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Old Jul 28, 2015 | 05:15 AM
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So to my understanding, the daytime running lights on our model cars are the same bulbs used for the high beams.

So my question is has anyone successfully changed out that bulb to get a different color as a daytime runner other than that factory yellow?

Any suggestions on good brands?

I have an okay H.I.D set up for now but my daytime runners aka high beams are still that factory yellow .... ewwww
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Old Jul 28, 2015 | 10:00 PM
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There are people that have done it, but I think they completely take out the high beam and put a LED in there with the color they want. I just disable my DRL.
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you install that you dont get high beams anymore lol
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Old Jul 29, 2015 | 10:41 AM
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There are people that have done it, but I think they completely take out the high beam and put a LED in there with the color they want. I just disable my DRL.
How do you know disable it out of curiosity?
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Old Jul 29, 2015 | 10:56 AM
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you install that you dont get high beams anymore lol
Look how good that looks tho
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you install that you dont get high beams anymore lol
Hey my friend it's been a long time!I saw you are parting out your beauty!I didn't know that if you do that you want have high beams.Isn't there an other way to change the factory bulbs with the yellow light with white ones but with high beams?I wish the best for you my friend
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Originally Posted by PAVGR
Hey my friend it's been a long time!I saw you are parting out your beauty!I didn't know that if you do that you want have high beams.Isn't there an other way to change the factory bulbs with the yellow light with white ones but with high beams?I wish the best for you my friend
😅 thats not me i just stole this pic haha.
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Old Jul 29, 2015 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexiaMom
How do you know disable it out of curiosity?
You can take your IS to Lexus, best to take it to Toyota cause they charge less, and they have the option to turn them off via computer. I've heard some not paying which too me is the right thing for the dealer to do. Certain dealers take care of their customers ie BMW, Mercedes ect.
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Old Jul 30, 2015 | 10:24 PM
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If you have the time / money / patients, my recommendation is a retrofit... these are ford fusion fog lights for the DRLs and the main headlamps were swapped out for Morimoto MD2S 3.0 BiXenons.




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I've always wanted bright yellow DRL's but yellow halogens run at half power do not look yellow enough unless you look at it straight on.

I don't really want to go with yellow LED 9005's with decoders.
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Old Aug 2, 2015 | 10:38 AM
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You mean it looks little orangish? I thought it looks kinda orange.
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How do you know disable it out of curiosity?
You can do have it done at a dealer that might or might not charge you. I bought an OBD thing that plugs into a place below the steering wheel that let's me change settings and such for $20. It takes about 5 minutes.
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I personally unplugged the high beam lights since I didn't like the yellowish lights.

But if you buy one of those techstream cables from Amazon/ebay for $20. You can DIY and turn off the DRL light.
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Originally Posted by srt1
You can take your IS to Lexus, best to take it to Toyota cause they charge less, and they have the option to turn them off via computer. I've heard some not paying which too me is the right thing for the dealer to do. Certain dealers take care of their customers ie BMW, Mercedes ect.
That's what I plan on doing.

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Old Aug 4, 2015 | 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by srt1
You can take your IS to Lexus, best to take it to Toyota cause they charge less, and they have the option to turn them off via computer. I've heard some not paying which too me is the right thing for the dealer to do. Certain dealers take care of their customers ie BMW, Mercedes ect.
Oh okay... the two dealerships I go to in my area are pretty good with stuff like that... maybe I can just flirt with one of the tech guys lol j/k
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Old Aug 4, 2015 | 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by LeXmanG
If you have the time / money / patients, my recommendation is a retrofit... these are ford fusion fog lights for the DRLs and the main headlamps were swapped out for Morimoto MD2S 3.0 BiXenons.





This looks decent I might consider doing this once I have the time
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