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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 03:31 PM
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bought the car awhile ago but not sure if it has hid light or not, here is a pix hope this help and model is 07 is250 full options with navi and backup sensor.
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 04:50 PM
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Others may be able to tell you with that pic, but i cant. Can you post a pic of the actual bulb?
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 05:00 PM
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yes.. look like thats the connector for and HID bulb..
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 06:47 PM
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it has HID
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 08:57 PM
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those are HID the regular one non HID plugs are different also the prongs are different.
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveGS4
HIDs: '06 models could only get this as part of the Sport or Luxury Package. For '07+, it's an available standalone option.
HOW TO TELL: Check the multi-switch to the lower left of the steering wheel that looks like <0>; if you have an AFS ON/OFF option you have HIDs..
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:33 PM
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That's the HID connector.
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:47 PM
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Confirmed HID. Halogen looks nothing like that.

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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 10:01 PM
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Definantly HID's
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Old Apr 1, 2012 | 05:40 AM
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Thnx for all the help guys, another weird thing was I just upgraded those stock bulbs for 8k bulbs but I could not tell the difference as far as the brightness. Should I go for 10k bulbs?
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Old Apr 1, 2012 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by lsvtec
Thnx for all the help guys, another weird thing was I just upgraded those stock bulbs for 8k bulbs but I could not tell the difference as far as the brightness. Should I go for 10k bulbs?
Hey pal, the 6k, 8k, 10k, etc is the rating of color not brightness. It's based off of the kelvin scale. In all honesty, the higher up in color rating you go, the LOWER the brightness of your bulbs. What you're looking for is lumens which rates the brightness.

With that being said, 4300k (stock color) will give you the highest brightness. You can switch to higher quality hid bulbs such as philips ultinon line as opposed to the stock xenco line.

But the major drawback of the 2IS headlight isn't the bulb but rather the projector design where it uses a poor quality fresnel lens and the bulbs go in at a 90 degree angle. These are inherent problems which cannot be solved by simply switching out the bulb. You can, however, solve the issue by retrofitting but that will require a bit of work, time and money.
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Old Apr 1, 2012 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by kuuqi
With that being said, 4300k (stock color) will give you the highest brightness. You can switch to higher quality hid bulbs such as philips ultinon line as opposed to the stock xenco line.
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