Oem Hid's On Is300

[Noel]

Hi all,

i was about to order a HID Kit but read a few experts opinions regards aftermarket installation and was totally put off...

so then i had a look on eBay for secondhand OEM hid headlights and couldn't see any difference in the lens/reflector design between normal halogen low beam reflectors and "ebay" IS300 OEM hid headlights... now i realise the pictures on eBay can often be incorrect (one guy was showing the left & right, but it was only a picture of the left mirrored, toyota was spelt backwards...)

anyway if anyone has a picture of a REAL oem hid headlight it would help clear up if there is a real reflector difference and if not then the problem the "experts" mentioned about retrofitting wouldn't be a issue in this case...

thanks

Noel

[Rob]

you can not fit the OEM hids without modifying the wheel arch area as the lights are bigger than the standard non HID light unit - u will also need the level sensor on the axle etc

[Noel]

Ok thanks thats usefull info ;) but i'd still like to see what the OEM HID lights looks like? are they projecter types

anyone with a picture? :)

[Parthiban]

I remember Scarface/Surgical Virus having tons of detailed pics of his IS300, I'm sure he must have a closeup of a headlight somewhere, might be worth sending him a PM......

I've actually looked into this in the past though, and the IS300 does not have a projector housing (like newer cars do). I'm not sure if it's identical, but the reflector looks very similar to the one on the IS200

I was for a while trying to find out whether if I found an set of IS300 headlamps would I be able to swap the reflector over with the ones in the 200 but couldn't be bothered with it in the end.

To be fair, HIDs in the standard reflectors is such a vast improvement over the standard headlamps that I've not been too concerned if they're not as good as they "possibly" could be with the correct reflector.

Hope that helps a bit :)

[Noel]

I've actually looked into this in the past though, and the IS300 does not have a projector housing (like newer cars do). I'm not sure if it's identical, but the reflector looks very similar to the one on the IS200

You're on my train of thought ;) as the IS300's i looked at on Auto-trader didn't seem to have any lens difference from afar, only real difference seems to be the orange bit... so in conclusion maybe the IS200 lens is pretty close to whats needed to make HID lights work as intended....

I think a lot of the "experts" opinions that i was reading were in relation to diffusers but some points were worth noting... ie, incorrect bulb placement generating a flood of light on the ground too close to the car causing your own pupil's to close meant you can't focus properly on objects down the road... kinda makes sense

ok i'll probably just go and buy a kit....and see :winky:

[Monster-Mat]

i have the IS300 HID lights in the Monster

[Noel]

i have the IS300 HID lights in the Monster

soooo.... in your expert opinion, are the reflectors the same?

[Monster-Mat]

no, totally different

[Noel]

ok, thanks for that..... you don't have a close up piccy of the HID lights by any chance? :)

[Monster-Mat]

[DJ Wozza]

that has got to be the biggest Intercooler I have ever seen fitted to an IS

[RX-Men-8]

One major difference: The OEM Hids have a shield below the dippped beam bulb, whereas the Non-hids have not. This prevents light from reflecting up from the bottom side of the reflector, that would be too blinding.

German pics here ;)

[Noel]

One major difference: The OEM Hids have a shield below the dippped beam bulb, whereas the Non-hids have not. This prevents light from reflecting up from the bottom side of the reflector, that would be too blinding.

German pics here ;)

Thats great thanks :)

[Noel]

Ordered a 6000k hb4 kit from HIDS-direct last night ;)

will see how they work out... :)

[Mike_B]

Just to add the 'you can't tell from the outside' bits - my GS430 has OEM HIDs fitted, and indeed you cannot tell the difference from the outside - till you switch them on, anyway.

When I was considering it, I was under the impression that they would have that funny glass sphere thing (well, it looks like half a sphere) like some cars do, but it seems not, and was wondering why all the 430s I looked at appeared to have standard headlights fitted. Interestingly, my bike has lights like that, but they are only ordinary halogen bulbs, even though they look like HIDs do.