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Shop said my GARAX d4c will not fit my xenons

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Old 06-02-12, 12:34 PM
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Default Shop said my GARAX d4c will not fit my xenons

Ok I have an is350 and the shop said I already have an aftermarket hid kit on my is350 and said the GARAX d4c won't fit my car.

I noticed my lights are bright white so I'd say they are 6k. I ordered the GARAX 8k bulbs cause I like the whitish blue color. The guy I bought it from says the bulbs should fit even though I have an hid full kit. What now?
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i think you need d4s, and the aftermarket kits can still have the ability to replace the bulb if it burns out. you need to get to the bulb and pull it out and see exactly what you have in there
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d4s not d4c
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Originally Posted by evogt500
d4s not d4c
They Are the same
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They are the same. Question is do you have oem hid are after market kit? Cause it won't work on after market kits.
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i believe the question is.....

does your car have H11?

or Factory D4S?

If your car never came with HID from factory, then you most likely H11 HID Kit.
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Originally Posted by Gplex1987
Ok I have an is350 and the shop said I already have an aftermarket hid kit on my is350 and said the GARAX d4c won't fit my car.

I noticed my lights are bright white so I'd say they are 6k. I ordered the GARAX 8k bulbs cause I like the whitish blue color. The guy I bought it from says the bulbs should fit even though I have an hid full kit. What now?
OEM HID runs D4C's. your aftermarket HID should be H11's. return the D4C's, and go buy H11's.
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Echoing what others have said;

OEM is D4S, not D4C, however D4C is designed to work in both D4S and D4R applications.

If your car has aftermarket HID's, that means your car came with H11 halogens, which means if you want to change bulbs, you'll need to get more aftermarket parts designed to be used in H11 headlights.

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lange
Echoing what others have said;

OEM is D4S, not D4C, however D4C is designed to work in both D4S and D4R applications.

If your car has aftermarket HID's, that means your car came with H11 halogens, which means if you want to change bulbs, you'll need to get more aftermarket parts designed to be used in H11 headlights.

Jeff
Hy guys I have the h11 aftermarket hid kit. Should I just return the d4c bulbs?
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Yes, because yours is not factory HID's.
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