Bah, HID colour temps!!! Too confusing....
Bah, HID colour temps!!! Too confusing....
Similar to the anti-glare bulbs that Chris linked to above, I have these in my IS and although the cut-off isn't perfect (as the bulb doesn't sit perfectly straight in the headlight) it's a lot better than nothing.
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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]
The IS300 uses D2R bulbs which are the ones made for reflectors, they have blanking in specific positions on the bottom of the bulb to prevent light travel downwards which bounces off the bottom of the reflector and then upwards.
Similar to the anti-glare bulbs that Chris linked to above, I have these in my IS and although the cut-off isn't perfect (as the bulb doesn't sit perfectly straight in the headlight) it's a lot better than nothing.
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]
I think having the headlight insert painted makes a big difference in terms of glare. Not as much reflective surface for the light to bounce off.
wullie_trd
12-09-2019, 03:22 AM #22Had my HID's in for almost 2 years and I've run 8000k and 3000k bulbs and never once had anybody flashing me.
I think having the headlight insert painted makes a big difference in terms of glare. Not as much reflective surface for the light to bounce off.
So when I tried them, instead of the bulb cutting off the upwards glare, it cut of the light spread to the outer edges of the reflectors. So I basically ended up with a rectangle of light in the middle of the road, and no light at the edges.
sprinter2012
12-09-2019, 03:54 AM #23Be careful with those anti glare bulbs, because as you can see on Parthiban's (his aren't too bad actually) they don't give you a level beam pattern. And like the wiring, Lexus just have to be different, in that the 3-slotted ring that the bulbs twist into seems to be about 1/3 of a turn different to every other manufacturer.
So when I tried them, instead of the bulb cutting off the upwards glare, it cut of the light spread to the outer edges of the reflectors. So I basically ended up with a rectangle of light in the middle of the road, and no light at the edges.
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Matt_C New 5k bulbs arrived today, only had a chance to run them for a few mins and it's raining, but you can see the difference straightaway (new 5k on left, old "5k" on right)
Look mint mate, the old ones look like 6k to me!
wullie_trd
12-09-2019, 09:14 AM #25Matt_C New 5k bulbs arrived today, only had a chance to run them for a few mins and it's raining, but you can see the difference straightaway (new 5k on left, old "5k" on right)
Look mint mate, the old ones look like 6k to me!
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Just took a little run up a local country, unlit, lane, and there is a definite difference - the road signs (town name and the triangle warning signs for bends etc) used to look blue (almost turquoise) with the first set of "5k" bulbs, but they are now much more neutral and white. Still a little tint to them though. Stopped in a churchyard, which is completely black in the dark, and snapped these;
Dipped beam only;
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Dipped + fog;
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And dipped + fog + main
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So still a little blue, but hopefully they will settle in. I don't think I'm gonna get a perfect "brilliant/snow" white without either more expensive bulbs, and probably projectors, as I'm sure the actual lens in the end of a projector plays a part...
These are 35w, so maybe that's why they are a little blue.
Just took a little run up a local country, unlit, lane, and there is a definite difference - the road signs (town name and the triangle warning signs for bends etc) used to look blue (almost turquoise) with the first set of "5k" bulbs, but they are now much more neutral and white. Still a little tint to them though. Stopped in a churchyard, which is completely black in the dark, and snapped these;
Dipped beam only;
Dipped + fog;
And dipped + fog + main
So still a little blue, but hopefully they will settle in. I don't think I'm gonna get a perfect "brilliant/snow" white without either more expensive bulbs, and probably projectors, as I'm sure the actual lens in the end of a projector plays a part...
Matt_C New 5k bulbs arrived today, only had a chance to run them for a few mins and it's raining, but you can see the difference straightaway (new 5k on left, old "5k" on right)
Is that right looking at the picture or right as in O/S of the car?
1990 Eunos Roadster in Mariner DU blue
Cobalt cat back, Decat pipe, 15in Red Rota GT3 alloys, Toyo tyres, Lowered on Coil overs, Red anti roll bars, 14degree timing mod, white dash kit, illuminated side marker lights,
Halo ring headlights, OEM windblocker, Bluetooth streaming HU, Blue leather handbrake and gear lever gaitor, Centre brake/tail light mod, Blue velour door cards, Polished cam cover, Polished front strut bar, 4xheadrest speakers, JDM floor mats, Suede semi dish steering wheel,
Matt_C New 5k bulbs arrived today, only had a chance to run them for a few mins and it's raining, but you can see the difference straightaway (new 5k on left, old "5k" on right)
Is that right looking at the picture or right as in O/S of the car?
1990 Eunos Roadster in Mariner DU blue
Cobalt cat back, Decat pipe, 15in Red Rota GT3 alloys, Toyo tyres, Lowered on Coil overs, Red anti roll bars, 14degree timing mod, white dash kit, illuminated side marker lights,
Halo ring headlights, OEM windblocker, Bluetooth streaming HU, Blue leather handbrake and gear lever gaitor, Centre brake/tail light mod, Blue velour door cards, Polished cam cover, Polished front strut bar, 4xheadrest speakers, JDM floor mats, Suede semi dish steering wheel,
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