I have a JDM front end with the OEM HID unit. I knew this day was going to come but it seems one of the bulbs burned out. It has not completely burned out, but it has went from white to a purple color. I have a couple of questions:

1. How do I buy a replacement and how do I identify the part number.

2. Anyone have a procedure for replacement of the bulbs.

I feel like a complete noob when it comes to this so please try to keep the negatives to a minimum.

 

jdmland.com
i believe they sell the bulbs that will fit in the jdm headlights.

 

They are just regular d2s hid bulbs;the same bulbs used in the s2000.

 

Aren't those the 4300's?

 

4300 is more likely the temp rating (color) of the bulb you are referring to.
hidplanet sells OEM HID's as well

 

x2!!!

Same bulb used in all honda projector hid... Rl, Tl, Tsx, etc.

 

I did leave that a bit vauge last night, I was tired. And yes I was refering to the temp of the lights. I'm not up to much on HID's as what to get, although there are some things I swear by OEM but I'm game if these work just as good.

Opinions?

 

yeah there the same as s2k or any other acura hid bulb, so just goto which ever dealer is closer acura or honda and get one of those

and the temp rating for them is 4600k not 4300k

 

I stand corrected.

 

yea theyre D2S bulbs..theyre quite pricey from a dealer. i bought my Phillips Ds2 from EBay i won them for 56$ shipped! and they only had a few hours of use on them..been using them for a few months now and no problems..at my Job i was looking at 280$ for both the bulbs WITH my employee discount.

 

The bulbs you need are D2S. The Philips 85122+ is a good replacement and is OEM on many models.

The general procedure to replace the bulb is as follows (going off of memory, there may be small steps that I forgot):

Remove headlight assembly from vehicle.
Remove ballast (black box).
Remove bulb.
Install bulb. Do not touch the glass.
Reinstall ballast.
Reinstall headlight.

 

Sorry to bring this thread back, but I am really having trouble removing the headlight with the ballast still in place. I have removed the 3 bolts connecting the headlight to the body and I have removed the center tray and it won't jmmy out for some reason. Am I doing this wrong? Please help. I have to go scoping for hoez tonight(jk).

 

Okay. So I have come to the conclusion that no one knows.

 

Are you sure you need to remove the headlight and ballast to install a bulb? Most of the time you just open up the rear of the headlight, pop off the clips holding the bulb in place, then replace the bulb.

 

yeah you need to remove the headlight to get the bulb out, because the ballast sits behind the bulb.

 

I am getting really pissed off trying to change a freaking lightbulb. There is a bracket under the headlight that I have judged as impossible to remove without either destroying the bracket or the front bumper support.

I am seriously considering going to a bodyshop to get a lightbulb replaced.

 

are the headlights removed from the car when you tried to remove the bottom black bracket?

 

No. This bracket is attached to the headlight assembly and it was causing interference. I never got the headlight out to remove the ballast. I put everything back together without the bulb being replaced. I am going to call shops tomorrow/Tuesday.

I tried to save some money by doing it myself. I couldn't figure it out and neither could anyone else, so I am going to take it to a professional.

 

your suspose to remove the grill >> front bumper >> bumper support >> then you can remove the headlights as a whole. it's actually not that hard...

 

I removed everything with the exception of the bumper support which looks like it is welded on for some reason.

 

there is two parts to the bumper support. the upper is held on by 4 bolts. two 10 mm on each side. the lower is held on by 4 12mm

 

From my recollection there are 4 bolts (sometimes 5) and a screw that connect the headlight to the body.

Grill
Fender
Top of rad support x2
Engine bay (same as the USDM bolt location)
One on the bottom of the headlight that is sometimes not connected

 

ive taken the bulbs out several times... i never used all tabs. i have to take off my Bumper reinforcement everytime though so the bottom of the HID's can clear it. then it slides right off. i usually only have 3 bolts..one bolt to the fender and the 2 ontop of the rad support and the screw that holds it onto the grill. i eventually took off the bottom part of the HID cover so that now it clears it without taking off the bumper support!

 

I think I will give it another try today. Thanks everyone!