Have some questions about some HIDs
05-12-11, 05:34 PM
#18
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Do your headlights look like either of these?
HALOGEN:
HID:
What you need is an hid kit; either slim or regular ballast [i prefer regular, since slims can be a hit or miss], the bulb is either an H7 [halogen], or D2S [Oem hid].
I think that they are halogens look at the pics i uploaded below
My preferred seller
***no need for a relay harness**
Here's an install: *scroll down* https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es3...imeline-3.html
GL!
HALOGEN:
HID:
What you need is an hid kit; either slim or regular ballast [i prefer regular, since slims can be a hit or miss], the bulb is either an H7 [halogen], or D2S [Oem hid].
I think that they are halogens look at the pics i uploaded below
My preferred seller
***no need for a relay harness**
Here's an install: *scroll down* https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es3...imeline-3.html
GL!
And this is my Baby Below
05-12-11, 06:55 PM
#19
Those are halogen, you DO NOT have the HID housings.
Furthermore, I don't recommend you just stick an HID kit in there. Here's why:
If you do however do it, aim them low, use between 4300k to 6000k, and use 35w ballasts. You can use a relay harness if you want, but you probably don't need to. People use them because they are afraid of frying their stock halogen wiring. Try it for a week or two and check for flickering lights when igniting and heating up. If not then you can probably avoid a relay harness, but if theres flickering then you should consider a relay harness. Nice car btw. Good luck.
Furthermore, I don't recommend you just stick an HID kit in there. Here's why:
- Illegal
- May not pass inspection
- Glare and overly bright for other drivers
- Possibility of getting ticketed
If you do however do it, aim them low, use between 4300k to 6000k, and use 35w ballasts. You can use a relay harness if you want, but you probably don't need to. People use them because they are afraid of frying their stock halogen wiring. Try it for a week or two and check for flickering lights when igniting and heating up. If not then you can probably avoid a relay harness, but if theres flickering then you should consider a relay harness. Nice car btw. Good luck.
05-12-11, 07:49 PM
#20
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Those are halogen, you DO NOT have the HID housings.
Furthermore, I don't recommend you just stick an HID kit in there. Here's why:
If you do however do it, aim them low, use between 4300k to 6000k, and use 35w ballasts. You can use a relay harness if you want, but you probably don't need to. People use them because they are afraid of frying their stock halogen wiring. Try it for a week or two and check for flickering lights when igniting and heating up. If not then you can probably avoid a relay harness, but if theres flickering then you should consider a relay harness. Nice car btw. Good luck.
Furthermore, I don't recommend you just stick an HID kit in there. Here's why:
- Illegal
- May not pass inspection
- Glare and overly bright for other drivers
- Possibility of getting ticketed
If you do however do it, aim them low, use between 4300k to 6000k, and use 35w ballasts. You can use a relay harness if you want, but you probably don't need to. People use them because they are afraid of frying their stock halogen wiring. Try it for a week or two and check for flickering lights when igniting and heating up. If not then you can probably avoid a relay harness, but if theres flickering then you should consider a relay harness. Nice car btw. Good luck.
but what can you do thanks for the info.
05-13-11, 08:42 AM
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So i dnt need the relay?? cuz people have told me that there bulb housing melted because they didnt have the relay harness! and i need hids on the lowbeams not the highbeams??? and nice lex by the way
05-13-11, 09:14 AM
#23
^^ absolutely not. What you see above is 3 years encounting on the low beams [bd pic but those are 4300k] and this summer on the fogs [6000k to make nice contrast] 
Those people that told you that are uninformed, or they were running some 'high power HID bulbs' [generic blue bulbs] off eBay which run super hot [stock is 55W these are 100W units]. They were sold a 55W HID kit [which will run hotter than the 35W obviously] or they had a ****ty HID kit...
Those people that told you that are uninformed, or they were running some 'high power HID bulbs' [generic blue bulbs] off eBay which run super hot [stock is 55W these are 100W units]. They were sold a 55W HID kit [which will run hotter than the 35W obviously] or they had a ****ty HID kit...
05-13-11, 09:23 AM
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^^^^^ Okay thanks for the info. ima get 4300k or 5k idk witch yet but do you think if i was to get eyelids for it that it would cut off some of the light so that it doesnt blind everyone else??? and what brand are yours?
05-13-11, 11:12 AM
#25
I've been told the SAME thing from people who have HID's and even some of the local places HIGHLY recommend the relay for SAFETY reasons--"proper voltage, etc.. If this is the case, I've been waiting to purchase some 5k or 6k [brightest possible] bulbs for my 2ES. [Gathering info]
05-13-11, 12:56 PM
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I've been told the SAME thing from people who have HID's and even some of the local places HIGHLY recommend the relay for SAFETY reasons--"proper voltage, etc.. If this is the case, I've been waiting to purchase some 5k or 6k [brightest possible] bulbs for my 2ES. [Gathering info]
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