Hello AcuraZine,

I'm new to the forum, but a long time visitor. So, recently I have decided to keep my 3G 2004 Acura TL, and have decided to do some DIY appearance mod's. When I purchased my car early March, the previous owner had a full woodgrain trim all over the center console (YUCK! took me 5 hours to get most of it off, left only the door trims.), a unpainted spoiler lip (first thing I took off !), and a reverse sensor. The only thing that made me happy was the wood-gain knob replacement. LOL! So recently, I noticed that I have a Canadian driver headlight and a US passenger headlight ... I'm pretty sure that's the cause (lots of Google-ing) and due to one being a new replacement, the HID output and lens are kinda distorted. I would take a picture if there's some confusion.

I want smoked, clear corner headlights, which I see a lot of you have !

Any Advice ? should I hint down a headlight (which have been very hard) or just buy a pair ( I saw some questionable ones on Ebay ... that's for another thread to discuss. LOL )

 

Welcome to AZ. You may want to contact our vendors JnC or AckTL05 about custom headlights.

 

For sure I will. Thanks !

 

Your very welcome. Good luck with that project. Those guys are headlight experts.

 

Welcome!

I assume you mean trunk spoiler? Are you going to paint it and reinstall? If not, sell it on the BM...someone will want it

 

Welcome

 

he could of meant a window spoiler. I have rarely seen a trunk spoiler unpainted, But hear, it is possible.

 

I'll take a picture to show you guys ! LOL

 

check ebay for some headlights, i saw some with clear corners but i don't think they have running day lights

 

There's no difference between the US and CAD headlight aside from the 04-06 having nipples [us].
You can thus easily remove it when you get your headlight worked on.

Oh yeah, and that the US has a different bulb size. 9005 vs 9006 [or was it the other way around?].
It's not that big of a deal, the tabs are pointed different directions but the plug is the same.

 

The plug is different but easy to mod



the 9005 bulb can also be modded to fit the 9006 location, i think one tab just needed to be trimmed.

 

Hmn didn't notice a difference with the guide tab there.
That's not an issue either as that can be easily changed.

The actual tab [the 3 semi-rectangular pieces] are pointed different directions though.

 

Here are the differences in tabs for those interested:



The oring size is also different and should be changed to the one off a 9006. i modded some HIR bulbs on my integra , they were amazing for halogen.

 

it's minor, but I would rather have the same ones. I don't understand why Acura made two types of headlights .... The CDN ones just look it's missing something, with the daylight bulbs exposed. LOL

 

I agree with you and to top it off all we got it daytime running lights when the us cars got fogs there. They could have just made them fogs that also worked as drls on both us and Canadian cars.

 

Good reference photo! Didn't realize the o-ring was also different.

Totally agree with you!
Although it's not that big of a difference it still seems it's missing that something [the nipple/fog].

That would've been fantastic and would've loved that feature.
Stupid Canadian law and the DRLs.

 

Here is a pair of 07-08 ones but no ballasts, and yours are a different size. http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rd...654212815.html

 

your right our ballasts are different... i believe. thanks tho.

 

I tried to PM you but your box is full, call me when you get a chance at (five zero eight) Three six zero - eight three two zero. I might be able to arrange something .