Headlight replacement

[eleveneleven]

My MOT is due next week and one of My headlights is out. 

Can someone provide me a link for a replacement bulb please? 

How difficult a job is it to do myself? 

Thanks 

[Las Palmas]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=headlight+lexus+is250+2008&_sacat=0

Maybe?

[eleveneleven]

11 minutes ago, Las Palmas said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=headlight+lexus+is250+2008&_sacat=0

Maybe?

Thanks mate but I meant the bulb not the actual casing. 

 

 

[Las Palmas]

Is it a LED - HID or Halogen?

[johnatg]

It's a 2008 - gotta be halogen. (Unless the whole headlight has been replaced and other mods made - any other bulb (LED or gas discharge will fail MoT))

There are several bulbs in the headlight:

Main beam: HB3

Dip beam: H11

Parking light: W5W

Turn indicator: WY21W (You need to remove the headlight to change this - the others are relatively easy)

Easy DiY except the indicator - I'd recommend you change both sides to ensure the light output is matched. And anyway, the other side will probably fail soon if you don't change it.

You do need to remove a bit of stuff - eg the air filter housing on the right and move the washer inlet tube on the left.

 

[Linas.P]

On 2/26/2023 at 9:29 AM, johnatg said:

It's a 2008 - gotta be halogen.

Not necessarily, SEL came with Xenon - the way to tell is whenever car has headlight washers or not. Xenon has them, halogen does not. 

[johnatg]

Ah - yes indeed. And the car in the pic has washers. So if the arrow is accurate, it's main beam xenons we're looking for.

[Beamish]

 

Only the dipped beam is Xenon,  D4S I beleivef from memory.

Main beam is HB3 as you listed above John.