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Old 06-23-13, 04:58 PM
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What's the best low beam headlight bulb for the Lexus. Should I stick with the oem, or upgrade to 6000k. There are way to many brands on eBay, so I'm just a bit confused. Thanks for any input.
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you should go with 9000k, try it cause it will be super cool. LOL

Stick with oem color, but imo oem bulbs are too expensive. I go with some cheap ebay with 4300k.
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Are the cheap ones almost the same as oem quality?
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Originally Posted by shivam
Are the cheap ones almost the same as oem quality?
Whats cheap to you, price range.
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It works. I posted this pic awhile ago so here it is again... cheapo vs oem. I'm still waiting for my cheapo to 'die'. So far it's still going. This cheapo is around $30 for the pair.

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I like garax 6000k
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Chiming in for Garax also. It's probably the only brand UNDER the original OEM (Phillips) bulbs that I would ever purchase again.

I went through 2 sets of cheap 30$ bulbs before I said, "let me stop buying cheap bulbs before they short out my ballasts".
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^ when they do, I'll replace with cheap ballast too... so they would match. LOL
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Garax, xenon depot, or Phillips if you're baller
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Phillip Ultinon 6000k. Best color and intensity. I changed my OEM after a week of owning the car.
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dont go cheap, you'll run into issues and they wont last as long. garax is a nice reasonably priced brand imo
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^ I went expensive and they didn't last very long either. I'm trying cheap.
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Originally Posted by worker
^ I went expensive and they didn't last very long either. I'm trying cheap.
well true no bulb is always better because it cost more but i always see people complaining on here about the cheap bulbs with it going out or buzzing or something strange
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^ There shouldn't be anything in these bulbs to buzz. But I know what U mean about them going out. So I'm keeping an eye on mine.

It killed the battery yesterday. I forgot to turn it off after my drive. I don't like to leave them ON when the engine is starting, so I turn them on after and that cause them not turn off automatically. It was ON for about 2hrs and the battery was dead.
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Hey guys I just got my bulbs but I'm not sure if this is normal. Should the inner oval bulb be clear? Mine are showing an orange tint on them.
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