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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 09:27 PM
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Default 08 is350 hid bulb finally out ;(

Hey guys I was wondering what's a good brand for hid's? I just need new bulbs what can someone help me with the bulb size plz is it D4S?
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 11:17 PM
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yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 11:24 PM
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Yes D4S for lowbeams.

I recommend this...seems to be the cheapest with a 2 year warranty. Mine just came in the mail today...beats paying $100 for the other name brand bulbs

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/clu...-warranty.html
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 05:05 AM
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There are many other threads on this topic already...
Consensus is if money is a concern get the Garax 6000k, if money is of no concern get the phillips ultinon.
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 06:06 AM
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Go with Garax or Xenondepot
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 07:29 AM
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NigelJDM,
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 07:42 AM
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Always heard good things about Garax
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 07:45 AM
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dont go with Garax or Xenondepot as once people do that they seem to regret it. Go with philips OEM bulbs which are the best and are about 250 for a pair for the best quality bulbs and best light output. If you read some of the threads on the board you always hear people complain that the light output sucks with those crap bulbs. I would buy philips if you are going to spend 100 dollars on cheap Chinese bulbs you might as well get the philips bulbs from nigel and never regret it again. Do it once and do it right or else in two months your going to regret getting the garax after they shift colors and you cant see anything.
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 07:53 AM
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I dont have experience with Garax or Phillips, but Xenondepot bulbs are not "crap"

Ive used many aftermarket kits such as DDM, iJDMTOY, hidExtra, and even no name bulbs. None of them compare to Xenondepot in terms of quality. I havent seen a single thread on this forum saying anything bad about Xenondepot.
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by bob4256
I dont have experience with Garax or Phillips, but Xenondepot bulbs are not "crap"

Ive used many aftermarket kits such as DDM, iJDMTOY, hidExtra, and even no name bulbs. None of them compare to Xenondepot in terms of quality. I havent seen a single thread on this forum saying anything bad about Xenondepot.
Didn't mean to offend you I'm just saying I would rather have OEM quality bulbs that will last him another five years from Germany then to put some 20 dollar bulbs that are marked up over hyped made from china in a sweatshop.

I want my light output to be the very best since the ISx50 has the WORSE OEM HID projectors made and then taking some rebased bulb that dosent pass ANY quality assurance and stick it in the housing.

If Im going to spend 100 bucks plus shpping on some bulbs I would wait and spend the extra money on Philips bulbs because I have seen the output on them and they are very nice.

Just don't feel like I want to put something cheap on my Lexus when it comes to safety.
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