I just noticed yesterday that my dip beam bulb has blown on the passenger side. I did a search on the forum but couldn't find much info. My car is a jap but doesnt have xenons because it was originally imported to england and the lights were changed to standard lights.
Firstly, are these bulbs expensive?
Secondly, how do i take out the old one, do i have to remove the wing or bumper? I took a quick look this morning, i can get to the main beam bulb but the one with the projector has a warning 'do not open, high voltage' cover on the back of it.

 

Did you try the FAQs?

Its the second last clicky on my sig

 

To save you spending hours faffing about, remove the front bumper. You'll then need to remove the bracket under the headlight and a few other 10mm bolts to remove the headlight assembly.

Disconnect your battery and put the lights on before doing all this so the HID packs discharge.

It is a complete and utter barsteward trying to do this job any other way, as the metal clip that retains the lamp is a PITA to get back in. Others have succeeded by removing a wheel and peeling back the arch liner. It is MUCH easier to do it by removing the bumper however, and will save you ALOT of time and stress You do not need to remove the wing

The lamps are expensive from Honda, so get yourself onto eBay, which is where mine are from

Standard lamps are 4300k, and give the best light output. Just search on eBay for 'S2000 D2S 4300k' and you'll find the ones you need. Cheaper ones are generally poorer quality, so I went for some that were about £20 a pop.

HTH

 

So are these bulbs 'S2000 D2S 4300k' definately for the dipped beam? (middle bulb)
I checked the faq's but couldn't find anything exact.

 

Yes, they are the standard temperature lamps for the dipped beam

 

4300K have a slight yellow tint, but best performance the highier you go the worse the performance.

I went with 5000K which is a bright white, 6000k has a blue tint but reduced performance.

 

You can do this in about an hour without taking the bumper off or the lights out - wheel off and archliner loose.

The real ass is getting the security screw out of the covering plate.

 

IMO, just take the bumper off

Lofty really struggled getting the metal clips back on, and had a wobbly headlight for a couple of weeks 'til he was able to whip the bumper off and do the job properly.

It actually took alot less time taking the bumper off than it did removing the wheel, peeling the liner back etc.

It is also much easier to take the cover and it's screw off with the headlight assembly out

 

Don't know then, all I know is I didn't have a problem

 

I think it depends on who replaced the lamps last time they needed doing, and how much they bent the clip out of shape