diamondmit

Since I just got my 6000K bulbs (that's what they're labeled...they look more like 4000K, but that's not the point), I thought I'd put together a quick how to.

This is one of the easiest jobs to perform. Two bolts to remove a bracket on the left (passenger) side, and three plastic retainers to remove on the right, and even big hands can reach the high-beam bulbs.

I pasted links to three photos on Flickr below....let's see if they work....








Dang....doesn't look like they worked. I'll keep trying to post.

diamondmit

Once the bracket is removed on the passenger side, just lift the radiator expansion tank out of its slide bracket and set it down on top of the radiator.

On the driver's side, the three plastic clips are for the air intake duct in front of the battery. The center pins lift up on the clips and the clips release. The entire duct can just be lifted out and set aside.

Now there should be easy paths to reach both high beam - daytime running light bulbs with either hand.

Hope this helps.
DD

diamondmit

I've got more pics and descriptions if the previous posts were not sufficiently clear....tough to tell what people know and are comfortable with...

23109VC

An pics of the lights ? How do they look vs stock?

diamondmit

OK, the lights I chose are totally lame. I swear, I can't tell the difference between hi-beams off and hi-beams on. So as someone else has said, my lights are only good to tell other drivers that I'm pissed off, not for illumination. With that said, given how easy it is to swap bulbs out now I'll try a few more and take some shots. Not worth the effort for these.

farmdog

What light color did you go with?

I had these in my BMW and they are sick.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/380450488651...84.m1423.l2649

sympley

farmdog, the link you have are xenon, am I missing something I thought acura TL DRL are just regular halogen lights. Can I put xenon in our DRL. That would be cool.

farmdog

No you cant use those for DRL's....the link is for 6700k D2s high beams.

If you wanna replace your high beams use the bulbs to the link I posted.

faf1998

anyone had luck with these cheap LED's? I hate the amber look and want something white. Also @farmdog, the TL DRL's and High Beams are the same bulb.

farmdog

Sorry....I meant low beams.

CamPhil

Check out the following thread for results by other members.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...&highlight=drl

As a point of reference, I have 6k LED bulbs from V-LEDS and am very happy with the color and overall quality. That said, light output is dramatically reduced which you will find true for the majority of LEDs out there serving in this role as DRL.

diamondmit

No need to remove the two bolts for the radiator bracket. I just changed over to Sylvania Silverstar Ultras for my High Beams and I just lifted the expansion tank out without taking the bracket off. Very convenient.

Took me about 10 minutes to get the whole job done.

The Silverstars were immediately brighter and had a better beam pattern than my no-name aftermarket bulbs. The aftermarket bulbs actually were branded "Halo" and had a lot of Japanese writing on the box....they were selected because Amazon quoted "100w bulbs" but when they arrived, only the box said 100W...the bulbs actually said 65W and put out what looked like 25W.

The Silverstars are noticeably more yellow than the stock HID low beams, but they put out good light in a good pattern. I'll take some shots in the next couple of days.

ExGMan

FWIW, Advance Auto Parts will give 20% off orders (up to $50 savings) today if you order online. This brings the price of a pair of Sylvania Silverstar Ultras down to about $35. One delivery option is to pick up at your local store. Code to use is: "P20."