kumquatism

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^^ I don't think they're bi-xenon. I haven't taken a close look at the OEM HID's yet, but Bi-xenon HID projectors have a solenoid built into the projector, so that when you activate high beams, the solenoid moves the cutoff shield, allowing light to shine upwards, hence being the high beam mode. Look at the following image,when you remove the shield, you now have rays of light that were originally blocked by the shield going upwards.



Bi-xenon projectors achieve both low beam and high beam with only 1 bulb each side, thus eliminating the need for a separate bulb for high beams (like what our headlights have, a set of 9005 for high beam).

brociouz

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^ I understand how they work. Like I said, the OEM HID's are bi-xenon. This is a fact. There is still a separate 9005 high beam, that doubles as a DRL in 2006-2010 MY 2IS's, for additional light.

kumquatism

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Hm... I looked into it again, and I guess I'm mistaken. The HIDs are bi-xenon. The output looks pretty weak though, which is probably why there's a separate halogen bulb for high beams.

ben9

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Thanks bro! I was actually in their store 3 days last week. I originally had the bigger decoders and had already retrofitted my moisture cap when I got a call from them telling me that the newest decoders just came in and that they wanted to try the fitting on mine. Without hesitation, I drove back for the 3rd time from Beverly Hills to their shop to install it on-site & check its functionality. I couldn't be more pleased with the fitment. It tucks inside the housing perfectly. I'll be going back there soon so they can take pics of everything. Just mention the new DRL decoders that were installed on the Ben's Black IS250 last week. (This is the best way I think you can remind them lol).

As for the parking lights, yes I changed them to match my 6K Garax. I'll post some pics as soon as I find my cam's USB.


brociouz is right. It is a tradeoff, but there's still some high-beam left to it. The light aim definitely changes and is still noticeable but the output just isn't as bright as our old yellow ones. My Bentley Mulsanne's high-beam is still the old yellow ones despite the fact that it's all LED'd out except for its HID low beams. I like the DRL on my IS much better.

As far as I noticed, DRL mode & high beam mode are the same. I'll check again tomorrow when I get to my car as I left it at my office. pm'd you bro!

baypistol

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Thanks for the info, I was wondering about this as well. The color looks nice but if it is going to put out less light then stocks then it is not worth the trouble. I might have to go with HID conversion in the fog lights.

TheSenator

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I'll def look into it. In the mean time, how did you retrofit the moisture caps?

ben9

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Just got off the phone with ijdmtoy and they said the decoders should be in stock by mid next week. No pricing so far though.

ben9

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I just tapped a flathead screwdriver with a hammer a few times to chop a tiny piece off, enough to fit the decoder wires. I, then, glued a piece of foam onto the chopped off part of the cap as an extra precaution. The key is patience and very gentle taps so that you don't chop off more than you need to. I'll post some pics as soon as I find my cam's USB.

ben9

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I think HIDs for the fogs are the way to go as well. I'll be doing mine when I have the time again. Please post pics when you do your conversion... Thanks!

GilIS250

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^^^I am still looking for a decent kit for my fogs...

ben9

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So am I... Are you planning to match it with you low beams?

courtesy of "brociouz" https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-s...fogs-pics.html