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Old 08-07-11, 03:10 PM
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looks great.... i like the rims
Old 08-07-11, 03:20 PM
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Thanks iRock!... It's a pleasure to be a member of this community. In less than a week of browsing, I learned so much things on here... like disconnecting the battery after switching my HID bulbs... scared the s*** out of me when the "Check Engine Light" & "VSC" light came on. lol
Old 08-10-11, 10:41 PM
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Here's my new DRL with the new decoder. It has a bit more bluish hue than my parking/city lights which is almost a perfect match with my 6K Garax low beams.

V V V V (sorry for the crappy pic)
1st PIC is the old 96-LED with the bulky decoder.
2nd PIC is the new & compact decoder which is attached to the harness and wrapped with a rubber sleeve (comes as is). Small enough to fit in the IS's small housing.
3rd PIC is a close-up. It has a bluish hue to it.
4th PIC is the DRL in the dark
5th PIC is the DRL in the shade on a sunny day.

Does anyone know what would be a perfect, if not, closest FOGS match to my 6K Garax low beams?

Thank you in advance!
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Old 08-10-11, 10:53 PM
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yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Old 08-10-11, 11:47 PM
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sweet.. they look like full time high beams
Old 08-11-11, 12:08 AM
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Sweet ride ben, looks good though.. ;-)
Old 08-11-11, 01:23 AM
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Dump it -------
Old 08-11-11, 04:05 AM
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Welcome to CL! For the rubbing, get narrower tires because you're rubbing even at stock height. I love your drl's, I might pick up a set too. I love super yellow drl's, but mine is dingy yellow due to 30% drl power even with a yellow bulb.. If only they made a led drl with super yellow leds, not amber.
Old 08-11-11, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by ben9
Does anyone know what would be a perfect, if not, closest FOGS match to my 6K Garax low beams?
DDM Tuning 6000K matches pretty well, but I also have projector foglights, which makes a difference: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...fogs-pics.html
Old 08-12-11, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by lowis250
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Originally Posted by 2slixx
sweet.. they look like full time high beams
Originally Posted by GilIS250
Sweet ride ben, looks good though.. ;-)
Thank you all!... Took 3 trips to the store to get the look I wanted.
Old 08-12-11, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by c-low
Dump it -------
I'm thinking of .5in for the rear and .5-1in. for the front. Also, to have the rear fender lip folded back. Seems like that's the only part rubbing.

Originally Posted by MrBBQ
Welcome to CL! For the rubbing, get narrower tires because you're rubbing even at stock height. I love your drl's, I might pick up a set too. I love super yellow drl's, but mine is dingy yellow due to 30% drl power even with a yellow bulb.. If only they made a led drl with super yellow leds, not amber.
Thanks!... I think getting the lip folded up might do the trick. I have to check with my buddy.

Yellows are pretty sweet too! But yeah, LEDS aren't as bright. I'll be changing my rear turn signals from amber leds to red ones. I just don't feel they're as bright as they should be from a safety standpoint. I would have had a brighter amber setup but our turn signal's holes' are a bit too tight for the bulb so I had to scale down a bit... and my redouts aren't helping so I'll definitely get longer red leds.

Originally Posted by brociouz
DDM Tuning 6000K matches pretty well, but I also have projector foglights, which makes a difference: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...fogs-pics.html
wow... I was reading up on doing a projector mod like that but my confidence isn't that high. LOL that looks so damn sick though! just your 6k's already looks great... Congrats!!! ... How hard was it to do?

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Old 08-12-11, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by ben9
wow... I was reading up on doing a projector mod like that but my confidence isn't that high. LOL that looks so damn sick though! just your 6k's already looks great... Congrats!!! ... How hard was it to do?
Thanks! I had someone do the retrofit for me. Sometimes it's nice to outsource things to an expert.
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Originally Posted by brociouz
Thanks! I had someone do the retrofit for me. Sometimes it's nice to outsource things to an expert.
haha... i know what you mean. Sometimes I forget that there are pro's out there lol
Old 08-12-11, 04:01 PM
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Rim are sweet. I think you should drop it, and the Bentley too! Ha!
Old 08-12-11, 04:57 PM
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i would say xenon depots volt 6000k kit matches pretty dam close!




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