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03-26-18, 09:24 PM

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I believe you are not the only one to experience this. That is why the best solution for fog light conversion is to use LED, and not HID. Another thing to consider, the fog light housing is not suitable for HID. It is a reflector type housing and made of not good grade plastic that can melt with too much heat. The Low beam housing on the other hand is a projector type housing and more suitable for conversion to HID. But again non of these conversions are legal.

thanks for clearing that up, i thought i was the only one experiencing it. You're absolutely right, the housing is not made for HID. I guess i'm used to GS and IS series, i forgot ES series are not the same lol

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03-26-18, 09:25 PM

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Been meaning to post these for a while. Installed these about 5 months ago. Very White Bright and Match my 2013 ES350 UL HID Headlights.

https://www.amazon.com/JDM-ASTAR-Ext...70_&dpSrc=srch

They were just unplug stock and plug in JDM ASTAR. I love them. For just $20 Buck. Ill take a pic tomorrow when I get a chance. But they look just like others HID Fogs pictures.

Bright enough for good road visibility or just for show?

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03-26-18, 10:46 PM

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I installed the xenon bulbs but they don't look good at all

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03-27-18, 06:21 AM

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I installed the xenon bulbs but they don't look good at all

Sorry to hear that but what were you not happy about?

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03-27-18, 08:24 AM

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I have hids in my Tundra Fogs, now one is burnt out so I will purchase the V-Leds fog lights.

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03-27-18, 09:41 AM

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Bright enough for good road visibility or just for show?

They are Bright enough to me to light immediate object in the road below and before my stock HID's.

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03-27-18, 02:32 PM

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Sorry to hear that but what were you not happy about?

Danny

It looks too yellowish compared to my HID headlights. They just don't match together

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03-27-18, 03:36 PM

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It looks too yellowish compared to my HID headlights. They just don't match together

What color temp did you get? My 5000k's are an exact match.

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04-04-18, 11:43 AM

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It looks too yellowish compared to my HID headlights. They just don't match together

If you haven't done so already, please PM or email us with your order information so we can see what we can do to help you out.

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04-06-18, 08:53 PM

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I've got the xenon depot 5000k kit in my 2015 ES and i've got nothing but good things to say about. Quality kit, easy install, and it's night and day against the factory halogens. I really hate halogen though. Highly recommend to anyone on the fence about them.