me and my wife thinking purchase the Es 350 premium package, but the option doesn't seem to come with HID ( need for wife to drive at night) is there anyway I could get the hid option without paying ultra luxury package?
we thinking going to longo lexus with costco program.

 

I was able to get HIDs on my luxury package.

 

From what I know, the HID option is not listed as a port installed option. That means it has to be installed at the factory and cannot be installed at the dealer. That said, you can always go the aftermarket route.

 

do not go to the STEALER-ship and have them install HID's. It'll cost a fortune.

 

The projectors in these cars are pretty damn good. I did not want Nav and every car my dealer had with HID's had Nav. I had an old Digital H11 kit and slapped it in. Took me 5 minutes and the cut off is pretty darn sharp.
In short can they? Sure. Is it cost prohibitive? No.

 

And since it appears that the factory HIDs don't have auto leveling, the after market HID kits may be just as good and cheaper.

 

I gotta say, these HID's are worthless as they do not auto-level and they don't swivel around turns. I say just purchase an HID kit from DDM Tuning as someone said, these projectors are excellent.

 

"these HID's are worthless"

The HIDs in the 2013 are just as good (illumination wise) as previous ES models, they just don't auto-level or swivel (almost useless features but certainly nice to have), but they definitely light up the road extremely well and better than just about any other vehicle you can drive. Keep in mind that aftermarket HIDs will not swivel or auto-level either.

Going from a previous ES with them to my current on\e without the feature, this is one feature I really don't miss because the 2013s are soooooo brite!

I am guessing that the last of this one option would not be a deal breaker for anyone interested in owning this vehicle.

 

thx for respond fast respond guy, because when driving my sis rx350 its really bright and spead out evenly and look more luxury when driving. As 40k+ car HiD should come standard.

 

I don't think they've ever been standard for the ES series, just like the RX. But for $500, it's not too painful either.

 

I have driven the previous ES, when I got a loaner and those lights were adaptive, I thought they were standard on the ES.

 

thangkuoi

When I was ordering my ES300h UL I learned that Costco was allowing dealers to charge over a $1,000 over invoice. If you want to go the "haggle free" route use truecar.com. You can also negotiate that number when you are at the dealer. I was offered over $1,000 below invoice if I purchased their existing inventory. I did not accept that deal because I knew I would regret it if I did not get what I truly wanted. Run the numbers with the premium package and Costco price, and then compare it against the luxury package and truecar price. Keep in mind you can negotiate the truecar.com price and that might make the Luxury package more affordable. If the numbers make sense, get the factory installed HID lights.

I almost bought a CT200h at Longo but they would not work with me on the price. This was a good thing because that convinced me to pay a bit more for trunk space and roomier interior.

 

thanks for the advice Esh888, I try Edmunds but only 1 dealer getting back to me with this price.
Premium
MSRP: $40,318.00
dealer discount: $3,604.00
Sale Price: $36,714.00
factory rebates: $1,000.00
Net Cost: $35,714.00
Luxury Package
MSRP: $44,322.00
dealer discount: $3,398.00
Sale Price: $40,924.00
factory rebates:
Net Cost: $40,924.00
Package(s):
Z1 Accy Pkg: Trunk Mat, Cargo Net & Wheel Locks
Accessories:
BD Blind Spot Monitor w/Rear Cross Traffic Alert
FL 18" Wheels with Liquid Graphite Finish
HD High Intensity Discharge (HID) Headlamps
HM Power Rear Sunshade
LL Luxury Package: Perforated leather-trimmed
NV Hard Disk Drive Navigation system with Backup
PA Intuitive Parking Assist
RS Rain Sensing Wipers with Deicer
WU Wood & Leather Trimmed Shift **** & Steering Wheel
we going try and go by the end of the month see if we can get any deal. the different from premium and luxury about 5k different.