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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 08:11 PM
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anyone know where to get the s2000 hid bulb for the best price, its 200 at a local dealer
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 10:00 AM
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how about a salvage yard... from some of the posts on this site, there should be tons of crashed out s2000's .
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 11:33 AM
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$200 for a freakin bulb? Lemme guess, a lug nut is $50 each?
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 12:25 PM
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PM Hardtopguy. He has the best prices. The lighting on the S is very expensive. If you had to replace the entire lighting system you are look at least $1200.

How do you know your bulb is bad Redline? The HID bulbs rarely go bad. Chances are it is a bad inverter which is a little less expensive.

You might want to take the bad bulb out and put it in the side that is good. If the the bad bulb works on the good side you know it is the inverter.

I replaced one inverter last year. Be careful Honda warns that death may occur if you do not follow the correct procedure for working on the lighting system.
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 01:51 PM
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Originally posted by Hondafan
Be careful Honda warns that death may occur if you do not follow the correct procedure for working on the lighting system.
Holy ****, death? So they're expensive and they're risky? Can't you just disconnect the battery and work?
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 01:55 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Thoe99
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Holy ****, death?
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 04:01 PM
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Originally posted by Microbomb


I don't think so. From what I have heard it takes a huge amount of voltage/amperage.. or whatever to ignite the gas in the bulbs. I am guessing its similar to how a TV can shock the shite out of you if you open it up and touch a capacitor, but this is only a guess.
Good guess
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 06:26 PM
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its definetly the bulb, i tested at my shop, and you can clearly see the bulb is burnt, HIDs rarley blow, but my headlight had massive water in it................................................ .
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 06:40 PM
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Don't forget to wipe the new bulb down with alcohol before installation, and don't directly touch it with your fingers after it's clean.
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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 12:32 AM
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I've always been wondering: how long should the light bulbs last on an S? Hope mine will last for a LONG time.
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