Looking to upgrade Lights...
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Looking to upgrade Lights...
Hi. I have a 03' SportDesign GS3.
The OEM lighting is cool but looking for something brighter. Should I just get brighter HID bulbs, 3000k yellow bulb fog lights or go to HID fog lights?
Open to everything. Thought the white for foglights would help out but I don't know what the OEM "K" is on the lights if someone can let me know. Thanks
The OEM lighting is cool but looking for something brighter. Should I just get brighter HID bulbs, 3000k yellow bulb fog lights or go to HID fog lights?
Open to everything. Thought the white for foglights would help out but I don't know what the OEM "K" is on the lights if someone can let me know. Thanks
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Do a total retrofit. LS430 or 460 projectors. I have a GS400 with LS430 projectors and they so bright and ridiculously wide when I do turn on my yellow fogs I can't see the fog light laminated on the road. I can easily light up a 10 + lane highway. That's how wide my beam pattern is
Last edited by silverbul; Dec 26, 2017 at 10:40 AM.
Do a total retrofit. LS430 or 460 projectors. I have a GS400 with LS430 projectors and they so bright and ridiculously wide when I do turn on my yellow fogs I can't see the fog light laminated on the road. I can easily light up a 10 + lane highway. That's how wide my beam pattern is
Hi. I have a 03' SportDesign GS3.
The OEM lighting is cool but looking for something brighter. Should I just get brighter HID bulbs, 3000k yellow bulb fog lights or go to HID fog lights?
Open to everything. Thought the white for foglights would help out but I don't know what the OEM "K" is on the lights if someone can let me know. Thanks
The OEM lighting is cool but looking for something brighter. Should I just get brighter HID bulbs, 3000k yellow bulb fog lights or go to HID fog lights?
Open to everything. Thought the white for foglights would help out but I don't know what the OEM "K" is on the lights if someone can let me know. Thanks
K is for Kelvin, its how they rate the temperature of the bulbs. oem for the HIDS is 4300k
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Anybody with an 01 or above GS 430 can you tell me how the lights work ? When I go in park it looks like a different set of lights turn on seperate from the drl's. Is that a different bulb? I'm confused.
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Thanks everyone for your inputs. I might do a retrofit but way later. I was thinking of just getting 6000k bulbs and getting that for now then. Any recommendations for brands or links?
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Here is what I got right now. Projectors are the ultimate goal but I couldn't leave it stock.
The headlights are 6000k HIDs (kind of too blue for me. gonna try 5000k next)
The DRLs are Amber LED
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...t-car/206/923/
As well as the fogs
https://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-ASTAR-2...72.m2749.l2649
Pics here.
The headlights are 6000k HIDs (kind of too blue for me. gonna try 5000k next)
The DRLs are Amber LED
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...t-car/206/923/
As well as the fogs
https://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-ASTAR-2...72.m2749.l2649
Pics here.
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Here is what I got right now. Projectors are the ultimate goal but I couldn't leave it stock.
The headlights are 6000k HIDs (kind of too blue for me. gonna try 5000k next)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The DRLs are Amber LED
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...t-car/206/923/
As well as the fogs
https://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-ASTAR-2...72.m2749.l2649
Pics here.
The headlights are 6000k HIDs (kind of too blue for me. gonna try 5000k next)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The DRLs are Amber LED
https://www.superbrightleds.com/more...t-car/206/923/
As well as the fogs
https://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-ASTAR-2...72.m2749.l2649
Pics here.
Just bought the DRLs and fog bulbs
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If you're gonna replace your bulbs, my 1st choice would be CBI 5500k temp which I do have. very bright and white. Now if your money is tight & you do do a retrofit, my 2nd bulb I recommend & long lasting is the Philips D2S 35w 85122 bulb. Some get as close to 5000k temp. Bright and white. Now ppl with reflector bowls, you need D2R bulbs. Most oem bulbs are Philips 4300k temp.
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My car didn't come with HIDs. I believe I have the base model or close to it at least.
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If you're gonna replace your bulbs, my 1st choice would be CBI 5500k temp which I do have. very bright and white. Now if your money is tight & you do do a retrofit, my 2nd bulb I recommend & long lasting is the Philips D2S 35w 85122 bulb. Some get as close to 5000k temp. Bright and white. Now ppl with reflector bowls, you need D2R bulbs. Most oem bulbs are Philips 4300k temp.
There are 3 bulbs per side. The low beam, the high beam, and in the same lamp as the high beam, the DRL which is a 194 bulb.
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Do a total retrofit. LS430 or 460 projectors. I have a GS400 with LS430 projectors and they so bright and ridiculously wide when I do turn on my yellow fogs I can't see the fog light laminated on the road. I can easily light up a 10 + lane highway. That's how wide my beam pattern is
That's some impressive lighting. Did you do the retrofit yourself?
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