Confused about HID Posts on here (Sorry, I have searched....I swear!)
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I am a bit confused about the posts on here talking about replacing bulbs on HID lights.
is everyone talking about replacing the bulbs in the original HID housings, or aftermarket ones?
are the stock HID lights with Adaptive lighting not bright enough?
just so i'm clear on this as well...there are 3 lights that our Lexus's offer:
Non-HID
HID
HID with Adaptive Lighting
is everyone changing bulbs in all of the above?
is everyone talking about replacing the bulbs in the original HID housings, or aftermarket ones?
are the stock HID lights with Adaptive lighting not bright enough?
just so i'm clear on this as well...there are 3 lights that our Lexus's offer:
Non-HID
HID
HID with Adaptive Lighting
is everyone changing bulbs in all of the above?
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The 2IS only comes in two forms. Halogen lowbeams, or HID with AFS.
When people is talking about changing the "stock" HID, their upgrading them mainly for color. The higher you go in the Kelvin rating the less light output you get. It's really for aesthetic reasons. The original HID's are bright enough, but it looks dull compared to other factory HID equipped cars (i.e. TSX, S2000, ES350, RX350).
For IS owners with Halogen lowbeams, they replace the stock bulbs with a HID Conversion kit, that includes ballasts to ignite the HID, etc.
When people is talking about changing the "stock" HID, their upgrading them mainly for color. The higher you go in the Kelvin rating the less light output you get. It's really for aesthetic reasons. The original HID's are bright enough, but it looks dull compared to other factory HID equipped cars (i.e. TSX, S2000, ES350, RX350).
For IS owners with Halogen lowbeams, they replace the stock bulbs with a HID Conversion kit, that includes ballasts to ignite the HID, etc.
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I have HID on my 2007 IS and on my 2001 Mustang. I like the look of my Mustang HID's (6500k) over the IS. Is there a direct replacement bulb for the IS I can get to get in that neighborhood?
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I continue to be confused by this as well...
My guess is that if you have stock HIDs from Lexus, and want a more Audi/Acura output, you can bulb swap because you will still have the projector.
I would love to have a projetion out like the TSX or the TL does, but not sacrifice the loss of lenght of output...
My guess is that if you have stock HIDs from Lexus, and want a more Audi/Acura output, you can bulb swap because you will still have the projector.
I would love to have a projetion out like the TSX or the TL does, but not sacrifice the loss of lenght of output...
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I continue to be confused by this as well...
My guess is that if you have stock HIDs from Lexus, and want a more Audi/Acura output, you can bulb swap because you will still have the projector.
I would love to have a projetion out like the TSX or the TL does, but not sacrifice the loss of lenght of output...
My guess is that if you have stock HIDs from Lexus, and want a more Audi/Acura output, you can bulb swap because you will still have the projector.
I would love to have a projetion out like the TSX or the TL does, but not sacrifice the loss of lenght of output...
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With that being said, what are the probable chances of retrofitting the projector/bulb combination from an ES or RX into the IS??