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Croooober is 80% junk, shipping a pair of headlights would cost ~$150 to most places in the US, and Aristo headlights aim the wrong way for LHD countries.
You're completely right. It's a potential albeit dangerous option considering the shipping costs alone. My aristo headlights were plug and play however heavy adjustment was needed so I wasn't "blinding" other drivers, despite the HID's bad lighting. $120~ off what I would have paid for a used pair online.
Granted this is my experience, and I've had a few awful experiences with Crooober, for every good pair of headlights on Croooober 5 bad pairs muddle the search. OP should just buff and clear or bite the bullet and enjoy his shiny, new assemblies like you and others have suggested anyways.
Aftermarket Depo headlights are a close oem replica but you can find them cheaper on ebaymotors. Make sure you get the right years because the 01+ style have a light green tint to them and make sure the listing states either HID or Halogen because some sellers do not state that in their description when they should.
One thing you'll want to watch out for - if your GS has factory HIDs and you buy non-HID housings, obviously your OEM bulbs and ballasts won't work, and you'll lose the self-leveling feature.
When I replaced mine years ago (my car is a 2000) I went with the 01+ greenish-tint HID housings and I transferred all of my OEM bulbs and ballasts over to the new housings. Has worked well with no issues. I have a thing about lighting and safety, so I went with new OEM housings from Lexus.
Not sure you can find aftermarket housings that will accommodate the OEM HID self-leveling, ballasts, and bulbs.
dude, this isn’t rocket science. He answered your question multiple times. You have four options and it’s your job to research the costs associated with each one. 1) save and buy a brand new oem set online, 2) check this site or eBay for good, used oem lamps, 3) restore you existing oem lens, or 4) convert everything to a halogen setup
how would i go about step 4? i have the HID 99 gs400 and would like to get adapters to the halogen setup but can't find any online.
Croooober is 80% junk, shipping a pair of headlights would cost ~$150 to most places in the US, and Aristo headlights aim the wrong way for LHD countries.
lmao this aged like milk
A year later I ended up buying a set of JDM HIDs for $600CAD, shipped, from Yahoo Auctions, just to swap the guts (which I haven't even gotten around to)
I found a trick to save the lenses... Take a lemon and cut it in half, dip it in baking soda and scrub the lenses with it and rinse after a few minutes of scrubbing. After a few passes your lenses won't be fogged and yellow. I did this on my 98 GS400 and saved myself a few $$$$
I found a trick to save the lenses... Take a lemon and cut it in half, dip it in baking soda and scrub the lenses with it and rinse after a few minutes of scrubbing. After a few passes your lenses won't be fogged and yellow. I did this on my 98 GS400 and saved myself a few $$$$
or just buy the 3m headlight restoration kit on Amazon for like $20 and it comes out perfect. All you need is a drill. Made my headlights look brand new
I wanted to upgrade my old weathered oem hid lamps but I found zero aftermarket options. I just bit the bullet and splurged on new oem sub assemblies(just lenses, no bulbs or ecu’s). They are about $1200 retail for the pair. Instantly transformed the look of the car. Old original lamps Passenger side original, brand new on driver’s side Brand new set
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