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Old 12-07-12, 08:16 AM
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exiakira: I'm biased but these Philips T10 194 bulbs have been super popular.

bob4256: Hope you're doing well!

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Old 12-07-12, 08:41 AM
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exiakira: I'm biased but these Philips T10 194 bulbs have been super popular.

bob4256: Hope you're doing well!

Steve
Doing good Steve, just installed those 6K Ultinons a few days ago. Is the color supposed to shift a bit? They look a litte too white for 6K
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bob4256: Yes they will color shift, allow them to settle in a bit and they should reach its 6000K rating. Usually after about 100 hours of usage.

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Old 12-07-12, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by XenonDepot
bob4256: Yes they will color shift, allow them to settle in a bit and they should reach its 6000K rating. Usually after about 100 hours of usage.

-Danny
Great, thanks Danny and Steve!
Old 12-12-12, 11:41 PM
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i had swap my bulbs, and i found out my bulbs are two different brands , 1 is phillip and the other one is harison(the bulb that dealer had change it for free 2 years ago still under warranty), also the phillip bulb is dimmer than the harison. But the strange thing is the phillip keeps on which it was auto off sometime. any idea about this ?
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exiakira: I would suggest swapping your bulbs left to right to see if the bulb is the culprit before spending any money as you want to make sure the problem is the bulb and not the ballast.

Here is a year old thread about the XenonDepot D4S bulbs if you are interested:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lig...ount-code.html

This particular member reviewed the 5000k color temperature as he wanted to get a little more color out of his stock bulbs but still maintain a lot of useable light output.

Coupon code CLGB08 upon checkout gets you a $20 discount per bulb.


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Old 12-14-12, 06:55 AM
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I'm not 100% certain but I think that Lexus started using Harrison bulbs after Philips bulbs.

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Old 12-14-12, 08:15 AM
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does anybody know if there is another kit besides the DENSO OEM one that fit directly in the space for the ballast on the new LED2011 headlights?

I had hallogens before so now I need bulbs and ballast...
Old 12-14-12, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by scorpionge
does anybody know if there is another kit besides the DENSO OEM one that fit directly in the space for the ballast on the new LED2011 headlights?

I had hallogens before so now I need bulbs and ballast...
nope, 2011+ headlights only takes OEM ballast.

HOWEVER, you can make aftermarket ballasts fit if you really wanted to but i wouldn't recommend that
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Originally Posted by XenonDepot
exiakira: I would suggest swapping your bulbs left to right to see if the bulb is the culprit before spending any money as you want to make sure the problem is the bulb and not the ballast.

Here is a year old thread about the XenonDepot D4S bulbs if you are interested:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lig...ount-code.html

This particular member reviewed the 5000k color temperature as he wanted to get a little more color out of his stock bulbs but still maintain a lot of useable light output.

Coupon code CLGB08 upon checkout gets you a $20 discount per bulb.


Steve
Hey Steve,

I tried ordering some bulbs and it states the coupon code is not valid. Is there a new coupon code?
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Shoganai - What item are you using that coupon code for? It only works for our Xtreme D4S bulbs.

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change the parking lights to led too, will look much better with the HID
Old 01-25-13, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by exiakira
i had swap my bulbs, and i found out my bulbs are two different brands , 1 is phillip and the other one is harison(the bulb that dealer had change it for free 2 years ago still under warranty), also the phillip bulb is dimmer than the harison. But the strange thing is the phillip keeps on which it was auto off sometime. any idea about this ?
i just had the same issue 2 days ago. i got home and the passenger side headlight was off. i turned off the lights and on and the problem was solved. but i did notice a difference in color with the two bulbs. do you think the dealer will look at it and just replace the bulb for me? and can i ask them to replace both of them? i have CPO and going to the dealer on tuesday for the CSP
Old 01-27-13, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Ca1vN
i just had the same issue 2 days ago. i got home and the passenger side headlight was off. i turned off the lights and on and the problem was solved. but i did notice a difference in color with the two bulbs. do you think the dealer will look at it and just replace the bulb for me? and can i ask them to replace both of them? i have CPO and going to the dealer on tuesday for the CSP
if your car still under warranty, dealer will replace for you, they had replace mine with my car was still under warranty. but since i swap my hid bulbs, the problem had solve, i just dont know why ?
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