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Hybrid TechnologyUnique topics related to the GS450H model hybrid drivetrain and other features/options found only on the GS450H. Please use the main 4GS forum for discussion about shared components with other fourth generation GS models.
Before you do the swap, could you possibly take a few night shots of your highlight output before (with the bi-Xenon) & after (with the bi-LED) headlamps? I would love to see a comparison.
I was just researching the 2013 & 2014 GS450h models and I had a few questions on the headlamps.
What comes standard with the car are the BI-XENON™ HIGH-INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLAMPS:
"High-Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps provide illumination up to three times that of conventional halogen headlamps while reducing power consumption by roughly 30 percent. They also feature auto-leveling that automatically adjusts the angle of the headlamps to help reduce glare to oncoming drivers."
What you get with the Luxury Package are the Bi-LED Headlights with Adaptive Front Lighting System:
"Illumination is taken to the next level with Bi-LED headlamps, LED daytime running lights and dynamic auto leveling, and the Dual-swivel Adaptive Front Lighting System*, which helps illuminate curves by rotating the headlamps right or left."
According to the georgee1 (https://www.clublexus.com/forums/hyb...ml#post8703466), the Bi-LED headlights with AFS are now coming as standard on the base 2015 GS450h (due to the F-Sport package now being offered), but I'm looking at the older models so I wanted to get some opinions.
My question really is - are the standard Bi-Xenon not nearly as good as the Bi-LED headlights? I obviously know about the advantages of LED vs Xenon (HID), but for practical usage - is there is a big difference? Do the LED lights provide more light & a greater field of vision during night time driving?
If anyone could compare them or shed some light (no pun intended) on the topic, that would be excellent... especially if you have experience with both.
This topic was brought up because of a few reviews of the car on edmunds. One reviewer said "Unless you purchase the Luxury pkg., you can't get the LED headlamps w/AFS. The regular bi-Xenon headlamps provide minimal illumination and are worse than any we've ever had on our Lexus autos."
Another reviewer said: "The bi-xenon HID lights are simply no comparision to the bright and expansive headlamps we expected. They've checked them out thoroughly, but no, that's what you get. A critical component that nobody ever addresses! The LED lamps that come with the luxury package are impossible to find on any Lexus lot, so a comparison is, well, impossible to date. My suspicion is that the LED lights are better; otherwise, why would they be available only with the luxury package.
It certainly is a good car otherwise. It's got more features than you can shake a stick at. But, what's the use if you don't feel comfortable driving this car at night.
Improve the illumination qualities of the headlamps radically. They do not illuminate much and are too limited in the distance they do illuminate."
09-12-14, 01:19 PM
