TLFourplay

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So according to the manual the S takes hb3 fog lamp bulbs.. WRONG!!! They are actually 35w H8 bulbs. WTF!! I need to call acura about that. Also FYI they say 7443 for the turn signal bulbs.. WRONG!! They are 1157. Of course in both instances I bought the bulbs prior and completely removed to replace. Oh well.

Anyways, I bought these "Nokya Arctic White Pro Halogen 7000k H8" bulbs off of ebay for something like 15 bucks shipped. Couldnt be happier with the look. They match the HID's very well, no more pee yellow fog lamps. I replaced the driver bulb in the pics to show the difference.

tlzx9

Looks great bro!! How hard was it to change the bulbs? Did you have to take off the whole front bumper?

simont53

looks like you got your springs on, looks great hows the handling?? do you have the link for the fogs??

TLFourplay

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remove 3 10mm bolts and one push plastic thingy on each side and you can move the bottom part of the inner fender well plastic trim out of the way enough to reach your hand in there and replace the bulbs.


I sure do! I installed the SS's two days ago and I LOVE IT!! I am waiting till I have a chance this weekend to get her all waxed up and I will post a thread on that and the dvd converter adn the short shifter.. lol, I did a lot this last weekend.. Oh yeah, the cleared headlights too.

These are the bulbs I got: (lol hmm maybe it was more like 28 bucks!, either way these bulbs are awesome) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=290045260535

simont53

Man you have been a maniac on moding your ride!!! , good deal you're the mechanic!! I am just keeping up with washing it!!

Cant wait for your review on the springs

TLFourplay

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thanks man. Yeah the springs are awesome. I just cant believe how much they have changed the demeanor of the car, it just looks so MEAN. I cant believe how good the ride is too, I have it set at 8 clicks from the softest setting per the instructions all the way around for now and its basically factory ride. Wow, I wonder what the plushest setting would feel like. Were really simple to install, maybe took about 2 hours for the entire install, including adjustments at the end. I will get a whole thread going this weekend with a ton of pics and stuff. I have more stuff in the mail should all be here by this weekend..... top secret for now...

dan.....k

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Your car is coming along quite nicely. Seems as if your the only Type S owner with the balls to mod.

soon07TL

how much do these 19x8.5 RJ Inspyre's cost ?? i wanna get em on my type s too....
car looks 1000 times better with those new fogs man.

Wyman

Looks like $335 each...
http://ronjonwheels.com/inspyre.html

All of the sudden the Type S looks great with those wheels

Final

Lol when did you even get a chance to start modding haha you already have more done to that car than half the people on the forums have to theirs haha

Ac Man

Did you clear the headlights yourself or did you pay to have them done? How much did it cost if you paid?

Kennedy

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FWIW, you cannot run HID's in your fogs without a seperate standalone harness.

I tried a 3000K HID retrokit on my Odyssey (35W H8 fogs as well), but since the fogs are only 35W, the "inrush" when HID's are turned on approaches 60W... which will blow your fuse.

If you do HIDs, get a kit that sells a relayed harness with it.

TLFourplay

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I got back from Iraq 3 months ago and we have been getting a lot of time off, I had a four day weekend last weekend and I did a lot then. Plus I had the first TL in TN so I really wanted to get on the ball with doing stuff to it so it would be unique, and hopefully the first TL-S with all this done to it....



I did them myself. It is easy, dont be afraid to do it. You just have to have balls and patience. I do everything on my own car, only things I havent done yet are mount the tires to rims adn alignment. Things I cant do... Well I know how, just I dont have an alignment rack at my apartment. lol

TLFourplay

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Good info, I contemplated getting a retro kit but I just figured screw it, they are basically only for looks. They dont really make any difference, they are about the same output as stock, just a dfferent color. Worth every penny though. I cant stand nice cars with HiD's but halogen fogs. Especially the 300's, they look so crappy with their fogs on.

Armydog14

Nice job with the fogs Staff Sgt. that e-6 pays well huh? 2007 tls with all those mods already! i'm jealous. nice car.

