2011 Headlights (merged threads)
Just from hearing it from you that is plug & play and your car is a 07, I just purchased online and luckily the $600 off is still valid.
I also have a 07......spending so much money on this car more than I ever spend upgrading my house or repairs this year. Oh well, gotta pay to play when it come to cars.
Wonder how it might look like with the Philips Ultinon 6000k bulbs.......
I also have a 07......spending so much money on this car more than I ever spend upgrading my house or repairs this year. Oh well, gotta pay to play when it come to cars.
Wonder how it might look like with the Philips Ultinon 6000k bulbs.......
Sango,
It's quite a mismatch, the low beam is pure white with a hint of blue in its brand new state, hopefully after some time of use the color may shift a little. I think the original HID bulbs' color is closer to the leds' color.
The leds are very bright if you're looking straight at them when lit, it's even blinding if I can put it that way.
texas02118
It will work on yours just as it works on mine, don't worry, no wire splicing necessary.
It's quite a mismatch, the low beam is pure white with a hint of blue in its brand new state, hopefully after some time of use the color may shift a little. I think the original HID bulbs' color is closer to the leds' color.
The leds are very bright if you're looking straight at them when lit, it's even blinding if I can put it that way.
texas02118
It will work on yours just as it works on mine, don't worry, no wire splicing necessary.
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While your attempting the bracket install, you will see that it will not clear the dome cap on the underside of the housings..
YOU will have to dremel / cut / hot knife that section of the bracket out that touches the dome cap.
You will want to use these brackets to avoid bumper sagging..
Thats the only part of this process that requires some customizing...
Also, once your done with the swap you will get an "AFS OFF" blinking indicator light in your gauge cluster...
- If your car is already equipped with Factory HID-AFS headlights & wiring.
Those equipped with NON Factory HID-AFS housings, will not get a blinking indicator.
~ Joe Z
YOU will have to dremel / cut / hot knife that section of the bracket out that touches the dome cap.
You will want to use these brackets to avoid bumper sagging..
Thats the only part of this process that requires some customizing...
Also, once your done with the swap you will get an "AFS OFF" blinking indicator light in your gauge cluster...
- If your car is already equipped with Factory HID-AFS headlights & wiring.
Those equipped with NON Factory HID-AFS housings, will not get a blinking indicator.
~ Joe Z
Just had mine installed, it works like a charm, it's plug and play to me because the wire harness was retrofitted to work with the earlier models (mine is an 07 and is equipped with HID) so all I have to do is transfer over the ballasts to the new headlights. The only thing is these parts (I think they are brackets for the front bumper to attach to) don't fit anymore, I wonder if all the other guys who installed theirs have to do some work for them to fit or do they just leave them out.
Last edited by Joe Z; Dec 24, 2011 at 12:06 PM.
Joe Z,
Will do that the next time around, thanks much. I do have the blinking "AFS OFF", just have to learn to live with it, it's one or the other, don't want to mess with the instrument panel.
Will do that the next time around, thanks much. I do have the blinking "AFS OFF", just have to learn to live with it, it's one or the other, don't want to mess with the instrument panel.
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Sango,
It's quite a mismatch, the low beam is pure white with a hint of blue in its brand new state, hopefully after some time of use the color may shift a little. I think the original HID bulbs' color is closer to the leds' color.
The leds are very bright if you're looking straight at them when lit, it's even blinding if I can put it that way.
It's quite a mismatch, the low beam is pure white with a hint of blue in its brand new state, hopefully after some time of use the color may shift a little. I think the original HID bulbs' color is closer to the leds' color.
The leds are very bright if you're looking straight at them when lit, it's even blinding if I can put it that way.
I believe you may have seen my thread a while ago about my Ultinon combo.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ion-combo.html
Did you get them from Nigel? They have to be the same light output then but for some reason mine have some blue tint in them comparing to the oem ones I got in there before and much whiter as well.
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Yes, they are from Nigel. Could be due to the headlight housing as well.
So the AFS OFF light is blinking? I thought someone mentioned it just stays on the bottom left of the instrument cluster. Does it get annoying?
i think josh was the first one to do it.
Right now, I have a peice of electrical tape covering it . It works, but it's kinda ghetto.
