HID fog lights on my 3GS!!!
04-12-09, 06:08 PM
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HID fog lights on my 3GS!!!
[update] another picture after I just replaced parking lights with Polarg M4 (B1 hybrid superwhite 194 bulbs). Instructions how to replace it here (https://www.clublexus.com/forums/1894011-post17.html). One thing to keep in mind, those parking lights are hardly visible, doesn't matter if its yellow or white color. Its all about picture taking technique and how everything gets reflected when taking picture in the dark. With yellow parking lights it turned out pretty bad, while changing to blue made an improvement. Again, I'm not a pro at picture taking and played around with white balance. Still not the best picture, but a little bit better.
Below is my original picture with stock yellow parking lights.
Finally got around installing these puppies since I bought them 4 month ago.
I was too excited and forgot to take "before" pictures, but you guys with 3GS already know what it looks like before
The kit is from XenonDepot (big props to Steve!!!), 3000k Xtreme Digital HID Converstion Kit [HERE]. This is not cheap in-line ballast off eBay, but rather a high quality advance module with dual relay (requires a separate connection to car battery) and quality bulb 9006/HB4 (made in Japan).
Took over an hour to install because we had to find a good spot for ballast mount and snake power wires to the battery. Passenger side is easier and wires were long enough, while driver side has washer liquid container in the way so we mounted it under the hood and had to extend power wire to reach the battery across. For those who want to do it yourself, I highly recommend to read these links here and here. Just keep in mind that you will need to take more than just 2 screws out unless you brave enough to apply "quite an amount of force" as mentioned in one of those DIY links. We took about 8-9 of these off to make sure everything slides out easily.
Anyway, the picture worth thousand words
I just wish I would have before/after pics, but you get the idea 
Below is my original picture with stock yellow parking lights.
Finally got around installing these puppies since I bought them 4 month ago.
I was too excited and forgot to take "before" pictures, but you guys with 3GS already know what it looks like before
The kit is from XenonDepot (big props to Steve!!!), 3000k Xtreme Digital HID Converstion Kit [HERE]. This is not cheap in-line ballast off eBay, but rather a high quality advance module with dual relay (requires a separate connection to car battery) and quality bulb 9006/HB4 (made in Japan).Took over an hour to install because we had to find a good spot for ballast mount and snake power wires to the battery. Passenger side is easier and wires were long enough, while driver side has washer liquid container in the way so we mounted it under the hood and had to extend power wire to reach the battery across. For those who want to do it yourself, I highly recommend to read these links here and here. Just keep in mind that you will need to take more than just 2 screws out unless you brave enough to apply "quite an amount of force" as mentioned in one of those DIY links. We took about 8-9 of these off to make sure everything slides out easily.
Anyway, the picture worth thousand words
I just wish I would have before/after pics, but you get the idea
Last edited by twister; 04-17-09 at 07:33 PM.
04-12-09, 08:08 PM
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I took a bunch of pics with my regular digital camera and my headlights showed up in there yellow (color was bleeding over). Than, I took my wife’s DSLR camera and out of a bunch of shots only one came out clear. The dlr lights are actually barely visible. I have NO idea why they show up in the picture so bright 
Its really just headlights (clear blue) and fog lights (intense bright yellow, close to GS2) that a visible. But I'm also considering changing dlr light bulb as well.
Its really just headlights (clear blue) and fog lights (intense bright yellow, close to GS2) that a visible. But I'm also considering changing dlr light bulb as well.
Last edited by twister; 04-12-09 at 08:23 PM.
04-12-09, 08:22 PM
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Yellow fogs on Lexus GS is classic
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04-13-09, 09:28 AM
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i guy who cant find his oil filter (as he posted a thread before asking location) - is now being a smarta55 about light bulbs lol
If he changed his fogs to 6000k like you stated, they still would be different colors. stock HID lights are not 6000k but 5300k & less. so unless you know what your talking about, dont criticize. yellow fog lights have been stock on cars for years. if im correct lexus started it. i think your dumb...like really dumb. like so dumb that you cant open your eyes and figure out where your oil filter is...have you found your manhood yet?
04-13-09, 09:54 AM
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^ 
BTW, while I'm figuring out how to use my camera to take a good shot here is a picture from old SGT thread where he installed the same 3000k HID fog kit (just Philips bulb, while mine is not) and you can see a better contrast and color of these fog lights - https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...ng-lights.html He did use led parking light though, but for reliability reasons I decided to go with regular 194 bulb like palarg mentioned before.
BTW, while I'm figuring out how to use my camera to take a good shot
here is a picture from old SGT thread where he installed the same 3000k HID fog kit (just Philips bulb, while mine is not) and you can see a better contrast and color of these fog lights - https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...ng-lights.html He did use led parking light though, but for reliability reasons I decided to go with regular 194 bulb like palarg mentioned before.
Last edited by twister; 04-13-09 at 10:56 AM.
