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Old 11-06-23, 06:17 AM
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Gang, I notice the HD head lights in my 07 SC is not very bright. It is not out Per se as I see it come on and the self leveling looks to be also working when I start the car. Are these HD Bulbs just not very bright or when they are about to go out they start getting dim. The previous owner did bring to Lexus to have the headlights checked I saw on records but the dealer didn’t seemed to have replaced the lights so this is why I’m asking. Are your front main HD lights very bright or are the 06-10 lights just very dim in your 06-10 as well ? The next Q is has anyone unbuckle the front bumper to change the headlights ?
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I've done the Fog light because it was out. By the time I got to that light I changed every single bulb in the front end.

Your headlight should be an HID, I switched the rest to LED. I believe I used Sylvania Silver Stars for the HID's I used the highest rated LED's for everything else.

Be warned switching to LED's will lead to the bulb out indicator in the dash coming on. I didn't care as I would rather have better light.
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Originally Posted by jonas's RX
Gang, I notice the HD head lights in my 07 SC is not very bright. It is not out Per se as I see it come on and the self leveling looks to be also working when I start the car. Are these HD Bulbs just not very bright or when they are about to go out they start getting dim. The previous owner did bring to Lexus to have the headlights checked I saw on records but the dealer didn’t seemed to have replaced the lights so this is why I’m asking. Are your front main HD lights very bright or are the 06-10 lights just very dim in your 06-10 as well ? The next Q is has anyone unbuckle the front bumper to change the headlights ?
HID bulbs dim with age. You probably just need new bulbs. And, no, I do not consider the HID headlights on the 06-10 dim.
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Mine are bright white lights. Probably 5k or 6k.
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Gang

Mystery solved! I couldn’t understand why my HID Lights were so dim. Compared to my 02,04 and 06, my 07 was much dimmer.

Well, as it turns out the 07 uses HID headlamps and over time they just lose its power

This is a “ Before “ pics of my 07 lights
And the AFTER is day and night ( Literally)

Get your HID lights changed ! I’m going back to my guy to do the DRL.. stay tuned 🫡😁



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Gang

Mystery solved! I couldn’t understand why my HID Lights were so dim. Compared to my 02,04 and 06, my 07 was much dimmer.

Well, as it turns out the 07 uses HID headlamps and over time they just lose its power

This is a “ Before “ pics of my 07 lights
And the AFTER is day and night ( Literally)

Get your HID lights changed ! I’m going back to my guy to do the DRL.. stay tuned 🫡😁


What bulbs did you use?
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