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Old 07-26-12 | 11:10 AM
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So does those celsior one peace headlight bolt riggt on t0 the frist gen ls400 here???
Old 07-26-12 | 11:48 AM
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yes, except the bulbs are different you'd have to cut your pigtails off and solder in the ones for the bulbs that do fit
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Originally Posted by PerpLexusd
yes, except the bulbs are different you'd have to cut your pigtails off and solder in the ones for the bulbs that do fit
I have a 94 ls400.... dont they have the same bulb size H4
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Originally Posted by lostLAOguy
I have a 94 ls400.... dont they have the same bulb size H4
93-94 are H4 the one pieces are H4
Old 07-26-12 | 01:17 PM
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The beam pattern will be wrong as they are for RHD models.
But they do look better than the 2 piece ones.


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93-94 are H4 the one pieces are H4
That mean i dont have to do no cutting rigjt?
Old 07-26-12 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by steve2006
The beam pattern will be wrong as they are for RHD models.
But they do look better than the 2 piece ones.

What u mean beamer pattern? Explain plaese?
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Originally Posted by lostLAOguy
That mean i dont have to do no cutting rigjt?
yea no cutting at all just plug it in..
and as far as the beam pattern being wrong wtf>? how can that be if it takes H4 originally and he's putting H4 right back in whats the difference? please elaborate
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Hahhaaaa...i know right lol
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Headlight housings/reflectors are set up differently to accommodate right hand drive cars in Japan, as opposed to left hand drive cars here in the states. The beam pattern will be reversed since he is installing headlights made for a RHD car on a LHD car.

Obviously not LS400 beam patterns, but you get the idea.

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Cheers EXE.UCF10 for explaining what I am trying to say.
RHD headlights in a LHD car will physically fit as the housings are the same but you will dazzle oncoming traffic.
If you don't mind doing this to other drivers fine go for it.

"Most low-beam headlamps produce an asymmetrical beam focused for use on only one side of the road. Headlamps for use in LH-traffic countries have low-beam headlamps that throw most of their light forward-leftward, while limiting the light range forward-rightward; the beam is distributed with a downward/leftward bias. Headlamps for RH-traffic countries have low-beam headlamps that throw most of their light forward-rightward, while limiting the light range forward-leftward; the beam is distributed with a downward/rightward bias. The beam thus lets the driver see obstacles and road signs on his own side of the road at a safe distance, without dazzling oncoming traffic."
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+1 nice description exe; all of us on the 2GS bords have had this issue when retrofitting headlights with projectors! makr sure left is left and right is right!!!
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Originally Posted by EXE.UCF10
Headlight housings/reflectors are set up differently to accommodate right hand drive cars in Japan, as opposed to left hand drive cars here in the states. The beam pattern will be reversed since he is installing headlights made for a RHD car on a LHD car.

Obviously not LS400 beam patterns, but you get the idea.

Whoa +1 for teaching me something new
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