TLFourplay

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It does well after a year in Iraq saving money and no bills... Where are you stationed?

Armydog14

was in germany for the last 2 years. now i'm at ft. dix, nj. what's your mos? i'm guess you might be 63b?

TLFourplay

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Good geuss, yeah, 63B. I was in Germany for 3 years, Hohenfels. I am in the middle of re-uping to go back to Germany, hopefully March timeframe. I cant wait to get this baby on the autobahn.

Ac Man

With your headlights being cleared I know you replaced the turn signal bulbs with 1157 ambers. Did you use regular amber bulbs, or did you use 1157 LEDs? By the way, I'm a SSG in the Army also and I'm stationed in Korea. I'll be back home in Jan. so I'm trying to buy everything for my car now, so I can have my own late Christmas gifts waiting to open. I'm actually going to trade in my '05 TL for an '07, but I getting a base model instead of the Type-S. That's pretty much why I'm asking these questions because I'm going to do the same mods you've done.

TLFourplay

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Awesome man. Yeah I got some silverstars to replace the regular 1157's. I think though that I am going to get some LED's to put in thre instead. I dont really like the silverstars in there too much.

mike1988

that look insane! props to you.

ubnpast

Looks good, those ronjons are hot. Post some night time pics of your new fog light bulbs and your hid's. I am undecided between these bulbs and the ones HOEN has to offer.

rondog

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these would look hot too on black, should be out by March 2007:

TLFourplay

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I tried to take some night pics but they didnt work out, I suppose my camera isnt up to the task. I can gaurantee you though that they are an exacxt match for the hids, I LOVE em.




Wow, those are hot. I am really diggint the two tone look of those, it would be hot to paint the black portions anthracite on an anthracite car. I would love to see those on NBP

simont53

Holy Crap how big are those??? the tires look tiny!!

PPLAPW

I second you on these bulbs. I have these bulbs for my fog lights and they are a great match for the HID's...

juruki

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Are the bulbs (nokia 7000k halogen) a direct replacement? Do i need anything else to run them?

TLFourplay

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direct replacement

jonathan.chance

Not meaning to resurrect an old thread but I just got around to reading the whole thing. It started to look like a place for everybody in the Army to chime in so I wanted to say hey to my "co-workers". I'm trying to represent Acura drivers on Fort Hood. Not my favorite of duty stations but it's better than Afghanistan and Iraq. TLFourPlay - good luck getting back to Germany. I just left Italy and am wishing I stayed for another 4 years.

lscld

TLFourplay

lscld

I just wanted to say thank's to all you guys on here who are serving in the military. Really appreciate everything ya'll do.

lscld

And BTW TLFourplay, your car looks HOT! Enjoy it on the autobahn, you'll have to let us know how it drives.

Texas

Right on! I second that...

juruki

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Are you planning to change the DRLs too? They look yellowish

mioduz

Did you paint anything or did u just take out the yellow reflector lense peices?

S14 n Tsx

Dang, so clean.. nice work.

TLFourplay

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Yeah I painted the turn signal bulb housing black. Half of the TL-S headlights are already blacked out but I just painted that section.



Actually I pulled the DRL fuse so they just never come on. If I could get them to have the HID look instead of piss yellow I would but they get such low wattage that even with whit bulbs in there they still look piss yellow so I disabled them all together. I put a blown fuse in there just in case there was any insurance liabilities if I got ina wreck or whatever. You never know.

special e. dition

These wheels would look good with the black part painted to match the whip it was on!!!!

Texas

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Actually I pulled the DRL fuse so they just never come on. If I could get them to have the HID look instead of piss yellow I would but they get such low wattage that even with whit bulbs in there they still look piss yellow so I disabled them all together. I put a blown fuse in there just in case there was any insurance liabilities if I got ina wreck or whatever. You never know.[/QUOTE]



Thanks TLFOURPLAY, you just answered the question for those of us that desire not to run with DRLs on...

TypeS Racer

Just ordered my H8 lights like yours. Also planning to do the same to my DRL's, they annoy me. Also had thought about running a separate wired relay, so I could turn them on at full wattage.