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Stock HIDS are DIM as heck... anyone else notice this?

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Old 01-09-07, 01:54 PM
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What about those new Philips Eco 4800k D4S replacement bulbs? Anyone installed them and what the diff is?
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Originally Posted by gsrthomas
If someone has stock oem HID's, can you still put a aftermarket 6000k kit on like mtechs or xenondepots ones???
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=257778
This is exactly what "racinghart" did, i think the majority of us '07 owners have all thought about just switching out our OEM HID lights with new D4S bulbs. Im in the same boat with everybody else..i use to own a 2004 Acura Tsx and i loved the HID setup on the acura.
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Originally Posted by axis77
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=257778
This is exactly what "racinghart" did, i think the majority of us '07 owners have all thought about just switching out our OEM HID lights with new D4S bulbs. Im in the same boat with everybody else..i use to own a 2004 Acura Tsx and i loved the HID setup on the acura.
I believe Racinghart just dropped in some 6000k bulbs, thats all. Being a higher kelvin it loses lumens.


Dont the 07' comes with D4S already? Equip with Phillip XenEco bulb. Im comming from an 06 TSX too and those were the best lights ever. To me Phillip bulbs are more yellow than Osrams(tsx) as I used to own a BMW and they use phillips. Im trying to look for some Osrams d4s and they are not available yet.
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Originally Posted by cvex
I believe Racinghart just dropped in some 6000k bulbs, thats all. Being a higher kelvin it loses lumens.


Dont the 07' comes with D4S already? Equip with Phillip XenEco bulb. Im comming from an 06 TSX too and those were the best lights ever. To me Phillip bulbs are more yellow than Osrams(tsx) as I used to own a BMW and they use phillips. Im trying to look for some Osrams d4s and they are not available yet.
yes your right they are d4s bulbs, im not real sure what brand all i know is the acura's rock, and my girl hates the fact that i got rid of it for the IS...so we are thinking of getting another TSX...but keeping my IS.
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Originally Posted by axis77
yes your right they are d4s bulbs, im not real sure what brand all i know is the acura's rock, and my girl hates the fact that i got rid of it for the IS...so we are thinking of getting another TSX...but keeping my IS.
yah do what i did keep my 05 tsx and picked up a new 07 is250..
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Originally Posted by GSteg

I have LS430 projectors in my GS400, and the projector spreads the light out evenly, and VERY wide.
Can you swap out the projectors from the LS 430 and put it in our IS as well?
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sorry if this is a noob question, but is our headlight beam pattern suppose to point in this way, / \ driver side towards the right and passenger side towards the left?
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