Hi everyone,

The OEM HID is abit of the yellowy side.
Which HID would best match the DRL and with the best output?
I was thinking to change them to 5000K?

Thanks.

 

I put 6000K and they're noticeably whiter than the stock HID 4300K. They look great however they are a little whiter than the daytime LED DRLs which now make the DRLs a tiny yellowish in comparison.

See post #84 on https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-thread-6.html

Ideally my guesstimate is a ~5300-5400K bulb if it existed would perfectly match the DRLs color. If I had to choose again today, tough choice since do I want to be a little more yellow or little whiter than the DRLs???... Still, I think I would choose the 6000K since the 5000K looks only slightly whiter than the stock 4300Ks . Search HIDPH for posts on all lighting differences.

Good luck

 

Thanks for your response.

After reading around, I've decided to go with 5000K as I would still like to have better output.
Hopefully it would be close enough match to the DRL.

 

hey danzeit, did you end up install 5000K to your car?
does it match up with the DRLs?

if you have a pic, that would be great
as i'm wondering the same question now!

 

Yeap. Installed the 5000K bulb I purchased from HIDPH.
The pics don't do much justice, but in person, it's a very close match IMO.

Before:


After:

 

Wow, looks 99% perfectly matched, much better than my 6000Ks. Thanks for posting the pic essentially confirming the hunch.

 

thank you so much danzeit!
appreciate your pics!

 

Thanks for ordering from us

 

Sweet! Looking good with the 5k. I have a retrofit done on my CT and went with Osram CBI and it's perfect as well. Too bad Lexus is going with the mercury free D4S bulbs now . . .

Check out my sig for links to pictures.

 

Hey danzeit, has this improved the actual light output of the HIDs?

I picked up a 3IS 350 F Sport last week and noticed the lights, while good, aren't great for what I've previously experienced with HIDs

Was wondering if it would be worth upgrading to 5000k to get a bit more brighter light out of them....

 

Unfortunately not due to the nature of higher color temp in HIDs.
But I do like how it matches with the DRLs without compromising output too much.
I feel the same. My 2011 350 has much better output.

 

I too had a 2011 350 F Sport and while i haven't had it for a little over 12 months, I remember those being a lot brighter/better.

I also have a new Mazda 6 Wagon and the HIDs on that have a lot better light output as well as adaptive/cornering functionality. I wish the Lexus also had this feature.

 

I think a clear lens swap will help with light output.