first, how would HID's in the aftermarket clear lens do?
next, i how would ebay hids, be in oem tsx projectors? im on a college budget thats why.

 

I'm having a hard time comprehending your post.

TSX projectors are superb, but you will need to use OEM HID components including the ballast and bulb. Aftermarket kits with rebased bulbs and 2 wires coming off the bulbs will not work in OEM projectors.

And any type of HID in a reflector headlight housing is pure crap, plain and simple.

 

I apologize i meant that i was thinking of getting aftermarket clear headlights with HID, and is ebay a good place to get the tsx oem hid parts?

 

heh even oe reflector hid's aren't so wonderful (prius, is300, ect)...


Most plug n play hid kits won't do that good in halogen housings for the simple fact that the amount of light coming from the bulb is dramaticly larger/more intense than what's normally there...

I've not used aftermarket kits for D2S's, I've read the bulb quality is lower and generally not as good but being in hid projectors it's better than any pnp kit...

I can understand being on a budget, I'd suggest heading over to http://www.hidplanet.com/forums/ and read up as much as you can, there forsale section always has good stuff at a great price...

 

alright well ill try to save up for something good. i seen a tsx hid for 470.00 on ebay is that a fair price?

 

Well you can actually use aftermarket ballast and get some d2s/d2r bulb connectors and then just get some phillips or osram bulbs even though there are cheaper aftermarket d2s bulbs out there. I like using OEM parts since they last longer

That's an okay price. I'd continue to shop around for better prices. Sometimes you'll spend less if you buy parts from different sellers

 

Seriously check hidplanet, I got 4 different pairs of projectors off there for a great price as well as oe ballasts and bulbs...

 

Depends on what it comes with. If that is for projectors, bulbs, and ballasts complete, then that is a pretty awesome price (although I would use a brand new pair of bulbs no matter what). If it's the complete headlights with ballasts included, then that's an AMAZING price, a STEAL even.

And while you could use some connectors to make HID kit ballasts work with regular D2S bulbs, the quality is always questionable. A pair of OEM bulbs and ballasts will probably run you $300 or a little more, but they should last a very long time. My Philips LVQ-212 ballasts are over 6 years old now, and my bulbs are going on 5 years old. Not a single issue from any of my components, ever.

 

that kit has tsx projectors lexus toyota ballasts PRODUCT DESCRIPTION


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04 05 Acura TSX Clear Lens Projectors - Lexus Koito/Denso Ballasts - Philips 85122+ D2S Bulbs HID Retrofit Package
Package includes a pair of mint Acura TSX Xenon Clear Lens Projectors
Pair of slightly used Lexus/Toyota Koito Ballasts with D2S/D2R Ignitors & power plug input connectors.

Please note that their is a very small plastic piece missing at power input on both ballasts- see pictures below with and without the input plug. Both input plugs still hold securely & function properly.

Pair of slightly used Philips 85122+ D2S HID bulbs
The Ballasts & Bulbs have been tested and are fully functional


I did check there but i dont like buying from other ppl. i might get ripped off but i barely joimned that place so ill keep searching on there and ebay has power sellers which i only buy from.

 

Well I would say that is a pretty good price, however I don't really trust used electronic components like ballasts, and DEFINITELY not used headlight bulbs. Projectors are no big deal, obviously they will be used. But ballasts and especially bulbs, you have no idea how long each one has been used, what sort of abuse they've been through, or if they're even a matched set (used the same amount of time on the same car). You might put them on and find one bulb looks like a different color than the other one because of different amounts of color shift in each bulb, due to different ages.

But that's just me.

 

would buying aftermarket projectors and swapping the lens to tsx's be good?