HID headlight bulb recommendations

[wharfhouse]

One of my HID headlight bulbs gave out over the weekend - car is 10 years with 152K miles so I've been expecting that I'll need to replace them before long. Does anyone have some recent experiences of what replacement HID bulbs currently deliver the best performance (and what is the colour temperature of the OEM bulbs if anyone knows, I have seen in other posts 4300 kelvin?). The price on Lexus Parts Direct for a pair D4S Xenon OptiWhite bulbs is £238.70 so I'm not planning on going to the dealer for replacements. Also don't want to switch out to LED bulbs - so just interested in HID. Thanks

Edited Monday at 01:04 PM by wharfhouse

[ColinBarber]

15 minutes ago, wharfhouse said:

and what is the colour temperature of the OEM bulbs if anyone knows, I have seen in other posts 4300 kelvin?

That's correct, 4,300K.

[IS300FSPORT]

I recently tried Osram Night Breaker returned them & got a refund from amazon. The Visibility was improved over OEM but for me the yellow light output wasnt for me. I prefer the more modern look white with a hint of blue light output so changed too Osram Cool blue boost. Note this bulb is rated as 'Off road' use only. I have had them in a couple of months now with no ill effects driven past many Police cars & nobody has flashed me unless I have them on full beam which is understandable. Beam pattern is set from factory so no issues with the auto headlight adjustment taking control.

Osram night breaker (fitted & removed)

Osram cool blue

[wharfhouse]

3 hours ago, IS300FSPORT said:

I recently tried Osram Night Breaker returned them & got a refund from Amazon. The Visibility was improved over OEM but for me the yellow light output wasnt for me. I prefer the more modern look white with a hint of blue light output so changed too Osram Cool blue boost. Note this bulb is rated as 'Off road' use only. I have had them in a couple of months now with no ill effects driven past many Police cars & nobody has flashed me unless I have them on full beam which is understandable. Beam pattern is set from factory so no issues with the auto headlight adjustment taking control.

Osram night breaker (fitted & removed)

Osram cool blue

Thanks - I'll have a look at those.

[IS300FSPORT]

26 minutes ago, wharfhouse said:

Thanks - I'll have a look at those.

No problem. They are on a small discount at the min £97.99 & only 3 left in stock.

BTW the originals I took out of mine were Osram not sure what spec they are or if they are a factory install?

These are what I have in now

OSRAM XENARC® Cool Blue Boost, D4S, Xenon Headlight Lamps, 7000K, Duo Box, offroad use only 
https://amzn.eu/d/c77iCqT

[DBIZO]

On 10/14/2024 at 2:21 PM, IS300FSPORT said:

I recently tried Osram Night Breaker returned them & got a refund from Amazon. The Visibility was improved over OEM but for me the yellow light output wasnt for me. I prefer the more modern look white with a hint of blue light output so changed too Osram Cool blue boost. Note this bulb is rated as 'Off road' use only. I have had them in a couple of months now with no ill effects driven past many Police cars & nobody has flashed me unless I have them on full beam which is understandable. Beam pattern is set from factory so no issues with the auto headlight adjustment taking control.

Osram night breaker (fitted & removed)

Osram cool blue

My eyes hurt just looking at the photos. Still likely better than those sodden matrix leds.

 

[IS300FSPORT]

29 minutes ago, DBIZO said:

My eyes hurt just looking at the photos. Still likely better than those sodden matrix leds.

 

From the factory the standard light output is ridiculously poor. At least on the pre-face lift maybe the later versions are equipped with LED Lamps & have a better light output.

Having done reaarch prior to purchase Osram or Phillips bulbs are about as good as you will get in terms of improving brightness without blinding other drivers. Yes accept there are plenty of cheap HID bulbs online but the beam pattern is criminal. I guess you get what you pay for overall im happy with the light output & would recommend it if your looking to replace the OEM bulbs.