hey, i was wondering if anyone knew the hid bulb size for the jdm itr headlights. i was thinking about getting some oem honda ballasts w/o the bulbs and was hoping i could order some hid bulbs from the acura dealership. hopefully another acura uses the same hid bulb size as the jdm itr hid's.

 

anybody???

 

9006 D2S

 

You dont need to go to acura to buy the bulbs. Just buy D2S HID bulbs.

If you really want to buy it from Acura/Honda, I think that the S2000 is the only other Honda/Acura to use the D2S bulbs.

 

Both the TL and the TSX use D2S bulbs as well

 

oh ok, thanks guys. i appreciate it.

 

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I would double-check that information. The TL and TSX have reflector housing lamps, which normally call for D2R capsules, not D2S (designed for projectors).

 

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I would double-check that information. The TL and TSX have reflector housing lamps, which normally call for D2R capsules, not D2S (designed for projectors). </TD></TR></TABLE>

On the contrary, both the new TL and TSX have projector housings which take the D2S




Modified by canuck-mx6 at 2:47 PM 12/2/2003

 

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Touché. I had assumed you were referring to the previous TL, and had forgotten that the TSX employs projectors. You are indeed correct.

 

good info.

 

it is a d2s bulb, not some 9006 rebased d2s if you have the oem hid headlight. You can just use the oem s2000 bulbs with the stock ballasts, it worked perfect for me

 

back to a question I asked way on earlier, at the oem kelvin rating, do All 9006 d2s bulbs put out the same output (color, brightness) Its not actually the bulb design but just the ballasts that change the output? Wondering because I've seen aftermarket kits that are 5k that are "crystal white" (bluish) and another kit that was almost purpl-ish in color and was also a 5k kit.

 

Try to stay away from those bulbs, usually there is a "coating" on the bulb to achieve the more bluish/purple color. The design of the reflector/ projector is what gives the purplish look but white light on the ground. Unfortunately when you retrofit HID into a headlight (reflector/projector) that originally was halogen based, you will not get the same effect as OEM hid headlights.

 

wow, even more good info! so tell me guys, is there a difference between the hid and non hid jdm itr headlight housing? i think the only difference is the beam cutoff, but is that it??

 

how much $ do the D2S go for?

 

The whole projector is different when comparing HID to non-hid. It affects it greatly.

The cost is around $150 for Philip's bulbs. Brand new.

 

damn.... well, i better save up for some oem hid housings and bulbs then...

 

OEM honda price is 260/bulb

 

$260/bulb?????? so that's $500 for the pair?? no way man, that's just too insane!

 

Doesn't sound that bad to me.

 

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HID bulbs alone are expensive. So are the majority OEM parts! So that makes sense for that much money to pay on OEM Honda D2S capsules when considering it's HID.

 

i have one spare im selling for 120!

 

I am confused, it can use D2S with ballast in non hid jdm type r headlight also usdm headlight as 9006 low beam?

 

i hope my bulbs last forever so i don't have to spend money to replace them...

 

let me get this straight:
the OEM S2000 HID kit (ballast & bulbs) will fit the USDM ITR Low Bean Headlights ... right?