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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 11:53 PM
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Allo!


Basically here is my plan!

I am going to buy
05-06 Lexus ES300 CCFL HID LED Halo Projector Headlights

for my 2002 Lexus ES 300. Now.. My current lights are HID Reflectors, which use to my knowledge.. D2R bulbs.

What I want to do, is buy those 05 headlamps, and then x2 V-LEDS HID Kits from V-LEDS.COM. The new 05 Headlights use D2S bulbs.. again to my knowledge. So! That being said.

I'd get x2 HID Kits..

V-HID 35W SLIM BALLAST XENON HEADLIGHT KIT D2S 5000K PURE WHITE

and
V-HID 35W SLIM BALLAST XENON HEADLIGHT KIT H3 5000K PURE WHITE


The D2S for the headlamp, and H3 for foglights.



Would this be a retrofit? Or just a stupid glare that people will ***** at me for. ?



Thanks so much!
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Old Jan 5, 2009 | 11:57 PM
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well not really a retrofit since you never really added or fit something in to the existing...more like a headlight swap lol. Since it uses projector I don't see why there should be big problems with glare
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 03:44 PM
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you only need one HID kit, you said your car had OEM HID reflectors so all you need to swap in the projector headlamps is a pair of D2S bulbs to replace your D2R. then you only need to purchase ONE HID kit for your fogs
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