99 TL headlight - Acura Forum

MarvR94 · 01-17-08, 07:24 PM

Hi Guys I have a 99 TL and my bulbs I think are goin.Is it something I should let the dealer take care of or should I try to do it?

*spyder5786* · 01-17-08, 09:16 PM

THey can be a little hard to get out to be honest. You need a torx security head to get one of the screws out. Then a lot of wiggling...

younglifeunc · 01-26-08, 11:33 PM

This is NOT something you should have your dealer do, especially if these are HID headlights (because of the $40 install fee for 5 minutes of work)!!! By all means, buy a small cheap set of tamper-proof torx (around $8), which look like normal allen/torx wrenches only with a small hole in the end of it. That's the only tool you'll need. Otherwise, there's a great procedure to follow regarding HID bulb replacement on an RL somewhere else on this forum, which is what I used to figure out how to replace my bulbs. The procedure is literally NO different than changing out halogen bulbs.

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MarvR94 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: ct Age: 29 Posts: 1,399 Your Mood:	99 TL headlight Hi Guys I have a 99 TL and my bulbs I think are goin.Is it something I should let the dealer take care of or should I try to do it? __________________ M-Smooth

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01-26-08, 11:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
younglifeunc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 26 Car 1: 2000 Acura RL	This is NOT something you should have your dealer do, especially if these are HID headlights (because of the $40 install fee for 5 minutes of work)!!! By all means, buy a small cheap set of tamper-proof torx (around $8), which look like normal allen/torx wrenches only with a small hole in the end of it. That's the only tool you'll need. Otherwise, there's a great procedure to follow regarding HID bulb replacement on an RL somewhere else on this forum, which is what I used to figure out how to replace my bulbs. The procedure is literally NO different than changing out halogen bulbs.

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