rgspb Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Just took ownership of my new IS350! Love the car but have an issue with the driving lights. The headlights and drl's are both LED and thus the light output color matches nicely. However, the driving lights are halogen and have a yellowish hue. I would love for these to match! Not really looking to make them any brighter, just change the color. I know there are whiter halogens out there, has anyone tried these and may already know what type I should get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgspb Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 So, no one!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cduluk Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I would purchase a used set of the 2014 IS350 "HID type" headlights. They'll fit, you'd just need to wire the ballasts to your existing wiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberpoint Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Just took ownership of my new IS350! Love the car but have an issue with the driving lights. The headlights and drl's are both LED and thus the light output color matches nicely. However, the driving lights are halogen and have a yellowish hue. I would love for these to match! Not really looking to make them any brighter, just change the color. I know there are whiter halogens out there, has anyone tried these and may already know what type I should get? I noticed that as well. Have you found any other solutions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgspb Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 No I sure haven't. If I could figure out how to get to the bulbs I would just buy some different ones to try. It looks like the inside of the wheel well has to come out to get to the bulb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 you can get aftermarket bulbs halogen bulbs that will sort this issue. If you don't want to go for the HID upgrade then this would be the best option. Go for quality though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgspb Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 That was my thought. I think trying to hack HIDs in there would be overkill. There are so many different color bulbs out there it will be a trial and error thing. I just have to figure out how to get to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 there are plenty of stores online, you just need to get a known brand, steer clear of cheap chinese imitations. Phillips is a good brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgspb Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 I did find these, but that's a little pricey, $171 each. There's also no guarantee that they will match the color of the headlight LEDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 hmm that sounds too much... that is HID prices... $50 would be about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 something like these http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-PHILIPS-Diamond-Vision-H11-Xenon-HID-LOOK-Headlight-BULBS-PAIR-5000K-/141173523283 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgspb Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Here's the link I meant to post earlier: http://is.sewellparts.com/accessories-catalog/Exterior/IS350-2014/6549.html I'm just not sure if the HID color is the same as the LED color of the headlights. I'll try some different bulbs and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgspb Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 I just found a similar post on another forum so I'll update this one when I know more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberpoint Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 The Phillips ebay bulbs look like the solution. Thx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I noticed that the fog lights were the different color. Maybe fog lights need to be different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgspb Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Actually these are driving lights, not fog lights which are yellow. Turn these on in the fog and you'll go blind! There's a bit of confusion with some automakers these days as to which is which. I went with a pair of LEDs for the driving lights and they are a great match for the other lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Fog lights are more determined by the pattern of the light flow rather than the color. Driving lights and fog lights seem to have merged into a foggy thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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