Rx300 Headlight

[lexdog]

Im a bit confused here and am not sure what my options are. I own a 2001 Rx300. I recently upgrade my OEM head lights to Sylvania Silverstar 9006 after about 3 months one of them burned out. :cries:

I've been searching through the posts and have read very different things so I need to clarity.

1. I read you could upgrade to Xenon if I had 2001 to 2003 headlight body ?

Q: Is this true ?

Q. Is Xenon the same as HID ?

Q: Does Xenon require additional hardware like HID ?

2. I read all of the post stating the Sylvania Silverstar were the best upgrade for clear Halogen

but Im not in complete agreement with this. I did a very clean install making sure I didnt touch the lamp

and it burned out in 3 months...

Q: Does anybody have any opinions on other brands like Piaa, Hella, Phillips ect ect..

[LexKid630]

HID lamps include xenon bulbs instead of halogen lamps. When someone says HID, they're talking about xenon.

You can replace the headlight(s) units on any rx300, 99 - 03. They all have the same size headlights.

The only difference between the HID units and the halogen units (what you have now) is the fact that HID has an auto-leveling system ( a little motor that moves the headlight up and down). If your rx300 currently does not have HID, it's a pain to get the HID to work.

The HID bulbs are much different than the halogen bulbs.

I have never used the sylvania bulbs so i can't tell you about them.