My driver side HID is dead on my 2007 IS 350.. Lexus wants $300 just for a replacement HID light bulb.

I’ve been reading on replacement bulb but confused by the color temperature. I see people post the OEM bulb philips d4s with color temperature of 4800K but everywhere I have look I only see color temperature of 4300K.

What’s the true color temperature? Where can I get it?

 

4300k what your looking and try eBay

 

get Garax 6K $90...but 4300k is stock, it even says it on the bulb from your car.

 

+1 on what tc said

 

why not just change both bulb if u aint sure

 

^what he said and you will still come up saving money when compared to the 300 dollars that the stealership is charging you. Also, different brands of bulbs often burn slightly different colors (from what I hear) despite the kelvin rating so I think most safe bet would be to buy a pair of 4300k just in case the aftermarket bulbs and your stock bulbs do not match.

 

Even in Canadian dollars that's a total rip. Change both bulbs - they'll age together and colorshift at roughly the same time. If you change just one, even if it's the exact same bulb, it will be slightly different.

 

^ Yes. Always change your bulbs at the same time, and get Garax 6000K while you're at it.

 

+1, what he says...

 

Ok.. off.. off.. we go to ebay.. for the Garax 6000K..

 

you know, we do have authorized vendors in CL that sell garax d4s bulbs too...

i'm just saying.

 

^ Yeah, here: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/clu...ghttrends.html

Good price too, and it's nice to support forum vendors.

 

Done.. got it from a lexus vendor as link provide by brociouz - Thanks

 

I'm always curious where everyone gets their information on the colour temperature of the stock HID bulbs. The fact is that OEM HID bulbs are 4100k Philips D4S 42V 35W XenEco bulbs. 4300k is what aftermarket sellers advertise to achieve an "OEM look."

Javier

 

^ we all stand corrected.