LEXISM

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the other day I was driving next to this modded GS from team showcase.com and he had some Bright A$$ HIDs and I have Phillips 6000k lows & Fogs and he blew me away

so I just started wondering what other set up member have on their GS ?

so Please vote and post pics


like I said I have Phillips 6000k Hid Lows and Fogs

sorry for the crappy pics

joshoowa

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damn brighter than 6000k interested....

side note never forgot about ur repair manual just been real lazy haha... i'll send it tomorrow promise

alredxiii

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6ks on mine, love'em I think anything higher is too much, 6ks is perfect IMO

GS300Rich

I have a retrofit with Valeo clear lens and DOT shields. 4300k bulbs. The lexus that you saw probably did the ballast mod.

rodel

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4100k

Kelvin refers to color. Higher Kelvin ratings do not affect the brightness. Projectors enhance the beam, but ballast mod? There are ballasts that make the bulbs go brighter?

Kharizma

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hmm.. interesting.. i have stock ones and they seem so DIM actually ONE of my headlights is brighter than the other, i don't understand it? like the driver side one is more halogen (non HID) looking but the passenger side has a nice purple tint, the driver side bulb i had to have replaced and they said it was not the same color because it was newer? but that doesn't make sense?

(sorry, not trying to hijack thread)

rgarjr

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OEM 4300K for me

DetMich1

Yes it DOES make sense. The color emitted by the bulb changes as it ages. If you only replace one at a time they will always look different from each other. Should replace HID bulbs in pairs only.

rominl

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i have 6000k for my gs400 and sc430, love them

first of all, do you have 6000k hid kit for lows or you have oem hid? if you have kit, maybe it's aim incorrectly.

if they are brither than you, maybe they have 4300k bulbs instead

LEXUS_KID

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I have stock HID'S but I just order a set of the new PIAA HID'S

ItemNumber: 23907 - 19992
Product Name: PIAA Super Cobalt HID Replacement Bulb for Factory HID Headlight
Description: PIAA Super Cobalt 6600K D2R HID Replacement Bulb for Factory HID Headlight with Reflector Housing
For: For Most Car / For Most Car
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Note: Price for One Pair of PIAA Super Cobalt D2R 6600K Factory HID with Reflector Housing Replacement Bulbs

Detail Description:
PIAA 6600K Super Cobalt Factory D2R H.I.D. Headlight Replacement Light Bulbs

PIAA Corporation has been designing and manufacturing high quality halogen bulbs for nearly a half century. Quality begins with the design. PIAA scientifically engineers bulbs to exacting specifications utilizing the latest in integrated computer aided technology. The quest for quality doesn?t just end there. Only the highest-grade materials are selected for use in products and to ensure your complete satisfaction every PIAA bulb is 100% tested at each step in the manufacturing process. Absolutely nothing is left to chance. PIAA is proud to offer you a wide range of bulbs you can use with pride and confidence.
New H.I.D. - high intensity discharge light technology from PIAA. The PIAA Super Cobalt light bulbs features a direct replacement for most factories HID light system. Available in D2R and D2S model HID bulbs can be use for either projector or reflector housing HID lights. PIAA Super Cobalt rated at 6,600 Kelvin Color Temperature, that?s 2,800K higher than most factory HID on the market.

PIAA Super Cobalt 6600K D2R Factory HID Replacement Bulb Features:
- Available for both D2R, and D2S factory HID system with projector or reflector HID housing.
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JeffTsai

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If the guy had brighter lights than you.....one possibility is that he has the halogen plug and play "hid kit". Those usually have a ton of glare....and thus what you see as the "brightness blowing you away".

One other possibility....what I have in my car is a Bi-Xenon projector setup which the one projector can act as a low or high beam by moving a internal cutoff shield which is moved by an electrical solenoid. I am still using the stock M5 4300K bulbs that came with the hid components when I did my retrofit. When I hit the high beams, it is BLINDING! I can light up highway signs about 1/2 mile down the road so brightly that they look like european illuminated highway signs!

Third possibility is that they have a high wattage aftermarket ballast. HID bulbs have a burn life of around 3000hrs or so at 35watts. However, they are designed to be able to burn at around 50-65watts(1000hr life?), but this wattage is not implemented due to the DOT laws with the lunems output and such. 35w hid(stock) is already bright as hell, what kind of damage do you thinkg a 65w bulb will do! However I am interested in the aftermarket ballasts tho it wouldnt hurt to be able to light highway signs a mile down the road as long as I keep on low beams whenever there are any other drivers nearby

Edit: If any of you in the DFW area see a GS with blinding HID's from half a mile down the road....then you will know I forgot to switch off the high beams

noop

I have s2000 color mod. projectors retrofitted, with 4300k bulbs, getting some 5000k though.

might even be selling the retros.

sputniknyc

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what foglight bulb/kit do you have that match 6000k philips headlight?

rominl

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i believe also 6000k hid kits

INHOCJP

That looks nice