Full beam is awesome - regular beam, not so awesome... HID conversion?
Full beam is awesome - regular beam, not so awesome... HID conversion?
Is a HID kit a good idea? If so, is it easy to fit? And what sort of price should I be looking at? Naturally, eBay has kits on there for under £30, but knowing nothing about HID, is a £30 HID kit like buying £1.50 wiper blades - ie, ****?
Noticed the other night that full (high) beam is awesome - really lights the road up, but regular headlight, not so awesome. I mean, it's not bad, but it's not great.
Is a HID kit a good idea? If so, is it easy to fit? And what sort of price should I be looking at? Naturally, eBay has kits on there for under £30, but knowing nothing about HID, is a £30 HID kit like buying £1.50 wiper blades - ie, ****?
Sometimes the power plug will need to be installed the wrong way around - unless manufacturers have solved this issue.
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
30-06-2019, 08:41 AM #2Super easy fit and a few people have the cheap kits with no issues.
Sometimes the power plug will need to be installed the wrong way around - unless manufacturers have solved this issue.
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lexus-IS200-99...1c272cb1b0
This is the one I referring to - although it says up to '01 - and mines a '52...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lexus-IS200-99...1c272cb1b0
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"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
30-06-2019, 10:03 AM #7High beam doesn't need to be HID - they take a little time to heat up so not ideal. Besides HIDS are good enough not to need high beam that often.
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
el_bandido
30-06-2019, 10:25 AM #9do it properly and install some projectors, at least that way you won't blind people with your badly scattered HID mayhem.
Matt_C So would the kit I linked to be right/correct? Fit it in place of the regular (dipped) beam, keep the stock high beam (what about side lights? They stay the same?)
Yep only need to swap the dipped beam, high beam isn't necessary unless you really want it - and if you do you will need to buy 2 kits.
Worth changing the sidelights to LED when you do this or they stick out like a sore thumb (they'll be yellow compared to the much whiter light of your HIDs)
4300K is the OEM colour choice and is probably the whitest (and also the highest light output), 6000K is a slightly bluer white. I have 5000K and look something like below:
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2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
Matt_C So would the kit I linked to be right/correct? Fit it in place of the regular (dipped) beam, keep the stock high beam (what about side lights? They stay the same?)
Yep only need to swap the dipped beam, high beam isn't necessary unless you really want it - and if you do you will need to buy 2 kits.
Worth changing the sidelights to LED when you do this or they stick out like a sore thumb (they'll be yellow compared to the much whiter light of your HIDs)
4300K is the OEM colour choice and is probably the whitest (and also the highest light output), 6000K is a slightly bluer white. I have 5000K and look something like below:
2002 '02' IS200 SE Auto - DVD Satnav with Voice Activation - [COLOR="Blue"]Strathcaron Blue - Parking Sensors - 5000K HIDs with Anti-Glare Bulbs - PIAA 6500K Main Beams - LED Sidelights - Mirror/Sunroof Closure - TTE Styling Kit - 18" Styling Kit Alloys with nitrogen filled Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres - Bluetouch Multimedia Kit - Gromaudio AUX in - Black painted calipers with silver Lexus decals - 12 LED Dome Light - 96 LED Boot Light - Stainless Steel Sport Sill Plates - PIAA Silicone Wipers[/COLOR]
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