dcresci Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Hi, I have 1993 SC300, 125,000 miles. My low beams are horrible. Is there an easy fix to this that I can do myself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psicks Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Not trying to be a !Removed! but have you tried new bulbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcresci Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 No problem, any bulb you recommend that would fit and give better light? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Wills Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 You may want to either try cleaning the front lenses or replace the whole thing...SC 400 are notorious for getting cloudy/foggy headlights and can affect the lighting coming from your headlights. I recently replaced mine and not only is the lighting better it looks way better too... You can also try getting some brighter bulbs or halogens...cost a lot more but the ice blue lights look great! you can probably find a nice set up for around $250-350 Cost: $250 per headlight brand new (E-Bay) see pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcresci Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 Looks great...thx for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcrookston Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 McGuire's sells a polishing kit that works well with a drill. I used it on my '95 when I bought it earlier this year. Made the lenses clear as new... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I had great experience with the 3m headlight cleaning kit. The lights question is tricky. The projectors are set up for regular halogens and you should not use them with xenon-ballast retrofit. There's a website that describes changing the projector lenses from a BMW to fix this. I stuck with halogens and found the regular sylvannia oems Are the best overall. Silverstars ultras and PIAAs die after 6 mos. The yellow light offers better visibility than the carshow ice blues this is covered on that BMW enthusiast site I mentioned (on the iPod so can't paste in the bookmark) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Over at club lexus they have an HID conversion from the Acura TSX: http://clublexus.com/forums/lighting/18590...projectors.html Here's a writeup of what to think about and what can go wrong... http://faqlight.carpassion.info/retro-vs-oem.htm And here's a table of other conversions, gives some insight to what can go wrong as well. http://faqlight.carpassion.info/car-tested-retro.htm I can't find the lexus forum link that talked about BMW retrofit lenses... but the Acura TSX retrofit seemed to work above. Good luck and keep us posted if you retrofit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 One more link... the complete DIY projector cleaning/refinishing (cheapest and quickest way to get back your visibility)... http://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-400-300...efinishing.html Remember, halogen light output will drop 50% long before the light actually "goes out." Winter's coming, it's a good time to replace things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkman Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I have to disagree on HIDs not working well with the SC's stock housing/lens. I've got HIDs on mine and I think they're great. Going on almost 2 years now. I lowered the beam so as not to blind oncoming cars. No halogen bulb can compare. Ebay's got them for like $75 now...maybe less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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