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Old Sep 30, 2015 | 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by chromo
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
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Old 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!
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Old Sep 30, 2015 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Broncosi
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.
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Old 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.
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Old Oct 1, 2015 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by chromo
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.
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Old 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!
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Old Oct 3, 2015 | 10:50 AM
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Default 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.
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