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Old 06-25-05, 10:52 AM
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Default FAKE XENONS - Pimp or Wimp? lol

rollin a 91 Ls400 in Titanium Grey.

Now I would never normally put those blue lightbulbs in my headlights, but..... on a Lexus they might actually look stock - a la fake Xenon.

Has anyone here had any success with the affordable ($25 a bulb) blue headlights?

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Originally Posted by LEXkid
rollin a 91 Ls400 in Titanium Grey.

Now I would never normally put those blue lightbulbs in my headlights, but..... on a Lexus they might actually look stock - a la fake Xenon.

Has anyone here had any success with the affordable ($25 a bulb) blue headlights?

It's not as good as the xenon because the xenon doesn't have much of that glare the colored bulbs do.
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if u want to replace ur bulbs go for ultrawhites. their much closer to true daytime and most of them are legal. i went with Sylvania Silverstars for myLS and if you decide to get them, get them offa EBAY since u can go <$30 a pair instead of $20 a bulb.

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Thats good advice! might blow some of my paypal $$ on some Silverstars
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Fake xenons are 100% wimp. True HID's ignite, look, light up better. You're better off with ultra white halogens.
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If you drive an LS, do it right and get real hid's or sell the car and buy a honda so u could use the fake hid bulbs.
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Many can tell the difference so it doesn't get anyone think they are HID.
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Originally Posted by RA40


Many can tell the difference so it doesn't get anyone think they are HID.
Very true. Check on ebay, sometimes you can find some HID headlights for some really good prices.
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IMHO the best way to do HID on a 2nd gen LS is to do the 98+ conversion. this has many benefits, including the fact that you know the quality since its all OEM. Also, its 100% legal since it technically is a 100% factory system. this is a good bit more costly since (im pretty sure) that u have to replace the front fenders, the hood, the front bumper, the grill, and the lamps+ballasts+bulbs.

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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
IMHO the best way to do HID on a 2nd gen LS is to do the 98+ conversion. this has many benefits, including the fact that you know the quality since its all OEM. Also, its 100% legal since it technically is a 100% factory system. this is a good bit more costly since (im pretty sure) that u have to replace the front fenders, the hood, the front bumper, the grill, and the lamps+ballasts+bulbs.

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Good lord man, just buy another LS lol! They should make a kit for your lights, I've seen them online, I'll get a link on here later.
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I am not aware of any UCF 20 owners doing the HID swap. I've contemplated this but I want to see the light pattern before proceeding. Some of the swaps with DOT halogen lenses and reflectors tend to scatter the beam and it may result in blinding. Some of the patterns I've seen in other cars plain sucks with HID kits.
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