Know anyone to do 2007 LS 460 headlight replacement?
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Headlight bulb - 2007 LS460L
Nope. As stated above, no bumper removal needed - you can jack the car up and remove the wheel then remove the liner and you'll plainly see what to do. Or you can turn your wheel all the way one way to access a part of the liner to pull back and change it that way.
As for the prices - $230+ for one bulb sounds ridiculous. $230+ for a pair of genuine Philips bulbs is a little more reasonable. Even if you had to remove the bumper, it certainly wouldn't be $600 worth of labour to do it unless the tech is a dud.
Save yourself the money - purchase genuine philips bulbs off vendors here like Nigel-JDM and do it yourself.
As for the prices - $230+ for one bulb sounds ridiculous. $230+ for a pair of genuine Philips bulbs is a little more reasonable. Even if you had to remove the bumper, it certainly wouldn't be $600 worth of labour to do it unless the tech is a dud.
Save yourself the money - purchase genuine philips bulbs off vendors here like Nigel-JDM and do it yourself.
I ordered a set of oem bulbe for $79 and replaced them myself in 30 mins. removing the wheels/fenders is the best and easiest way
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LOW BEAMS - You do not have to remove the tire but it is a little easier if you do.
1. Remove the two flathead clips at liner edge by rotating 1/4 turn and slide flathead screwdriver under lip to pop out.
2. Remove the hex-screws holding the liner inside the wheel well. You can use a phillips head or a 10mm socket.
3. Use flathead screwdriver and pry liner away from the edgae of the fender. You may have to remove three hex-head screws from underneath the front of the wheel well.
4. The liner will bend/pull away with a little effort and you will see a the gray headlamp cover at about 2 o'clock. Turn it about a quarter turn and using a flat head screwdriver you can pry it out.
5. Inside, turn the metal cover 1/4 turn and pull off back of bulb.
6. Squeeze and remove wire clips
7. Remove lamp.
8. Insert new lamp making sure to line-up the slots making sure not to touch the bulb.
HIGH BEAMS - Can be accessed through the hood/engine well.
1. Remove the two flathead clips at liner edge by rotating 1/4 turn and slide flathead screwdriver under lip to pop out.
2. Remove the hex-screws holding the liner inside the wheel well. You can use a phillips head or a 10mm socket.
3. Use flathead screwdriver and pry liner away from the edgae of the fender. You may have to remove three hex-head screws from underneath the front of the wheel well.
4. The liner will bend/pull away with a little effort and you will see a the gray headlamp cover at about 2 o'clock. Turn it about a quarter turn and using a flat head screwdriver you can pry it out.
5. Inside, turn the metal cover 1/4 turn and pull off back of bulb.
6. Squeeze and remove wire clips
7. Remove lamp.
8. Insert new lamp making sure to line-up the slots making sure not to touch the bulb.
HIGH BEAMS - Can be accessed through the hood/engine well.
BTW: I got the exact same Phillips lamp that Lexus utilizes on ebay for $35.00!
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Thanks cucusdad !!
LOW BEAMS - You do not have to remove the tire but it is a little easier if you do.
1. Remove the two flathead clips at liner edge by rotating 1/4 turn and slide flathead screwdriver under lip to pop out.
2. Remove the hex-screws holding the liner inside the wheel well. You can use a phillips head or a 10mm socket.
3. Use flathead screwdriver and pry liner away from the edgae of the fender. You may have to remove three hex-head screws from underneath the front of the wheel well.
4. The liner will bend/pull away with a little effort and you will see a the gray headlamp cover at about 2 o'clock. Turn it about a quarter turn and using a flat head screwdriver you can pry it out.
5. Inside, turn the metal cover 1/4 turn and pull off back of bulb.
6. Squeeze and remove wire clips
7. Remove lamp.
8. Insert new lamp making sure to line-up the slots making sure not to touch the bulb.
HIGH BEAMS - Can be accessed through the hood/engine well.
1. Remove the two flathead clips at liner edge by rotating 1/4 turn and slide flathead screwdriver under lip to pop out.
2. Remove the hex-screws holding the liner inside the wheel well. You can use a phillips head or a 10mm socket.
3. Use flathead screwdriver and pry liner away from the edgae of the fender. You may have to remove three hex-head screws from underneath the front of the wheel well.
4. The liner will bend/pull away with a little effort and you will see a the gray headlamp cover at about 2 o'clock. Turn it about a quarter turn and using a flat head screwdriver you can pry it out.
5. Inside, turn the metal cover 1/4 turn and pull off back of bulb.
6. Squeeze and remove wire clips
7. Remove lamp.
8. Insert new lamp making sure to line-up the slots making sure not to touch the bulb.
HIGH BEAMS - Can be accessed through the hood/engine well.
I'm a total newbie and was able to follow your instructions and change the bulb in about 2 hours. The dealer quoted me $610 for the repair and I did it myself for $30 in parts. I couldn't have done it without your instructions :-)
Thanks again
Joe
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probably an easy question to answer, but i just had a bulb go out, and i was wondering if i could go ahead and put in the HID bulb kits to match my fog lights?
or do i have to replace with "oem" bulbs?
or do i have to replace with "oem" bulbs?
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I hear you brother, that wasnt the most difficult part of the job but it did take up a fair amount of time. I used patience and at least one choice word, but i was able to manage it by hand
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When one squeezes the spring to release the lamp, it must have a slight forward pressure due to a small lip in the back. If one pulls back while squeezing, it will never let go. So, the proper way is to push forward, squeeze, pull back.
BTW: I got the exact same Phillips lamp that Lexus utilizes on ebay for $35.00!
BTW: I got the exact same Phillips lamp that Lexus utilizes on ebay for $35.00!
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how are users lifting their vehicle with a floor jack in their garage.
Here's a pic that might help:
Last edited by roadfrog; Dec 17, 2015 at 07:31 AM.
