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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 06:46 PM
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Does anyone have pic of the LED headlight?
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 12:49 AM
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I believe that all the pics of the HS @ http://www.lexus.com/models/HSh/ have the LED headlights. Another one from HS roll call thread post #51 https://www.clublexus.com/forums/hs-...-thread-4.html What exactly are you wanting to know or see about them?

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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 04:21 PM
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i wanted to see how bright they are. Im night blind so without HIDS it is hard for me to drive. I want to see it against the wall. Thanks for helping
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Old Apr 12, 2011 | 05:37 PM
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Why not just install HIDs? I just installed mine and they look great!
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Titanjose
Why not just install HIDs? I just installed mine and they look great!
Titanjose > any photo of yours with your HID's? I'm very interested in doing the same, but wanted to see what the outcome is.
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 05:20 AM
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You're in luck...still have the new pics handy after just posting them in the xenondepot thread for steve.

The hids make a big difference at night, not just how much they light the street in front of you but also how 'luxury' your car looks at night. Here they are again...

1.) 6000K Volt HID Kit (without relay harness) on main beam.
2.) 3000K Volt HID Kit (without relay harness) on fog lights.
3.) Putco 360 LED bulbs on parking lights.
Attached Thumbnails LED headlight Pics anyone?-lexushid_collage.jpg   LED headlight Pics anyone?-lexushid-4-1.jpg  

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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Titanjose
You're in luck...still have the new pics handy after just posting them in the xenondepot thread for steve.

The hids make a big difference at night, not just how much they light the street in front of you but also how 'luxury' your car looks at night. Here they are again...

1.) 6000K Volt HID Kit (without relay harness) on main beam.
2.) 3000K Volt HID Kit (without relay harness) on fog lights.
3.) Putco 360 LED bulbs on parking lights.
You're right. It really does look great. I'll have to search around SoCal to see if I can find the same and someone to install them. Was it expensive?
Really looks so much better.
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 06:58 AM
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They're really not that hard to install. I bought mine from www.kbcarstuff.com (aka XenonDepot). They have a good reputation here at clublexus and their HID kits are quality products. They're also clublexus sponsors so us members get a discount.

If you have any questions, just PM Steve (dedicated customer service rep for CL members). His username at CL is "XenonDepot".

I think I spent about $100 per kit, about $200 total for main beams and fog lights.
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Titanjose
They're really not that hard to install. I bought mine from www.kbcarstuff.com (aka XenonDepot). They have a good reputation here at clublexus and their HID kits are quality products. They're also clublexus sponsors so us members get a discount.

If you have any questions, just PM Steve (dedicated customer service rep for CL members). His username at CL is "XenonDepot".

I think I spent about $100 per kit, about $200 total for main beams and fog lights.
Hi Titan~
Thanks, I will check out kbcarstuff.com and look into it. Hopefully I'd be able to install myself.
Thanks again.
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Old Jun 26, 2011 | 11:13 PM
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what color did you get for the parking head lights? i am reffering to this statement 3.) Putco 360 LED bulbs on parking lights.
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 10:37 AM
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Also, The same LED headlight system is used in the Rx450h hybrid, as well as a similar system used in the Prius and Ct200h. Here are some of the shots I've collected, as well as observations, including someone elses.

Prius:
First-both headlights on wall:


Second-single headlamp on wall: (i used passenger side)


Third-upper parabolic reflector (flood light, foreground)

**observation, it appears that the reflector has a shielding to block residual forward light, reducing glare:


Fourth- Projectors (combined) without top parabolic reflector:


Fifth-Only outer/smaller projector: (diffused beam/mid-distance)


Sixth-Only inner/larger projector: (focused beam/distance)

The dark downward spike on the left side of the output is my girlfriends hair...

**observation, apparently this also sources the "squirrel finders," though both of the projector lenses have a texture on the inside/flat surface instead of the round outside facing surface. Think of fresnel lenses but instead of having circles, they're vertical lines covering the backside of the projector toward the led unit.



On the Prius i studied, the large projector also showed signs of melting and damage on the large projector as seen here:


possibly all LED-equipped Prii will suffer this?
many LED lowbeams that were studied all showed the same signs of melting inside of the larger/inside projector (focused beam). A fellow member on a light enthusiast site also discovered that tilting the projector at the right angle on a not-so sunny day can also start making the insides burn.

The Prius's led lowbeam internals are mostly plastic to save on weight.

Here is another batch from a member, Upashi, who is also studying the headlamp:



top from left, small/outer diffused projector, large/inner focused projector, and reflector part. bottom, combined beam
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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 10:45 AM
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This picture also demonstrates the illumination coverage between halogen and LED, notice how light is more homogeneous using the LED setup. Halogens focus light directly center.

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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 06:20 PM
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thank for the help guys
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 08:59 PM
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Very informative!
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Old Jul 7, 2011 | 06:58 AM
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Here's a couple of good ones that are from the Toyota Pressroom.

The black one is the LED's, notice the headlight washers. Red is stock.



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