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Old 03-25-14, 04:19 AM
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Hey guys I saw a new is350 f sport the other day behind me and love the color temp of the head light. If I go to the dealer and order just the bulbs will they fit the 2012 isf. ?
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There's not much they can be besides 4300K, 5000K or 6000K from factory.
Our bulb size is D4S. Check to see if the new IS sedan uses D4S (I would assume so).
In my opinion, I think you'll be swapping out the same color temp bulbs (OEM bulbs are almost always 4300K)--the projectors/light housing might just diffract/reflect light differently in the new IS. The color of oem ISF vs oem
Is350 f sport bulbs is most likely the same from factory.
Old 03-25-14, 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by JDMV8
the projectors/light housing might just diffract/reflect light differently in the new IS.
I wonder if this is the case, too. Our generation of IS uses the side mounted projector (I know our lens isn't the greatest), and there are certainly better projectors out there. I'd eventually like to see what they did with the 3rd gen units, though I haven't seen enough at night to really notice.
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most of the new 350 fsports have led headlight so dont think itll work in our cars.
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pretty much what Renat said up top. you will not get the same result with the stock bulb from the 2014 IS. it could be due to the new projector or the car was using a aftermarket bulb. using the stock bulb from the new IS won't change anything.
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New F sports are LED headlights. They are a nicer 6000k color temperature. Unfortunately, these have huge heat sinks and are only car's specific

You are best to get 6000k D4S Garax bulbs for 90 bucks shipped. Best solution for our cars
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