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Old 10-24-08, 12:56 PM
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Hi. I don't understand anything in lights, xenon etc. I would like to change on my IS headlights, lower beam and upper beam lamps, fog to make it brighter.
What xenon or LEDS you can advice? Where I can find it?

Thanks.
Old 10-24-08, 02:21 PM
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Try our Vendors Xenondepot.com or mobilehid.com.
Old 10-24-08, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Limpart
Hi. I don't understand anything in lights, xenon etc. I would like to change on my IS headlights, lower beam and upper beam lamps, fog to make it brighter.
What xenon or LEDS you can advice? Where I can find it?

Thanks.
What type of headlites do you have? halogen or hid? if you want brighter then you dont want LED since they are for looks only.
Old 10-25-08, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by llamaboiz
What type of headlites do you have? halogen or hid? if you want brighter then you dont want LED since they are for looks only.
I don't know what type I have. I have usual lights, I never change them.
So what you can advice me to put instead of my OEM? Is it specific lights for IS 350 or I can buy any I want?

And one question about intake and exhaust system. I'm going to put F-SPORT intake and HKS hi power exhaust. Do I need to make any special specific settings for my engine or for something to make it work properly after installation intake and exhaust system?


Thanks A LOT!
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Originally Posted by LEXMAN350
Try our Vendors Xenondepot.com or mobilehid.com.
How do u like yours 6K D4S and 3k HID fogs? What can you say about 6000k XenonDepot Philips Ultinon HID and 8k d4s? What's the difference beetween 6k and 8k and Philips?
You will suggest for me to put the same that you have or ?


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Old 10-25-08, 01:39 PM
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I recommend 6K lows and not 8K. You lose a lot of visibility with 8k.
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Originally Posted by Mesca
I recommend 6K lows and not 8K. You lose a lot of visibility with 8k.
when compared to 6k and 4.3k but not halogens.
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Originally Posted by llamaboiz
when compared to 6k and 4.3k but not halogens.
As I understand 6k goes to headlights, right? And these are not halogens, halogens it's just usual and halogens worse, right?
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Originally Posted by Limpart
As I understand 6k goes to headlights, right? And these are not halogens, halogens it's just usual and halogens worse, right?
ok wait i think were missing something here... FIRST you need to determine if you have hids or halogens, goto you car and without turning on the engine turn on the headlites, if you hear a buzzing sound coming from the fenders it means you have HIDs, if you dont hear a buzzing sound from the fender it means you have halogens. This buzz is unmistakeable.
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Originally Posted by llamaboiz
ok wait i think were missing something here... FIRST you need to determine if you have hids or halogens, goto you car and without turning on the engine turn on the headlites, if you hear a buzzing sound coming from the fenders it means you have HIDs, if you dont hear a buzzing sound from the fender it means you have halogens. This buzz is unmistakeable.
I'm sorry but it's difficult to determine because I'm currently not with my car and I can't remeber which sound it has((( All I can say is that I have IS 350 2006 with standard packaging arrangement.
So if you just can advice which is better to put instead of my oem lights it would be great!)) Do use ever HID for upper beam??? Which is the best to use for headlites, fog lights and upper beam to make it brighter?

Thanks.



Sorry for so many questions but what kind of fog light is here?

Thanks))
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go with 6000k or 6500k lowbeams and 3000k fog lights! cant go wrong with that!
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Originally Posted by crazybuggy
go with 6000k or 6500k lowbeams and 3000k fog lights! cant go wrong with that!
why not 8000k to headlites? 3000k fog lights which color it will be yellow or?

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Originally Posted by Limpart
why not 8000k to headlites? 3000k fog lights which color it will be yellow or?

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8000k you'll lose a little more light but gain the color (bluish). 6000k you don't lose as much light as 8000k but still get some bluish hint to it. 3000k is just yellow.
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but if he has halogen and does hid to the stock headlight housing wont he have wores visablity?
Old 10-27-08, 10:56 AM
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Please find out what you had on Low Beam? DS4 Bulbs or 9006 ?
But.. whatever you do DO NOT put LED on DRL. You will lost a Hi Beam.
Other then that you can go with LED or candle light anywhere you want.
Talk to Steve from Xenondeport. He is good at super fast respond and shipment.


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