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I personally think the lighting is good.
Does anyone notice a flicker of the HID when hitting a small bump in the road or such at night?
I noticed that first time i sat in the GS. The projectors actually is little loose because of the AFS system so the mounting is not strong enough and it just elil. That kinda irritated me but i got used to it. There is absolutley nothing u can do to change this.
Dont you guys agree? the output from the inside doesnt even look like hid's imho with the blurry cut off line n all. adjustments have little effect. and i know im doin it right.. its just the way the projectors were designed im guessing? what gives? could aftermarked bulb be possibly brighter? i noticed when i took out my oem phillips bulbs there was like some sorta dirt or something up inside the little bubble. on both bulbs. i dunno, anyone? i mean the self leveling and left to right adjustment when steered is really cool but common. they have to be one of the dimmest oem lights out there. there has to something we can do
dont waste money on bulbs . If you want better headlights have the dealership aim the a bit higher for you. I had the same issue in the beginning and couldn't stand it. They raised them and then lowered them a bit because my headlights were lighting up overpass signs. Let the dealership handle it. The headlights on the car are set even lower on the drivers side to avoid blinding the drivers going the opposite way. BS imo. I want/need to see where the hell I am going
no....things get weaker over time... most likely you need to replace the bulbs... there's a thread with people with good reviews about the garax bulbs
I just changed to the garax 6000k and it's a nice color but the light output still sucks the light output on my smart fortwo is better and they are halogens
I noticed that first time i sat in the GS. The projectors actually is little loose because of the AFS system so the mounting is not strong enough and it just elil. That kinda irritated me but i got used to it. There is absolutley nothing u can do to change this.
i didnt even notice it, my friend did. I got used to it, so not a problem anymore..
bringing this thread back.. i have an 06 gs300 and my light output when the car was new was awesome but now 3.5 years later they suck. should i replace my ballast with new 09 gs350 ballast? would that make any difference?
HID bulbs gets dimmer over time, here is the chart on brightness vs time on a Philips bulb:
100% at 0 hours
90% ar 200 hours
80% at 1000 hours
75% at 1500 hours
70% at 2000 hours
i understand but like you said with time the hids get dim. with a brand new ballasts wont the lights be at full charge? not dimmed like i have them now since they are old
The ballast just fires up the bulb and then send constant power to it afterward. The power send to the bulb by the ballast will not deteriorate over time.