Are those guys sure it's a 9005? You better check again. I believe it's a 9006 for the lowbeams.

9005 and 9006 bulbs have identical lengths and filament placement,but the bases and wattage differs. 9005's are 65watts and 9006 are 55. All the projector-equipped (and RX300) use the lower wattage 9006 for lows and 9005s for highs. It's possible that proxenon place uses the same base for 9005 and 9006 HID systems,then different size o-rings to make up for the different base diameters (people have done similar mods to fit 9005 halogens in 9006 equipped lights).

PS Happy New Year

 

The brightness of the SL comes from projectors. They use an oem H.I.D set up probably Hella or Orsam. The bulbs on imports OEM (MB, BMW, Acura, Audi, Lexus..) are 4100K-4300K. It's the projector which makes that deep purple bluish color. Audi's, and the Honda S2000's projectors (I think made by Orsam) produce an unreal royal purple color...

With these 7000K and up kit's you are wasting your money. The bulbs on these kits are usually colored or modified in someway to make this color. The color is made naturally by the different optics of the projector lamp itself not the Xenon bulbs....

If you want that bluish color then I would reccommend a 6000K kit at the most. And go with the Auto-Lamps. They make the best retro-fit kit on the market.

Auto-Lamps Philips H.I.D Kit 6000K

 

Hey... for those who purchased from proxenon... i talked to the dood directly through email and bought 3 sets from him recently. one for my sisters accord... and 2 for my other friends.

Be careful about proxenon... the one set installed on my friends car went out... and i coudln't believe a HID set would go out. The ballast would not turn on at all anymore... we've tried everything. Becareful. Another thing is the 3rd set i got from him, he did not send me the 9006 ADAPTERS. The box was missing a set of 9006 ADAPTERS and i emailed him REPEATEDLY and he did not respond for god know when and when he did respond... he questioned me and didn't believe..... then he said he will send it asap... well guys, never recieved it.

what a load of crap. So becareful guys.. i need to get amex on his *** for crapping me.

good luck.

if i was you guys, i'd go with
www.autolamps-online.com
customer service there was great.
you can also try suvlights.com and i dont remember any other off the top of my head.

 

I called the TollFree 800 number for Lexus this morning and they did confirm that the lowbeams are indeed 9005 type.

The lady I spoke with had to keep me hanging as she also needed to confirm from her end since it is not stated in the manual.

 

I am confused as to which aftermarket company from which to purchase the 9500 lowbeam HID conversion kit.

I have emailed three companies, each says their kits are the best and then go on to list reasons why their competitors sell inferior products.

Who is the expert that can lead me in the right direction?

 

I wanted to confirm is this was the proper HID light.

Thanks

BOHMEN H.I.D. 7500K Retrofit Conversion Kit BC5-7K 9005
For the ultimate show car and off-road lighting. Retrofits are simple plug and play replacements for stock halogen bulbs. Competition and off road use only due to extreme light output.

This Complete Generation IV HID Conversion kit Features:

1) A 35W HID light source produced up to 5 x the lumens at the light source when compared to a 55W halogen bulbs. Extremely Blue-White Color Output.

2) Ceramic Coated Hot Wire Stabilizer rod with anti reflective coating.

3) Capsule directly aligned to the original OEM bulb filament. Therefore, the original beam pattern is not altered.

4) Exact size and fitting to your OEM halogen bulb.

5) 4" silicone coated wires.Plus Silicone rubber grommet for an additional seal.

6) AMP watertight sealed connectors. AMP brand connectors are known as the best available.

7) Fool-proof positive (+) & negative (-) specific connection.

8) World Smallest size (2.75" x 2.75" x 1.25") & weather resistant Ballast.

9) Extra long 20" wiring harness to igniter

10) Sealed compact Igniter with Three stage auto safety features prevent Ballast overload due to high heat, power spike, and irregular voltage

11) Silicone sealed wiring harness Precision manufacturing ensures straight vertical alignment. Again, original beam pattern is not altered., unexposed connection, and no mystery wires.

12) Extra long 25" wiring harness to power source

13) Exact size and fitting to your OEM power source. Polarity insensitive, therefore you can not "fry" the Ballast. Fool-proof positive (+) & negative (-) specific connection.

14) One Year Replacable Manufacture Warranty on all parts.

7500 K version 9005.

 

I also believe they are the 9006 for the low beams. I ordered the 9005 kit for Proxenon and they don't fit in the high beams only the low.

 

The lowbeams are not 9005 or 9006, neither fits. It is a shorter bulb than both. Ideas on what it might be?

The 4300K is much brighter than the 7500.

 

BULB TYPE CONFIRMED:

Here is the writing on the low beam bulbs.
Phillips H11 LL
GERMANY J227
12V 55W
12362LL

 

Hey guys,

I was just sitting around thinking about the whole HID issue for the GX, and then I remembered that I upgraded to a set of Sylvania Xenarc HIDs in my Expedition. My stock Expy lights had a single bulb with both high and low beam filaments (what is that a 9007 I think.) Anyway, correct me if I'm wrong here but aren't the 9007 and 9005 the same base? If that's the case then what you can do is get a Sylvania Xenarc HID kit and not use the headlight assembly that comes with it (you can sell that to offset some of the cost) Right now the Xenarcs are going for about $400 bucks. If you sell the housings for even $50 you are down to $350 for true OEM quality HIDs. I don't have a GX yet, so I can't say for sure if it'll work, and I can't test it on the other 2 lex's 'cuz they are both HID already. It was just something I was tossin' around in my head.

 

The 9005 (or alledged 9007) are the high beams in the GX. If you take the high beam out and out this new bulb in, what would you gain, high beams or low beams? If low beams you would have two lows.

I'm told you need the kit bypass to convert the voltage. The problem is, you cannot bypass the highs because if you do the high beams will tay on constantly.

I cannot visualize using both high/low in one bulb as I don't see how you would be able to connect them. Plus the projectors are designed to make the low or high, not the bulb. Your aim would be off.

 

Here's a pic of my 9006 5600K HID conversion kit in my 94 ES300...

 

Before HID

 

After HID... I had Eurolight Blue tinted bulbs in my Lowbeams before I changed to HID

 

Proxenon has told me they are working with the manufacturer and have a prototype of the actual bulb. They sent me a picture for confirmation.

I should have the actual bulbs in one to two weeks. Additionally they have figured out what to do for the high beams and will work with me to get them running at very little expense.

I'll let everyone know once I get the results.