All - I've read the posts on the HID kits many of you have instaled. I used to have HID on my X5 and GS400 before that - and kind of miss them on the new GX. Since this is a lease, I don't want to put money in it in the form of an HID kit to just turn it back in in 3 years.

I have Sylvania Silverstar bulbs in another vehicle. They are brighter (rated ~4,000K), but not great. Is there something better out there in the form of a replacement bulb that can get the same temperature color as HID (or close)?

After driving for years with that white/blue light, the stock yellowish lights just don't cut it.

Thanks - Donger

 

Phillips vision plus are brighter than stock and the Sylvania Silverstars. However, they are not white and are rated the same temprature as regular bulbs.

 

PIAA :
http://www.sromagazine.com/shop/prod...oducts_id=7855

Why not install the HID kit and sell it on ebay after 3 years? Maybe the cost is about the same as performance bulbs.

 

If you get a decent aftermarket kit and run it with a properly constructed wiring harness (with diode such as 1n4005) with a relay connected to the stock connector, it's a 30 min install and can be transferred right out of and into another car should you so choose.

I would seriously consider it. There are no consumer bulbs that match HID in intensity.