headlight upgrade
12-16-17, 10:00 AM
#16
Pole Position
My 2013 RX450h has the HID low beams. But the fogs were halogens.
I changed the fogs to LEDs. I had a hard time matching with the same color as the HID low beams and the DRL's. At the end I just went with aftermarket $69 per pair 6000K LEDs found on Amazon. Three years later, they are still running strong!!! I did the same for my LX570 which had HIDs in the low beam, but halogens with the fogs. On my CT200h, none were HID as all were halogens. I changed the low beams and fogs to LEDs and left the high beams halogens.
Get the FANLESS LEDs. See my prior posts on the LEDs.
I changed the fogs to LEDs. I had a hard time matching with the same color as the HID low beams and the DRL's. At the end I just went with aftermarket $69 per pair 6000K LEDs found on Amazon. Three years later, they are still running strong!!! I did the same for my LX570 which had HIDs in the low beam, but halogens with the fogs. On my CT200h, none were HID as all were halogens. I changed the low beams and fogs to LEDs and left the high beams halogens.
Get the FANLESS LEDs. See my prior posts on the LEDs.
06-13-22, 12:38 PM
#17
Instructor
following this dialog, I replaced my halogen bulb with HID replacements from Xenon depot. It's been about 90K miles since installation and I see that the light intensity is beginning to dwindle just a tiny bit. Do you think that is about normal?
06-13-22, 04:20 PM
#18
Moderator
Yes, they fade over time. Even the factory HID bulbs which are D4S should be replaced after several years, or that many miles as they gradually lose brightness.
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