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sewell offering 2011+ LED headlights for $1200

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Old 04-02-12, 02:22 PM
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Can I get a vote on the people have have these installed to go with 100% brightness all the time or have them set like the OEM ones? My prefence for the look of my car is for the lights not to be too "loud" like that you can tell that some mod was done to the headlights. I would just set them to OEM but there are people here that say at 100% brightness at night look pretty good.
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I like them when they are at 100% all the time.
Old 04-02-12, 04:10 PM
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so the sale should be over now huh? =(
Old 04-02-12, 04:22 PM
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the brightness set at 100% is sexy as hell... when i catch a glimpse of my car in a window of a shop or the back of car i kinda get excited to know that its my car...
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100% intensity all the time rocks! I've noticed 2011/2012 IS drivers keep looking at my lights!
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Originally Posted by suxeLSI003
Bump for the missing DIY which would complete this thread
This will help you. I have compiled a list of theads and titled them. Click here to see the list with links. You WILL find the one you are looking for.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-a-thread.html
Old 04-02-12, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by CCJ22
This will help you. I have compiled a list of theads and titled them. Click here to see the list with links. You WILL find the one you are looking for.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-a-thread.html
Thank you. But there was no information regarding the wiring to the ACC fuse etc.
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Originally Posted by suxeLSI003
Thank you. But there was no information regarding the wiring to the ACC fuse etc.
The thread that discusses splicing is the one you should have clicked on from my thread I linked above.
Regardless here is the thread you want https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...d-strip-9.html

You do realize that you can just leave the headlight stalk on parking light mode and never turn it off right? After some minutes go by your LED's will turn off after the car shuts off. Then when you turn the car on instead of turning the headlight stalk one click to parking lights to get the LED's to come on you will automatically have the LED's come on.

No sense, IMO, to splice wires to the ACC fuse.
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Originally Posted by J3ffrey
no way haha. In no way does having the new headlights benefit you.
How can you say I get no benefit? The car looks way better with these new lights. It's no different when someone spends a few thousand on rims. I have a strong beliefs that those who purchased these lights for 1200 or even more feel they are worth very penny.., so please stop with the haterade.
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Originally Posted by mplopez
How can you say I get no benefit? The car looks way better with these new lights. It's no different when someone spends a few thousand on rims. I have a strong beliefs that those who purchased these lights for 1200 or even more feel they are worth very penny.., so please stop with the haterade.
Totally agreed with you, mplopez
Before I had these headlights.. I knew no matter what I did to my front end.. it won't look as good as a 2011+ Led front. I'm so glad I got these headlights
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Originally Posted by mplopez
How can you say I get no benefit? The car looks way better with these new lights. It's no different when someone spends a few thousand on rims. I have a strong beliefs that those who purchased these lights for 1200 or even more feel they are worth very penny.., so please stop with the haterade.
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Totally agreed with you, mplopez
Before I had these headlights.. I knew no matter what I did to my front end.. it won't look as good as a 2011+ Led front. I'm so glad I got these headlights
I think Jeffrey meant that they don't benefit in the sense of light output. And if he did in fact mean that, he is right. Compared to my 2006 headlights the stock output of the driving headlights is worse as is the cutoff.
But I agree with you two above in the sense that it does dramatically change the front end in the looks department.
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So it just rained here in So Cal. I just got out of the movies with my gf and noticed some BIG TIME CONDENSATION on my drivers sided headlight. WTF!!!!!! Im pretty pissed. I had Tommy@ musicbox install them. I gave him a call and we're gonna take a look @ the lights on Monday. Anyone else experience this with their 2012 headlights? Im gonna check out the lights before I contact Sewell.
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Originally Posted by NSGxLEX
So it just rained here in So Cal. I just got out of the movies with my gf and noticed some BIG TIME CONDENSATION on my drivers sided headlight. WTF!!!!!! Im pretty pissed. I had Tommy@ musicbox install them. I gave him a call and we're gonna take a look @ the lights on Monday. Anyone else experience this with their 2012 headlights? Im gonna check out the lights before I contact Sewell.
Did you install all the caps, rubber seals, and latch the latches back till they clicked? Ask Tommy. I'm sure he did since he knows his stuff. But never hurts to triple check.
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Originally Posted by CCJ22
Did you install all the caps, rubber seals, and latch the latches back till they clicked? Ask Tommy. I'm sure he did since he knows his stuff. But never hurts to triple check.
Yea,im pretty sure its a simple fix. If not, I will be contacting Sewell. I will let you guys know how it turns out.
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Originally Posted by NSGxLEX
So it just rained here in So Cal. I just got out of the movies with my gf and noticed some BIG TIME CONDENSATION on my drivers sided headlight. WTF!!!!!! Im pretty pissed. I had Tommy@ musicbox install them. I gave him a call and we're gonna take a look @ the lights on Monday. Anyone else experience this with their 2012 headlights? Im gonna check out the lights before I contact Sewell.
Sorry to hear about that...

I have had mine on since the end of Feb and have had several storms ... (knock on wood) no condensation on the inside of the light. I did notice some smudging on the outside (probably due to my handling of the lights with my bare hands)... wiped em clean - no problems.


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