swaangin

Hi so my IS 250 (non F sport) has 2 xenon bulbs but there are some IS 250's I see with reviews that have a single xenon, was that an option Lexus offered or is it that the ones shipped to different countries have different types (Canada Vs Euro Vs U.S.)? I am confused as why there are 2 different types of headlights.

Jeff Lange

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There are 2 types of headlights that were used on the 2015 IS, either an HID setup with a bi-xenon projector (single projector with low and high beam) or an optional LED setup that utilizes two projectors (one for low beam, one for high beam).

There is no "single xenon" option for the 3IS.

Jeff

swaangin

Is there a benefit of having either or? That's what I was wondering, was it an option? Thanks for the reply

arentz07

The LED lights are technically superior to HID in a few ways. The LED "bulbs" will last longer and draw less power compared to HID. LEDs also run cooler.

I think it's probably not enough of a difference to make it worth buying one IS over another though. And yeah, not sure what "single Xenon" is either - perhaps those reviews were not correct? Bi-Xenon just means both low- and high-beam is Xenon. You could say the F Sport LEDs are "Bi-LED", but no one really says that.

Slplknight

loophole35

In the states there was an optional LED headlamp on the premium package I believe (LED's were standard on the F-sport)

The single projector is Xenon HID, the Dual projectors are LED.

arentz07

Ah, that makes sense. If you look at pictures of the Xenons, it looks like there's only one bulb.


Then there's the F Sport model.

swaangin

my non f sport has two projector headlights, I was confused when I saw these single projector headlights

JDR76

arentz07

Thank you. This is what I was trying to say.

Burrcold