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Converting OEM D2R HID to Non-HID??

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Old 08-11-2009, 06:32 AM
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Long story short, my sister has a car [99 Acura TL] she can't afford to keep up. Her D2R Hid Bulb went out and talked to some mechanic who said he can convert them to a typical NonHID Halogen setup.. yeah I know it sounds backwards..but I wanted to look into it. SO i can save her some money and ..well potentially use the HID kit on my Integra retrofit..but lets not get side tracked. Basically I'm trying to find out if there are any NonHID bulbs that fit into D2R style Housings without too much modification. I've done quite a bit of searching and I remember a LONG time ago there was a chart that showed the specific size differences between every kind of Headlight bulb..but can no longer find that chart.
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Its your sister. Headlamps are a safety item. Give her a set of fresh HID capsules as a gift.

But to answer the actual question, I know of no halogen bulb that will fit in a D2R projector.
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D2R replacement capsules are really not terribly expensive. Shop around and you can find them for well under $100.
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oems on ebay for like 70-80... she yours sister bro cant you help her out??
you could even buy some cheep pnp kit light bulbs and throw them in, till she can save up some money.

i know of no light bulbs that will fit.
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Bulbs are cheap, just get another one. Otherwise, it will hurt the car's resale value, and who knows if the guy will even do a good job.
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10-4 i may just trade her mine then.
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Long story short, my sister has a car [99 Acura TL] she can't afford to keep up. Her D2R Hid Bulb went out and talked to some mechanic who said he can convert them to a typical NonHID Halogen setup.. yeah I know it sounds backwards..but I wanted to look into it. SO i can save her some money and ..well potentially use the HID kit on my Integra retrofit..but lets not get side tracked. Basically I'm trying to find out if there are any NonHID bulbs that fit into D2R style Housings without too much modification. I've done quite a bit of searching and I remember a LONG time ago there was a chart that showed the specific size differences between every kind of Headlight bulb..but can no longer find that chart.
that's cold lol
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I love my sis to death don't get me wrong..but she's not the brightest bulb on the bunch. The only person i know who would spend $1100 of her tax return money to get her car painted..but cant afford to replace the bulbs. And with me going to school, paying rent, and 4 birthdays and an anniversary coming up this month.. i dont have much money out of my own pocket to spare.
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Just hop on ebay and get some cheapo d2r bulbs for now. When i bought my 02 tl-s the previous owner cut the wires going to myhid ballast and ran 9006 bulbs. For the first two weeks of having my tl i avoided driving at night cause you cant see anything at all. When i finally got some bulbs i noticed that the hids were all up in the trees, turns out when the put in the halegons they turned the headlight all the way up to get some light from the halegon bulbs. So just buys some bulbs and call it a day.
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like its already been said...
shop around online. HIDplanet.com has (or atleast did in the past) brand new oe Phillips bulbs for like 70 or 80 a pair. Im sure acura wants probably 3x that. I wouldnt even rule out getting used ones from ebay. As long as they come as a pair with the same hours of usage on them she will be fine.
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i would check out the ballast first before buying the bulbs....make sure it's not the ballast
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