulb, still didn't work, wtf! so i swapped the igniter from the drivers side, and presto it worked! Does anyone know of a good place to pick up an igniter for our HID system, they're like 200+ from Acura, there's gotta be a better place to pick one up.

 

wish I knew, because I have the EXACT same problem. I have been asking for about a week with no luck

 

BOOM!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Mitsubishi-D2S-D2R-HID-Ballasts-ONLY-IGNITOR-CABLE-Acura-Honda-Cars-/260877911903?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories &fits=Make%3AAcura%7CModel%3ATL&vxp=mtr&hash=item3 cbd89075f

 

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM... can you help me? i dont even know what an ignitor is LOL. i just bought new bulbs n nothing happened..

 

you are the man!

 

It's basically the part the connects from the bulb to the ballast.

 

do you have a picture of the back of the headlight assembly that you could point out where the ignitor plugs into?

It's the hole just to the side of the circular cover for the bulb housing, right? (the one with the torx screw)

 

The ignitor plugs into the ballast, it routes from the back of the projector from the bulb to the bottom of the headlight through the hole.

 

so this is the ignitor, right? will that Mitsubishi one you posted plug and play?

 

Yeah that's it. connects from the bulb, runs through the housing, connects to the ballast.

 

so the Mitsubishi one would plug and play?

 

i dont know how to take it out lol. the wire goes to the ballast weird.

 

The ballast is the power source, the ignitor carries the power to the bulb, nothing wierd about that lol. I've made the mistake of powering the ballasts without a bulb in the bulb holder, nice purple arc those ignitors put out.

 

post pics and be specific because I'm going to have to do this tonight

 

How do I swap ignitors without electrocuting myself?

 

Guys, this isn't to hard. Once you have the headlight out it's pretty self explanatory. Unscrew the ballast from the bottom of the headlight, pull up the gasket from the middle of the ballast where the ignitor plugs in, disconnect that, take the ignitor off the bulb and then pull it through the headlight.

The whole headlight will be off the car, the wire harness disconnected from the headlight, which means their will be no power going to anything on the headlight.

 

Wow.. Thanks everyone, and yes it's a tad bit tricky...but if you use common sense you'll get it no problem. just be careful to put everything back the way you took it apart. Thanks again all!

 

Disconnect the battery! lol

 

I was able to perform this last night.. tested the passenger ballast and ignitor, and it's the ignitor. gonna order a replacement one and a 4500K 35w fog kit too.

 

I have an extra igniter for anyone here just hit me up 2016586969 will thx

 

Vtec all day...

 

Do you have to remove the bumper to get the headlights out?

 

If I have condensation in the lens, should I be worried about the $175 bulb?

 

Not unless it's really bad to where there's standing water in the headlight. Reseal the headlight while you have it out.

...and YES...you have to remove the bumper to get the headlights off.

 

My igniter is bad I switched it around....but does anyone know where i can get an aftermarket one ????