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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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Default JDM ITR HID Headlights - What ballasts/igniter?

I recently bought a set of ITR HID headlights, it didn't come with bulbs or ballasts. I work at Acura so I brought in the headlight to see if the TSX igniter would fit, to my surprise it did NOT fit into the socket of my headlight. So I was wonderin' what the JDM HID headlights would take ? I know its D2S bulb and the OEM ballasts are Hella/Phillips, BUT what about the igniter ?

Would the Hella/Phillips GEN3 HID kit fit perfectly into my headlights?
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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Damn ive wondered the same thing whenever I took my hids apart not sure sorry......just sell me your headlights for spares though lol
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 10:22 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94rs-turbo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Damn ive wondered the same thing whenever I took my hids apart not sure sorry......just sell me your headlights for spares though lol</TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL. Baller, you can afford 2 sets of JDM HID headlights?

But yeah, I'm wondering the same thing.
Also, is it a 9006 D2S bulb or just a D2S bulb ?
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 11:29 AM
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i know the bulb is a hid d2s bulb, you can get those from any car w/ oem hids w/ projectors
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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yeah the OEM HID is a D2S bulb, on the other hand the NON HID headlights use a 9006... you should only need a ballast, the ignitor is inside the ballast
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 09:53 PM
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im havin the same problem. my passenger ballast went bad. can i use and ballast for a d2s bulb. i need help asap. cant be rifin around with one head light. i know somone who has a d2s ballast. so if i can use any ballast ill pick it up from him
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 08:36 PM
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up. need some help. need to get my headlights fixed. i know someone has the answer.
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 03:51 AM
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Default Re: JDM ITR HID Headlights - What ballasts/igniter? (minhty)

anyone???
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 06:17 PM
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still nothing?
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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which ballast do i get tho. or would any of them do. the op said gen 3 hella/phillips. ist that right?. i needs to know asap cause i get stoped all the time ridin with my high beams on(both low beam fuses pulled), i also get stopped all the time with one head light.
please i know some one has a clue
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 12:20 AM
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i have the oem jdm itr ballast for sale if interested
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 11:49 PM
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i see alot of people with oem hid lights. i know someone has to know. geez this is startin to get very hopeless.
thinkin bout gettin no hid lights and gettin a hid kit.
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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how do you go about changing the bulb? is there a diagram? i have oem hid's but have yet to have a bulb go out on me.. knock on wood
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Old Aug 29, 2007 | 11:16 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NorthernXposure &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how do you go about changing the bulb? is there a diagram? i have oem hid's but have yet to have a bulb go out on me.. knock on wood </TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't have OEM HID's with I'm pretty sure that the any 4300k D2S HID bulb is just plug and play... Remove bulb from igniter, put on bulb to igniter...

The OP is asking what to do with his OEM HID Headlights since it didn't come with bulbs/ballasts for it. Which I would wonder the same, do you replace it with an aftermarket 4300k HID kit ? Will it be the same ? Or does it have to be with Hella/Phillips Ballasts, etc ?
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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i have oem HIDs on my JDM front, and i had a ballast go out on me too about a year ago. the ballast is not sold new anywhere anymore so i tried using a different ballast from my buddies car and it made the bulb shine a little more of a blue tint that the oem. so i just pulled the oem ballast off and bought two of the same aftermarket ballasts. they work perfect and i have had no problems with them since
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 02:25 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by soon2bk20 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">which ballast do i get tho. or would any of them do. the op said gen 3 hella/phillips. ist that right?. i needs to know asap cause i get stoped all the time ridin with my high beams on(both low beam fuses pulled), i also get stopped all the time with one head light.
please i know some one has a clue</TD></TR></TABLE>

Any oem ballast/ignitor should work with your setup. It really does not matter what ballasts/ignitor you get as long as the bulb connection is for d2s.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jetblackhybrid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have oem HIDs on my JDM front, and i had a ballast go out on me too about a year ago. the ballast is not sold new anywhere anymore so i tried using a different ballast from my buddies car and it made the bulb shine a little more of a blue tint that the oem. so i just pulled the oem ballast off and bought two of the same aftermarket ballasts. they work perfect and i have had no problems with them since </TD></TR></TABLE>

The variation in ballast should not affect the brightness of the bulb unless the ballast you used from your buddies car has a different power rating other than the standard (what I believe to be) 35watt rating. Other than this, the only thing that effects how bright the bulb shines is the life of the bulb.

For more information on hids, give http://www.hid-planet.com a visit. This site will more than likely answer most if not all of the questions you guys have pertaining to hid lighting.
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