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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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Just bought a slightly used 2010 ES350. It does not have the HID lighting and I want to change the low-beams to HID Kit from xenondepot.

Can someone confirm if it has the H11 bulb?
Can I just install the HID kit and use the existing projector housing. Although the existing lights are pretty bright, they are yellowish. I want to change them to white.
What is the best option to have the maximum light but at the same time HAVE TO be WHITE and not yellow at all: 4300K/5000K or 6000K light.

Is there any DIY available for the new (2010) ES350 somewhere?

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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 09:51 PM
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i think the es350 use H7, but iam not sure, it very easy to find out, if you look close to the headlight lens on the front, it write on the bottom of the lens, and it should tell you is H11 or H7.
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 11:54 PM
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it uses h7. the brightest would be 4300k
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Actually I pulled out the bulb yesterday and it said H11LL on it. May be I pulled the wrong one (DRL), unless they changed it for 2010. I'll double check again later.
Will 4300k look white? I definitely don't want it to look yellow at all.

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it uses h7. the brightest would be 4300k

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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 11:12 AM
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if you pull the bulb out then it should be h11 then. i think the drl should be 9005? 4300k would be white with a bit of yellow, but that depends on the projectors or reflector housing and also the quality of the hid kit. my friend has the 4300k kit in reflector housing and its white.
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I'm showing that it's H7 as well however if you pulled out the bulb and it is an H11 bulb then you would need an H11 HID kit. 4300k would definitely get you the brightest possible output.

Your highs/DRL use a 9005 bulb so I don't think that you pulled the wrong bulb.

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