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Old 06-10-09, 09:50 PM
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Question for you guys.

Do you keep your light on all the time during the day???

My Is250 looks so awesome with the light on all the time i don't know if i'm the only one doing this !!!!




PS Next project. get Yellow DRLs.
Old 06-10-09, 09:54 PM
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I'm assuming you atleast have HIDs. It's like saying..hey! clock me, clock me I just leave it on auto
Old 06-10-09, 09:57 PM
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Only lights of mine that run daytime is the drl's.
I kind of think its foolish to run lights on in daytime, oncoming cars also prob think ur an idiot too.
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After the engine is on follow the HIDs & FOGs and before turning the engine off the light are off and trust me 'have doing this more than a year.
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I always drive with my HIDs and yellow fogs on .... it just looks so much better!!!
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Only lights of mine that run daytime is the drl's.
I kind of think its foolish to run lights on in daytime, oncoming cars also prob think ur an idiot too.

Just remember to turn your light off & with oncoming car no problems at all
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i just leave mine on auto
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i drive with no lights on... well the DRLs... yeah have to live with it... i might wanna turn it off..
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I turn them on sometimes. I agree it looks better.
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No lights at all (including DRLs which are off) during the day. Saves bulb life, and it's not like I'm looking at the outside of the car while driving it.
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I turn them on all the time. I agree it looks better.
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i set my headlights to auto, never bother to on/off it myself. that's the point of getting a lexus! =D
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If you want the DRL's off, you have to get it done when u get it serviced?
Does your highbeams still work? and once you turn ur drl's off, its off completely or on at night too?
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I agree it does look better but I only turn them on when I need them. I never leave it in auto.....
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First of all, I have read threads about people leaving the HIDs on auto and having problems with the blubs because of it. IF you start the car in the garage, the headlights will turn on because the light level is low in the garage. Then you go out and the headlights will turn off because of the sun. Sounds good right? Well supposedly, HIDs does not like to flicker. Causes the blubs to burn out faster in the future. Because of those threads, I have not turn my headlights to auto. Also Lexus does not flash the headlights when you lock/unlock the door like Acura.

Leaving the headlights on all the time? Well, that looks a lot nicer but you do look stupid driving around. Because it is a Lexus, people assume you have auto headlights and they don't work. Also, the interior lighting will be dimmer and the navigation will switch back and forth between day/night colors when driving under a shade like an overpass. More problems might occur so I just only leave my headlights on when needed and turn them off at the end of the night.

To each his own.


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