Lexus ISF HID Upgrade (Projectors/high beams/fogs) (install video page 3)

[genesis]

I want to like this, but I can't. I can't understand why anyone would give up useable light, for unusable color. All stock hids are 4300 to 5000 k, with the new led headlights being around 5400ish (and subsequently, dimmer than hid's).. 8000k is just ricerish, and a bad idea. :/ rest of the cars very nice though, and the work is, as usual, top notch

[KMS]

I want to like this, but I can't. I can't understand why anyone would give up useable light, for unusable color. All stock hids are 4300 to 5000 k, with the new led headlights being around 5400ish (and subsequently, dimmer than hid's).. 8000k is just ricerish, and a bad idea. :/ rest of the cars very nice though, and the work is, as usual, top notch

Agreed.

I've seen some really bad headlights on the street before. Anything with a color hue is horrible. It seems to dull out the brightness and isn't as bright as it could be. I find the pure white hid's to be the best. I drove a mini cooper which has the white hid's, stock xenon's I believe. Much brighter than aftermarket hid's on trucks or ricemobiles as they drove next to me on the highway, the mini cooper's headlights were much more noticeable on the ground as they drove past me.

[gally]

i was like.....wow..nice work man...but then i stopped when i saw that ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^damn.....thats veeery nice....

[meade916]

I want to like this, but I can't. I can't understand why anyone would give up useable light, for unusable color. All stock hids are 4300 to 5000 k, with the new led headlights being around 5400ish (and subsequently, dimmer than hid's).. 8000k is just ricerish, and a bad idea. :/ rest of the cars very nice though, and the work is, as usual, top notch

because 4300k HID's look too yellow to me. 8000k isn't to drastic. 10k and above is starting to get on the drastic side. Ricerish? NOT. If they were pink, or deep purple, (15-30,000k) i would agree. Bad idea? maybe for you, but a GOOD idea for me.....because its my prerogative. @ 8000k, they are still bright white with a HINT of purple. Before it was bright white with a hint of yellow. As for the fogs, and highs, they WERE halogen, as i explained, so they were switched out to match.

I want to like this, but I can't. I can't understand why anyone would give up useable light, for unusable color. All stock hids are 4300 to 5000 k, with the new led headlights being around 5400ish (and subsequently, dimmer than hid's).. 8000k is just ricerish, and a bad idea. :/ rest of the cars very nice though, and the work is, as usual, top notch

Agreed.

I've seen some really bad headlights on the street before. Anything with a color hue is horrible. It seems to dull out the brightness and isn't as bright as it could be. I find the pure white hid's to be the best. I drove a mini cooper which has the white hid's, stock xenon's I believe. Much brighter than aftermarket hid's on trucks or ricemobiles as they drove next to me on the highway, the mini cooper's headlights were much more noticeable on the ground as they drove past me.

the fog lights are Futurevision but the other ones are not. I ordered them online. The highs are whatever brand i could find, they had good reviews. They will rarely ever be turned on. If i do turn them on, they will match. Seems like a good set, i don't anticipate any problems. The headlights already have factory ballasts and is just a direct bulb swap. Bulbs don't generally go bad, ballasts do. So I will be ok.

as far as "anything with color is horrible", again, that is your opinion. You are entitled to it. It's my opinion that factory is horrible. They were so yellow looking, people would say "you need HID's on your Lexus"....and i am like DUHH they already are HID's. A slight color change isn't nothing to bitch about.

[Wood]

He has projectors, so all the "scattered light" will be concentrated. Usually when you see dull coloring or HIDs with a lot of scatter and no focus its one of two things... a cheap HID kit, or the lack of a projector housing. He will be PERFECTLY fine! and despite what people say about the 8k, its visually fine and appealing!! I had a monte carlo with 8k lows, high, fogs and it looked absolutely gorgeous at night and I had NO PROBLEM seeing up the rode!!! Not to mention that blue Hue only makes the blue calipers "pop" on the Lexus ... Nice Attention to detail IMO

[sayhuh?]

Looks good and actually, I was surprised how white they look for 8k. I went with 35w and 5k for the white look. I got it with my truck, luckily.

I've heard people say if you go 55w and 6-8k it stays white, but if you use 35w, then it turns to a purple?

She is a sexy beast for sure! Now I have to fix my OCD and do the brights lol

[shoulinpanther]

Looks good Steve I personally prefer 6000k but that is because all if my LEDs are 6000k. Always move to have everything matched makes it very clean sir.

[justin0943]

I put 6k on my sister car bright as hell but I like my 8k with led switch back white/yellow looks sweet an people all the time wants to know what I did to make them switch from white to yellow flash

[meade916]

Looks good Steve I personally prefer 6000k but that is because all if my LEDs are 6000k. Always move to have everything matched makes it very clean sir.

i prefer 6 or 7000k myself. IMO, just my opinion, 10,000k is where i draw the line as far as what i think looks decent. After that it starts to get dumb. I have seen straight up PINK and straight up GREEN and not only was it goofy, and ugly, and probably throws out the worst light. They wont make it a week without getting pulled over with that shit.

Anyhow, I already had the 8000k fogs so i made everything match those rather then starting over and buying all 3. thanks!

[ImortalZomby]

i like that plasti dip to the grill trim you did there! Excellent work!