06 is350 oem lowbeam replacements
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Hello everyone my lowbeams decided to reach eol and now I gotta replace them. Not sure if there's a part number out there for them, and also was wondering if this could be a simple diy (from someone who has changed these before) if not I'll take it to the shop.
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Drive car on wheel ramps.
Remove bolts & clips under the bumper.
Open hood.
Remove cosmetic cover above hood latch
Remove screws/clips on outer edge of bumper
Unclip fog light connectors.
Remove front bumper cover.
Remove Head light assemblies.
Replace bulbs.
Remove bolts & clips under the bumper.
Open hood.
Remove cosmetic cover above hood latch
Remove screws/clips on outer edge of bumper
Unclip fog light connectors.
Remove front bumper cover.
Remove Head light assemblies.
Replace bulbs.
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Either I don't know what the other guy is talking about or I'm misinterpreting your question, but I recently replaced my low beam HIDs. You have to remove engine bay covers, remove the washer fluid tube for the left side, and reposition/remove the intake and then you have access to the bulbs on both sides. Not terribly complicated.
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Coyo is right. No need to remove the bumper or headlight assemblies to replace the bulb; it's easily accessible on the driver side after removing the washer fluid fill tube, and on the passenger side after loosening and pushing the airbox aside.
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Either I don't know what the other guy is talking about or I'm misinterpreting your question, but I recently replaced my low beam HIDs. You have to remove engine bay covers, remove the washer fluid tube for the left side, and reposition/remove the intake and then you have access to the bulbs on both sides. Not terribly complicated.
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HIDs, buy online from The Retrofit Source if you want to make sure you're getting legit bulbs. Amazon can be a 50/50 for legit bulbs. You don't need anything fancy, you can go with their aftermarket D4S bulbs (Morimoto), or go with the OEM brands (Philips, Osram, Sylvania, etc). Very important that you're buying D4S HID bulbs, D2S will not work. If color temperature isn't important to you, stick with a 4300/4350k HID bulb. If you want something a little whiter, go with a 5000k bulb. With higher color temperature bulbs, you typically want to go with the OEMs as light output goes down as color temp goes up, but most OEMs have worked it out in a way that you're not losing output.
Halogens? Buy them anywhere. A tip with halogens is to stick with the long life bulbs, nothing coated blue or advertised as "Xenon-appearance". The "more output" "brighter" bulbs don't have as long of a lifespan (e.g. Sylvania Silverstar/Ultra), I wouldn't use these except in high beam applications.
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The one im pointing is dead and it turns on blue
printing inside says low beam headlights with high voltage warnings, and I think it's halogen
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As for bulbs, like I said above, get them from The Retrofit Source. You should ALWAYS replace bulbs in pairs, never just one at a time, so you'll be changing both side's bulbs in your situation. TRS also only sells bulbs in pairs. Again, they're D4S bulbs.
Aftermarket: Morimoto, cheapest option but still quality bulbs. https://www.theretrofitsource.com/d4...D4S?quantity=1
Cheapest OEM: Osram 66440 https://www.theretrofitsource.com/d4...440?quantity=1
OEM, most light output: Osram 66440 Night Breaker https://www.theretrofitsource.com/d4...XNL?quantity=1
OEM, 5000k bulb: Osram 66440 CBI https://www.theretrofitsource.com/d4...CBI?quantity=1
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d4s 8000k bulbs no other info on them, are these oem?
dealer says they're xenon xid or something, 180 a bulb.
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8000k is enough said, output will be terrible.
Zmon, the OP in the thread below, and myself are running Osram CBI/CBB. Good bulbs for $120 a pair.
I tried the Morimoto bulbs for $60 a pair. Good in a pinch but not that great of output or life span. PS - my OEM bulb would always start cold, then fade to orange and shut off when warm leaving the ballast humming. Replace the bulbs ASAP from under the hood. I have pictures if you like. Let me know. You may need to bend your arm like a pretzel but even w big hands, it's doable.
Big tip - DO NOT touch the glass. The oils from your skin will explode the bulb. Keep it clean and wear gloves if possible. Wipe with methanol or acetone if you touch them accidentally.
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Zmon, the OP in the thread below, and myself are running Osram CBI/CBB. Good bulbs for $120 a pair.
I tried the Morimoto bulbs for $60 a pair. Good in a pinch but not that great of output or life span. PS - my OEM bulb would always start cold, then fade to orange and shut off when warm leaving the ballast humming. Replace the bulbs ASAP from under the hood. I have pictures if you like. Let me know. You may need to bend your arm like a pretzel but even w big hands, it's doable.
Big tip - DO NOT touch the glass. The oils from your skin will explode the bulb. Keep it clean and wear gloves if possible. Wipe with methanol or acetone if you touch them accidentally.
Thread is currently just below this one in the stack.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...eam-led-s.html
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Yea no wonder my lights were bad with lowbeams lol whenever I went high beams it was a huge difference.
I'll look into those options provided and will keep yall posted, it's definitely something I'm doing this week. My fog lights are a yellow color and I think oem but not sure.
I'll look into those options provided and will keep yall posted, it's definitely something I'm doing this week. My fog lights are a yellow color and I think oem but not sure.
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Yea no wonder my lights were bad with lowbeams lol whenever I went high beams it was a huge difference.
I'll look into those options provided and will keep yall posted, it's definitely something I'm doing this week. My fog lights are a yellow color and I think oem but not sure.
I'll look into those options provided and will keep yall posted, it's definitely something I'm doing this week. My fog lights are a yellow color and I think oem but not sure.
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Previous owner may have swapped 3000k HIDs in there, only way to know is to pay attention to how the bulbs turn on. Like I mentioned above, if they shift from blue to yellow on a cold start, someone swapped HIDs into your fogs. If they're just strictly yellow with no color shift on a cold start, then it's the normal OEM halogens in the fogs.
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Looks like I'm going with an osram hid, one thing I notice is people talking about leveling their lights. How would I be able to do that if possible? I think mine have a leveling system, but it's been awhile since I last checked afs or something like that.