ARISTO 161

iTrader: (3)

so hid experts! hehe
are the reflectors on the non-hid 2nd gen gs low beams
the same to those on the hid-gs housings?

this is my question because if i get a hid system on my non-hid
housing, will the beam pattern look nearly like the oem hid style?

thanks HID experts

vinh

iTrader: (8)

no, there will be glare. Nothing will be like OEM unless it is OEM.

Neo

iTrader: (3)

The reflectors are different and the light shield is also different. Cutoff with a kit/halogen setup will not be sharp like on the OEM HIDs.

ARISTO 161

iTrader: (3)

boooohoooo
hhehehe

thats sad news..
now i have to look for either projectors or hid housings....
i would love projectors...

rominl

iTrader: (4)

yup like others said, they are different. if you have the money, maybe you can just do a projector retrofit

ARISTO 161

iTrader: (3)

so how much does a retrofit run about?

BlkOnBlkGS

$500 to $700 depending on who does it for you and if you supply all the materials needed for the retro. Mine cost $650.

slawek65

650$ it's very good price for retrofit BlkonBlkGs

ARISTO 161

iTrader: (3)

i tried looking you up on gallery BlkOnBlkGS but no cigar.
wanna post up a pic or two on your retrofits or tell us what type?
who did them for you anyways and where are you located?

i really like the cutoff on projectors, but i might just hid and aim with my budget!

GRAND_LS 4

iTrader: (2)

Here, it was like three threads down

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=147046

ARISTO 161

iTrader: (3)

WOW okay maybe 4 hours spent on drooling in the hid forum! holly molly!!

Rockero28

iTrader: (8)

So, let's see if I got it right. if I have a non HID equipped 99 GS, and I get a new OEM Lexus HID kit....Ballasts and bulbs der's i believe, how hard is the retrofit.... and will it work the same??? Worth it??? What is the outoput compared to 5000k, 6000k, etc.... Color and quiality??

Thanks,
Rock

Rockero28

iTrader: (8)

The bulbs i was trying to say was D2R. Is this the factory Lexus bulb for HID??

Rock

rominl

iTrader: (4)

it shouldn't be too hard to retrofit, cz' you just need to get the base to change it from d2r to 9006. you also need to find a place to mount the ballasts and splice the wirings for the power connectors.

however, the housing itself is different, the reflector on the housing is different from that of the hid headlights, so you will still not get the right light pattern. it just won't work right.

that's why i said it's better to just get 9006 hid kits, or better yet get oem hid headlights swap

Rockero28

iTrader: (8)

Ok, I see what you are saying... It won't look the way the OEM HID housings will look right?? But they will work, and I am guessing you mean they won't look as good as an aftermarket 9006 kit either right? Do you or anyone have pix of what the pattern will look like installed??? The Lexus HID kit in a the non HID equipped GS housings?? 99 GS. I will probably do it anyway, just because I have the kit already. Besides, it looks so much simpler without all the wires i had with the aftermarket... I didn't like the way it connected to the 9006 plugs with those tow little prongs. One more question.. as far as splicing.. we are talking about the 9006 plug right??? the kit I have, has a black and red wire.. I am assuming these go to that plug?? I had replaced those like 3 times in the past when I was messing around with those cheap "HID" $24 9006 bulbs. They burned my wires like 3 times. I finally did solve that buy buying the 9005 pigtails and using those... But that was then. Anyway, thanks for the scoop....

thanks for the info....
Rock