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Old 02-21-17, 10:12 PM
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Exclamation Headlights HID matchs

I got 2010 Lexus LS460
Anyone know what is the best color to match the Low beam HID with the LED headlight and the foglights?
Cause I got 6000k Garax, it seems like kinda blue purple doesnt looks white to me at all.
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The original HIDs are 4300k (in my '08 they were Phillips Xeneco).
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Once you get into the 6k range, you get into the blue spectrum. I went with 5500 which seem perfect and white with no blue hue. I and many others here at CL, have had excellent results with Morimoto bulbs from theretrofitsource.com.
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I thought many of them here using cbi bulb?
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Originally Posted by JH48
I thought many of them here using cbi bulb?
TBH...Never heard of CBI and I've been here 3 years.
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Originally Posted by roadfrog
TBH...Never heard of CBI and I've been here 3 years.
The budget option is Morimoto. The high-end option is typically the OSRAM Xenarc CBI. They do cost anywhere from 2x - 3x the cost of a set of Morimoto's though which is pretty pricey (I believe over the years they've fallen in price though).
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Originally Posted by roadfrog
TBH...Never heard of CBI and I've been here 3 years.
CBI is an acronym for Osram Cool Blue Intense (CBI) bulbs. Their claim to fame is 5000 color temp but with no lumen loss from the OEM 4100k bulbs. I have these bulbs and they're great, DrJekyl also has them and likes them a lot too.
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Ahhh OSRAM....yes I'm very familiar with those, just not the acronym referred to (CBI). The Morimoto's I've installed for over two years now, have performed flawlessly. That is the consensus with others who use them. Obviously the Osram's also get great reviews. I'm a cheap SOB, so I went Morimoto. 5500K
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I was concerned with not having any reduction in lumens, so far the CBIs seem to deliver on that.
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Just made the ordered from trs not bad for price, and I also ordered 5500k for the foglights from ddm tun kinda pricey from them $89. Hope it will match with the LED headlights
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Originally Posted by JH48
Just made the ordered from trs not bad for price, and I also ordered 5500k for the foglights from ddm tun kinda pricey from them $89. Hope it will match with the LED headlights
LED? The low beams/headlights are HID...
Also, the fogs are halogen, unless you purchased an aftermarket HID/LED kit with a ballast included.
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Originally Posted by CRowe14
LED? The low beams/headlights are HID...
Also, the fogs are halogen, unless you purchased an aftermarket HID/LED kit with a ballast included.
sorry to not mention. The stock LED stripe
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Originally Posted by JH48
sorry to not mention. The stock LED stripe
Oh-gotcha!
Are you doing a similar set-up to Roadfrogs?
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Originally Posted by CRowe14
Oh-gotcha!
Are you doing a similar set-up to Roadfrogs?
I dont know which set up he did. Cause last night i saw one of the silver LS460 all the lights matchs perfectly low beam, led and fog lights are so bright and clear.
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Where did you see the silver car at? Online? on the road?


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