Ken167

I want to change out the ugly old yellow bulbs in the DRL lenses, how do I get access to it, and what bulbs are available? I'm thinking LED. I don't want to change out the whole headlight assembly even though I see aftermarket ones on ebay (I may get them later).

flowrider

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I'assuming you are aware that the DRL bulb is also the high beam bulb and if you change it, you'll lose your high beams. There are threads on this.

Lou

Tungstn-IS

The DRL is not a separate bulb, it is your high beam bulb running at 20% power. Changing it to an LED will effectively kill your high beams. I didn't want to lose my high beams so I just disabled it because I hated the dingy yellow look of it as well.

Calicraig2

So we can disable the DRL and still use the high beams?? I couldn't find a clear thread on how to do that,,, but that might be the noob in me rearing its head.... Help??

flowrider

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^^^^Disabling the DRL is a Lexus Personalized Setting and AFAIK needs to be done at the dealer. Some will do it and some won't, those who will may charge.

Lou

Ken167

Heres what I found on ebay:

SeanO

iTrader: (1)

http://www.xenondepot.com/9005-nokya...-p/nok9005.htm

Arctic whites are what I have - they look a little bit creamy white in daylight and dawn/ dusk will appear crystal white

With these bulbs you keep your Hi-beam option as well. The blue coating on the bulb gives off a cool look from the front of the car when the low beam and parking light are on as well as the parking light shines through the blue bulb

laovo

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Just changed my DRL last week.

You need the decoder too,so the led's don't flicker, bought these from ijdmtoy and they work great

http://store.ijdmtoy.com/60-SMD-9005...t-p/40-440.htm

Ken167

Cool. How do you change out the bulb?

Tungstn-IS

Just remove the plastic covers and airbox and you can access the high beam bulb.

Yes, you can simply disable the DRL and still have high beams. You need Techstream stream to do it.

SeanO

iTrader: (1)

Open hood of car, remove engine covers, and remove dust cover from back of headlight - just trace it from housing to back of headlight and you will see the cover, remove connector from bulb, reach in and rotate bulb out

SeanO

iTrader: (1)

Or just leave the connector off of the bulb - this or pull the relay in the fuse box compartment

Tungstn-IS

Then your high beam won't work either. It's the same bulb.

There's really only 3 options here:
1) Change nothing, keep the yellow looking DRL, keep your high beam
2) Get LED high beam bulbs, bright white DRL, lose your high beam
3) Disable DRL on Techstream, lose the yellow DRL and keep functioning high beams

Ken167

I never use hi beams anyway--I just want to change the ugly yellow oem DRL. Do the main bi xenon headlights ever go out?

Calicraig2

I vote for Option 3,,, DRL's (especially yellowish ones) are for Millennials,,, I am too old skool for that,, We didnt have no DRL's back in the 60's dammit...