jayd89

Hello i own a lexus is250 2008 and want to change the low beams and fog light bulbs out to 6500k for the low beam and fog light..what is a very good premium brand to pick from i would prefer a top notch brand also correct me if im wrong but for my low beams i would need D4S and for the fogs i would need 9006?

i would really appreciate the help thanks guys!

projectdna

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i believe you have the right bulb sizes.

check w/ CL vendors for price quotations.

brociouz

iTrader: (65)

Do you already have OEM HIDs? If so, yes you can just swap out with some different D4S bulbs. Garax seems to be highly regarded and I'll be ordering some pretty soon myself. Oracle is up there as well. Phillips of course is tops when it comes to quality, but they don't make anything above 6000K. For the fogs you'll need an HID conversion kit, can't just swap the bulbs.

Jetfire

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if you don't have any HIDs at all. h11 for lows, 9006 for fogs, 9005 for highs(in case)

if you have HIDs, the other guys are right.

best brand if price isn't a proble. phillips!!

trixxx519

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^what do you mean if you dont have hid at all get the h11? h11 conversion kit? sry i dont understand

Tmirk

iTrader: (3)

If your car is currently standard halogen, then the correct low beam size is H11, so you would need an H11 conversion kit, not D4S. If it came stock with HIDs from the factory, then it is D4S bulbs.

Everything else is correct.

trixxx519

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^thanks for clearing it up, so im about to buy hid from this vendor
http://www.hidextra.com/HID+Conversi...H11-12000K.htm
should i got with 12k or 10k, not sure if 12k is goin to be really bright

brociouz

iTrader: (65)

4300K (creamy white) is the brightest possible light color, as in it emits the most lumens. As you go up in color temperature (from yellow, to white, to blue, to purple), you lose brightness. Most people consider 6000K the best balance between color and output. It's a more pure white with a tinge of blue. 8000K is quite blue, and getting into ricer territory. 10000K and 12000K are just stupid, IMO. 12000K is like purple.

Alexis-LS

What he said ^^^
10000K or 12000K are for show. You won't see as good as 4300K or 6000K, especially in rain. Those shades disperse a lot more than 4300K.

Jetfire

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i don't like 8000k, 10000k, 12000k, etc.

i got 6500k(pretty close to 6000k) love the colour and the output. looks great.

projectdna

iTrader: (56)

actually, the "K" behind the number stands for kelvin, the unit of measurement for measuring light temperature (read: color), NOT the unit of measurement for measuring the amount of light output (see quoted post).

while 4300k is the oem HID color and 6000k is a preferred blend of color and light output, the ideal combination of color and light would be somewhere in the low/mid 5000k's. however, the difference is not noticeable enough from 4300k -> low 5000k's versus 4300k -> 6000k.

imo, anything above 8000k is ridiculous. you're relying more on color than light output for visibility at anything past that point, and that can actually do more harm than good. while you'd obviously be more noticeable to others (due to your blue/purple low beams), on dark roads you wouldn't be able to see much of anything.

BounceNY

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I got a set of 6K Xenon Depot D4S if anyone wants. Used for about 4 weeks, went back to OEM.

brociouz

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I'm fully aware of this... did you read my post? I even took the time to put in the unit of measure for brightness for clarity's sake: "...the brightest possible light color, as in it emits the most lumens."

projectdna

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^ yes, i read your post. i understood it the way it was written, but i thought i would take the opportunity to make an additional clarification to your post.

apologies if you thought i had any other intentions.

brociouz

iTrader: (65)

No worries, the use of "actually" threw me.

To the OP, get the Philips 6000K Ultinon bulbs if you want the best. eBay FTW.