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One of the HID bulbs turned purple on my '98 GS as well. The bulb is an Osram-Sylvania bulb. It should be part number 9098120001 and retails for #321.07 at the dealer (for a '98). These things are supposed to last the life of my car!! Lexus Certified Pre-Owned Warranty would not replace though. "Bulbs aren't covered." I could never find the exact bulb online...Believe me I searched. I finally found a friend that had a '01 GS300 that was involved in a fender bender that required replacing the headlamp assembly. I bought his old one from him and swapped the bulbs. You can do it yourself but be careful, these bulbs require 22,000 volts to get them lit. :o Yes, TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND VOLTS!! Be sure you disconnect the wiring harnesses and you should be fine. Be sure you never allow the glass lens of the bulb to touch your skin. Oils from your skin will cause the lamp to fail. If you can't find the exact replacement I would suggest buying a pair of aftermarket D2R bulbs and replacing them both so that the color temperature (color) match. Watch out since some with color temperatures in the 6500K-7500K range can be really purple looking.

<_< Looks good but not great as I was expecting. The only increase in performance for us 400/430 owners will be the addition of another gear in the automatic transmission! The V8 is the same motor! All wheel drive is only available on the new V6 and not on the V8!?! I'm not paying the $35,000 I'd estimate it would take to trade my GS400 in for the new 2006 GS430. About all we would gain (besides the looks) is Climate Controled (air conditioned) Seats and Keyless Ignition. Bring me a GS500 with all wheel drive, a sequential manual transmission, and heads up display then I will get interested! By the way, more photos at http://pressroom.lexus.com/