Headlight Bulbs? Which Ones Please

[dibsLPG]

Headlight bulbs? Which ones please

About to get the Front End modified (bonnet, wings, Corner Spats, sports grill and eye brows etc..) subtle changes, so All I am after is some bulbs (Main, beam and Side lights) which will give the front a fresh look at night, (also thinking about Angle eyes kit has discussed on here also from feebay :winky: ) nothing blue or purple (coppers are very fussy round these parts :tsktsk: ).. Want bright white/bluish light without having to fork-out for a HID kit (yet) Any Experiences / types – makes to avoid and any places / recommendations please?

Been on eBay and confused by the number of diff type of headlight bulbs available for the IS200??

Has usual your help / guidance is greatly appreciated. :D

Cheers

Dibslpg

B)

[Rikos]

Halfords have quite a good choice normally form show bulbs to legal bulbs may be worth a look.

Also there is a company that just deal in bulbs on the net but not sure of there name, there is a link on one of the posts recently.

[aztecbandit1]

hello matey i've used autobulbs direct a few times in the past and always seem to provide a good service they do quite a few different types for the is200 i had this set in before i had my hid's...autobulbs direct link

[Rikos]

Thats the company i meant

Cheers Chris

[DJ Wozza]

I agree with Aztecbandit1 ,

Autobulbs Direct have a shop on e-bay, and do a full set of

replacemen bulbs for the front ,Headlight Dipped,Headlight Main Beam,Sidelight.

LINK HERE

The bulbs you need are HB3 HB4 + 501W . I have a set on my IS200 from them

and they work great (about £14.99 + P+P£3.50).

I have upgraded my sidelight 501W bulbs to LEDs I bought from eBay (hong kong)

but I'm sure the ones you get in the kit are ok too.

These Headlight bulbs give a nice ICE White HID effect (but bulbs look Blue...go figure)

and I am happy to recommend these guys as I have bought from them before.

Hope this helps ya.

[spikes]

philips blue vision plus from autobulbs direct. a nice bright white light :)

[IRLRs200]

have Philips blue vision in my full beams, they arent very blue or even white. Still standard yellow. I have yet to find a bulb that comes anywhere close to my HID colour

[spikes]

have Philips blue vision in my full beams, they arent very blue or even white. Still standard yellow. I have yet to find a bulb that comes anywhere close to my HID colour

hi,mine are a whiter than standard bulb,whiter on the road.but like you say can't beat hid.

all down to how much you want to spend,or how much night driving you do. :)

[TigerFish]

I got a full set of dip beam, main beam and side lights Xenon bulbs from these guys on eBay. £9.95 + £2.99 delivery for the set. Very good deal and the Xenon side light bulbs really make a big difference to the appearance, giving nice white side lights to match the head lamps colour.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/ACEparts-Performance-Lighting

Just for reference, Halfords wanted £14.99 if I remember correctly, just for one of the headlamp bulbs!!!

[WylieCoyote]

Again, autobulbs for me. If you can spare the cash, consider a HID kit. For a good quality, but expensive bulb, PIAA are good PIAA website

I had some of them in my old 307, I think I had the Xtreme White Plus and they were excellent.

Hope this helps.

:D

[dibsLPG]

Cheers for your suggestions

Just Logging on to eBay to get them from Autobulbs direct. so i will fit them in as soon has they arrive and when the wheather imporves (next summer ).

Cheers for all your help..

Dibslpg

[aaronabbott]

Headlight Bulbs? Which ones please

About to get the Front End modified (bonnet, wings, Corner Spats, sports grill and eye brows etc..) subtle changes, so All I am after is some bulbs (Main, beam and Side lights) which will give the front a fresh look at night, (also thinking about Angle eyes kit has discussed on here also from feebay :winky: ) nothing blue or purple (coppers are very fussy round these parts :tsktsk: ).. Want bright white/bluish light without having to fork-out for a HID kit (yet) Any Experiences / types – makes to avoid and any places / recommendations please?

