SC300/400 Replaced Headlights and Blue Cut-off line
08-26-05 | 09:45 AM
#61
Originally Posted by nextlevelcoupe
i just installed my new 99-2000 headlights and they look fantastic!!!
not only do they make the car look like new in the day but, the light output just went up about 70% with a very blue cut-off line-just as irontoad mentioned.... i have h.i.d. on my headlights and it is definetely much more intense than before... i see everything, and i now the light extends out a greater distance in front of the car- this is an excellent mod with maximum results!!
- you all will not be disappointed!!!
not only do they make the car look like new in the day but, the light output just went up about 70% with a very blue cut-off line-just as irontoad mentioned.... i have h.i.d. on my headlights and it is definetely much more intense than before... i see everything, and i now the light extends out a greater distance in front of the car- this is an excellent mod with maximum results!!
- you all will not be disappointed!!!
81523-24045 driver side
81513-24045 passenger side
Thanks.
08-27-05 | 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by nextlevelcoupe
i just installed my new 99-2000 headlights and they look fantastic!!!
not only do they make the car look like new in the day but, the light output just went up about 70% with a very blue cut-off line-just as irontoad mentioned.... i have h.i.d. on my headlights and it is definetely much more intense than before... i see everything, and i now the light extends out a greater distance in front of the car- this is an excellent mod with maximum results!!
- you all will not be disappointed!!!
not only do they make the car look like new in the day but, the light output just went up about 70% with a very blue cut-off line-just as irontoad mentioned.... i have h.i.d. on my headlights and it is definetely much more intense than before... i see everything, and i now the light extends out a greater distance in front of the car- this is an excellent mod with maximum results!!
- you all will not be disappointed!!!
Post pics if you get a chance
Thanks!
08-27-05 | 10:18 PM
#64
Originally Posted by techsc400
What were the exact part number that you bought? Were they
81523-24045 driver side
81513-24045 passenger side
Thanks.
81523-24045 driver side
81513-24045 passenger side
Thanks.
08-27-05 | 10:19 PM
#65
Originally Posted by IronCobra
That's awesome! It's really a shocking difference isn't it. That's why I'm screamin about it so much!....
Post pics if you get a chance
Thanks!
Post pics if you get a chance
Thanks!
08-27-05 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by mhenrey
so being new here, I have a 1998 SC400. Do I have to replace my headlight assembly and then get the HID kit to have this effect, or can I just get an HID kit and be OK. I appreciate any feedback
08-28-05 | 02:24 PM
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I think pretty much any new purchased headlight from a lexus dealership is made after 2002.
The reason I say that is because between SC's that have been in minor front end collisions and people just purchasing new headlights, I think Lexus is probably still producing them at a high rate.
The reason I say that is because between SC's that have been in minor front end collisions and people just purchasing new headlights, I think Lexus is probably still producing them at a high rate.
10-17-05 | 09:45 PM
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I have to say (and maybe i'm being a bit quick to judge), but I'm disappointed with my brand new headlights. I bought them from ryan at Irontoad.com just like you guys, but my improvement in lense flare, cutoff, and beam pattern is marginal at best. Definitely could have saved my 500.00 and restored my "old" 97's 
Oh well, maybe they'll grow on me 
I will admit that they definitely are shiny though 
However, this could have been achieved by simply restoring them myself 
Oh well, maybe they'll grow on me I will admit that they definitely are shiny though However, this could have been achieved by simply restoring them myself
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10-17-05 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by NPSC303
I have to say (and maybe i'm being a bit quick to judge), but I'm disappointed with my brand new headlights. I bought them from ryan at Irontoad.com just like you guys, but my improvement in lense flare, cutoff, and beam pattern is marginal at best. Definitely could have saved my 500.00 and restored my "old" 97's Oh well, maybe they'll grow on me I will admit that they definitely are shiny though However, this could have been achieved by simply restoring them myself
Oh well, maybe they'll grow on me I will admit that they definitely are shiny though However, this could have been achieved by simply restoring them myself
10-17-05 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by NPSC303
I'm using a Osram / Hella kit 5800K approx (can't remember the exact K, but it was below 6000K)
Are you at least getting the Blue cutoff line?
10-17-05 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by IronCobra
hmmm. my output, cutoff and coverage changed completely. Honestly I can say it all improved at least 60% over factory.. so there might be an issue here. Can you take some pictures of the beam about 50-100ft off a wall?
Sure, I'll do it tomorrow, i don't have my camera with me, and i'm not at home... I will say that I did have a noticable difference between my 95 SC and my 97 SC (nothing amaizing though) just a sharper cutoff line with a bluish hue at the line... These have a bit sharper cutoff, but not by much
Light output is maybe 5% greater... Could be that my car has been well kept, and my original 97 headlights didn't have much use (still got less than 60K on the clock) Dunno, but i am a bit bummed
10-17-05 | 10:20 PM
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My biggest "giggle factor" with my new headlights was the blue hue that they created. The side effects were the brighter output and sharper cuttoff line.
Perhaps you haven't gotten use to them yet (I could be wrong).
What I mean is, when I first put mine in it was hard to tell if they were any brighter until I drove the car at night and passed other cars with bright headlights (like GMC Envoys, and Infiniti G35s) and saw my headlight beam eclipse their headlight output while I am passing them (something I could not do with my old headlights even with HIDs)
Perhaps you haven't gotten use to them yet (I could be wrong).
What I mean is, when I first put mine in it was hard to tell if they were any brighter until I drove the car at night and passed other cars with bright headlights (like GMC Envoys, and Infiniti G35s) and saw my headlight beam eclipse their headlight output while I am passing them (something I could not do with my old headlights even with HIDs)