I recently purchased a used 2016 IS200t and noticed that both of the DRL’s on the car are two different shades of white. The right side seems like a true white color, while the left side seems to have a tint of blue to it. Is it possible to change the bulb of the DRL or is it one piece? Any possibility of a faulty board. I have thought about the possibility that one side my be tinted from the previous owner, but their doesn’t seem to be a film on the lens. I attempted to take a pictures of the lights on, but it may be hard to tell in the pictures. The car only had around 30k miles, it that makes any difference. Please help with any suggestions.

 

Perhaps one was replaced with aftermarket? Lots of these cars have been wrecked.

 

The car hasn’t been in any reported accidents. I don’t believe that the lights are aftermarket as the the part numbers on both of the DRL casings both match. Is it possible that the casing and the actual lights are different or is this one piece?

 

 

Overtime LEDs will die out and fade in color but it can also be aftermarket, you can get parts on these cars with matching OEM part numbers.

 

Correct. Aftermarket companies have been doing this for a while. I stopped buying replacement parts online unless they're from a dealership, or unless it's car I don't care about. Sometimes you'll even get Chinese junk in a bag/box with "Toyota" packaging.

 

Thank you for the input. I did buy this car used so that is definitely a possibility. I scheduled a appointment with my Lexus dealer, in hopes of getting a better idea of what’s going on. I’m hoping that the OEM bulbs dimmed like one of the other users stated and that it will be replaced under the basic warranty. In the case that the dealer will not replace is, is their any way to tell it the light is OEM or not by removing it and looking for any specific markings on the inside?