holyking

i had owned a is300, and the 4300k hid light is much brighter. I could see the road really clearly, good visibility. however, now i got is250, and just upgraded to 5000k hid. the light from it isn't that as bright. my problem is that the visibility of the road that clearly enough. i am wondering is the projector of the car or i need to switch 4300k hid kit? or how to improve the visibility on the road?

my light isn't as bright as in person.... anyone could give me some advise?






compare to this one
https://i.imgur.com/sp5BP.jpg

brociouz

iTrader: (65)

Can you reword your first post? I don't think I understand what you're asking.

The halogen projectors won't give you as sharp a cutoff and defined a beam pattern as the OEM HIDs, so keep that in mind.

holyking

hmm... let me try to reword it. what i am try to said is.
i had owned a is300, and the 4300k hid light is much brighter. I could see the road really clearly. however, now i got is250, and just upgraded to 5000k hid. the light from it isn't that as bright. my problem is that i could't see the road that clearly enough. i am wondering is the projector of the car or i need to switch 4300k hid kit?

brociouz

iTrader: (65)

Well, like I said the halogen projectors aren't as good as the OEM HID projectors. You also get a reduction in visible light going from 5000K to 4300K, particularly in the rain. Additionally, the 2IS has a poorly designed lowbeam assembly altogether, with the bulbs coming from the sides instead of the rear. Best bet would be to try and test out a 4300K HID bulb and see if it makes you happy.

holyking

thx ^^ btw you think little abjection of my head light would help increase visibility of the road? or i am currently using 3000k hid fog..you think it mayhelp putting extra 5000k hid ? thx ^^

ScKcBc

iTrader: (2)

just get rid of that 5000k rice crap and get a 4300k kit. I always get 4300k-4500k kits because they look OEM. If you want HID's for increased performance, then you should stick with oem. If you just want blue headlights, get some cheap $20 bulbs

rule1223

iTrader: (15)

cheap after market hid is worse than halogen, also projector headlamps only performs good with oem hid, any after market hid will just decrease the visibility, after market hid works better with none-projector headlamps.

Sffd103

iTrader: (16)

Is that San Francisco?

brociouz

iTrader: (65)

Little abjection? Please rephrase.

If you're asking if switching from 3000K to 5000K fogs would increase visibility, the answer is not really, especially in rain where the yellow contrast is helpful.

Are you saying aftermarket HIDs work better in reflector housings over projector ones? That seems counter-intuitive...

ohiois350

iTrader: (13)

I had IS300 before for sure the factory HID reflector headlight give you better foreground light on the road than projector, and also the 2nd IS the way they design projector is suck that why we don't get good light output even with OEM HID projector. that why it seem darker than your old IS, like other member said why don't you try to swap out to 4300K to see if you like it better?

holyking

my car doesn't have HID >.< there for i need to go after market. i will switch to 4300k see if will be better. i just want to increase my visibility>.< thx for the tips.
@Sffd103. daly city XD

@ rule1223. hi, so you try to tell me is. even i switch to 4300k hid.. there is still no improvement to my visibility?