We might see you at the electrocuted wing some soon then.

 

Korea makes HID headlght kits and a pair of Bulbs, Ballasts and Wiring Harness can be bought for around

 

The truth is Honda didn't sell as many S2000's as they'd hoped. Being cheaper than its rivals and yet selling less means the S2000 'Financially' was unsuccessful (for Honda).

They didn't release patterns for parts and hence can charge ridiculous prices to make up for the short falls in sales. This is the price we pay for being relatively exclusive.

HID kits have long been available cheaply. Not sure if anyone has ever looked into fitting after market ones to S2000 lights?!

 

Aftermarket kits for H4, H7 etc can be obtained here
http://www.hids4u.co.uk/product_details.asp?id=45
its the same components so ballasts must be cheaper than Honda
2 Bulbs
2 Ballasts
2 Harnesses

Price =

 

Thanks for the info, just waiting for my tamper proof torx bit to arrive then I'll get stuck in and see whether its just the bulb or the whole lot thats broken.

 

John - seriously take pics as you do it - they will really help for a How to

 

Will do, but it'll have to be with my phone, so they may not be the best quality.

 

That's cool

 

Just removed the oldl bulb, did it in the dark , so couldnt take any pictures, but its pretty straight forward. heres a brief rundown, but it exactly as per the service manual that someone posted on this thread earlier.

1. disconnect battery
2. if changing the left bulb, remove collant expansion tank, it just slides out no tools required.
3. Look in the hole in the wing and you'll see the back of the headlight unit, in the middle you'll see a grey circular'ish piece of plastic with warning stickers all over it, and an electrical connector clipped to it. This is the connector for the ballast, unplug the ballast from the main loom, and unclip the ballast connector from this grey cover.
4. Using the torx bit (tamperproof T25, available as a set from maplin for about