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Sep 30, 2015 | 05:17 AM

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IXI187IXI

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Let's say one was unlucky enough to be one of the ~10% who have a bad ballast; is it an easy DIY fix?

I've seen eBay plastered with used Denso ballasts in the sub-$100 range, whereas last I checked, a new headlight assembly is $1000+

heres one way to do it, which imo its a lot more work than required:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...headlight.html

its not hard to replace. i did it a much easier way:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...ml#post7788316

you can refer to here for instructions on how to remove the front bumper

Sep 30, 2015 | 05:36 AM

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Thank you @IXI187IXI I have been swamped at work and wouldn't have been able to find those that quick!

Sep 30, 2015 | 10:44 AM

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Thank you @IXI187IXI I have been swamped at work and wouldn't have been able to find those that quick!

no worries. this question is always asked. i could have sworn i did an actual diy with pictures as well at some point but like you said, busy with work and dont have the time to spend searching for it.

Oct 1, 2015 | 06:05 PM

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IXI187IXI and Broncosi, thanks for the tremendous help. I'll give this a go over the weekend if we don't get rained out by Tropical Storm Joaquin.

Oct 1, 2015 | 07:06 PM

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I'll give this a go over the weekend if we don't get rained out by Tropical Storm Joaquin.

Where on the east coast are you? I'm on my phone and can't see.

I cancelled my weekend pseudo vacation because of this stupid hurricane. I'm in Wilmington NC so it might get interesting.

Oct 2, 2015 | 08:32 PM

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Oh man, that stinks. I'm in the greater NYC area; the latest reports say we might just get away with heavy rain. Hope it doesn't get too interesting down there!

Oct 3, 2015 | 10:50 AM

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Thanks guys found great deal on D4S bulbs.

I replaced the bulbs and the issue is gone.

I actually found a great deal on bulbs from TheRetrofitSource.com. $5.00 for a pair of Morimoto 3Five DS4 bulbs 4300k. Below is a link. I found them and ordered what i thought was 4, one pair for now and one pair for later... but i didnt read the fine print. it was a pair of them for $5.00 so I now have 3 extra pair. i will put one in the IS350 as well those bulbs are hitting 8 years old at this point as well, and save the other 2 for now.

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/clo...l#.VhAT43pVhBc

If you are looking for a pair to have for emergency or even if you need some, I would snap them up, you cant even get the crap from China for that price.