Been on ebay and confused by the number of diff type of headlight bulbs available for the IS200??

Has usual your help / guidance is greatly appreciated. :D

Cheers

Dibslpg

B)

does any one know which bulbs the front (fog) driving lights,i only ask as i have bought the autobulbs kit and you can really tell the difference between the 2

[aztecbandit1]

does any one know which bulbs the front (fog) driving lights,i only ask as i have bought the autobulbs kit and you can really tell the difference between the 2

It depends on the year as the newer is200's have an upgraded fog lamp, If yours is the older model like mine (2000-2004 ??) you will need 9006/hb4 bulbs the same as your dip beam not sure on the bulbs for the upgraded fogs though?

[merlin 99]

auto bulbs do osram/siverstar 50% brighter ones !

had them in my teggi and were fantastic they were whiter than white !

will be getting them for my Tezza if i dont do the HID thing !

[Paul-J]

Rather than start a whole new HID thread I thought I would just hi-jack this one instead

I bought a set off eBay but I can't work out which bulb is which, I have 2 sets of HB4 (9006) 1 set of HB3 (9005) and a set of side lights. The thing thats mainly confusing me is why 2 sets of HB4's?

[TigerFish]

The HB4's should be your dip beams, the HB3's the main beams. Maybe the other set of HB4's are for your fogs.

[Paul-J]

The HB4's should be your dip beams, the HB3's the main beams. Maybe the other set of HB4's are for your fogs.

Thats what I was thinking :duh:

[Unregistered_User]

Did you buy all the sets or did they come as part of the same sale? Do you have a link at all?

Jamie

[Paul-J]

Did you buy all the sets or did they come as part of the same sale? Do you have a link at all?

Jamie

Bulbs

These are the ones I bought, put the side lights, HB4, HB3's on look nice, not to sue on the side lights. They have a blue tint on them which I think look a little tacky

Still left with a set of HB4's???

[spikes]

Did you buy all the sets or did they come as part of the same sale? Do you have a link at all?

Jamie

Bulbs

These are the ones I bought, put the side lights, HB4, HB3's on look nice, not to sue on the side lights. They have a blue tint on them which I think look a little tacky

Still left with a set of HB4's???

HB4's are for the fog lights :)

[cactusmaac]

I agree with Aztecbandit1 ,

Autobulbs Direct have a shop on e-bay, and do a full set of

replacemen bulbs for the front ,Headlight Dipped,Headlight Main Beam,Sidelight.

LINK HERE

The bulbs you need are HB3 HB4 + 501W . I have a set on my IS200 from them

and they work great (about £14.99 + P+P£3.50).

I have upgraded my sidelight 501W bulbs to LEDs I bought from Ebay (hong kong)

but I'm sure the ones you get in the kit are ok too.

These Headlight bulbs give a nice ICE White HID effect (but bulbs look Blue...go figure)

and I am happy to recommend these guys as I have bought from them before.

Hope this helps ya.

If I buy these, do I need any other kit to install them?

[aztecbandit1]

I agree with Aztecbandit1 ,

Autobulbs Direct have a shop on e-bay, and do a full set of

replacemen bulbs for the front ,Headlight Dipped,Headlight Main Beam,Sidelight.

LINK HERE

The bulbs you need are HB3 HB4 + 501W . I have a set on my IS200 from them

and they work great (about £14.99 + P+P£3.50).

I have upgraded my sidelight 501W bulbs to LEDs I bought from Ebay (hong kong)

but I'm sure the ones you get in the kit are ok too.

These Headlight bulbs give a nice ICE White HID effect (but bulbs look Blue...go figure)

and I am happy to recommend these guys as I have bought from them before.

Hope this helps ya.

If I buy these, do I need any other kit to install them?

Hello mate, No nothing else needed as there all direct replacement for the ones you have already fitted to your car. :D

[Lexus2D]

R these the 1`s u c on newer cars ? realy white with a hint of blue ?

Im avin a blonde moment sorry

[cactusmaac]

I agree with Aztecbandit1 ,

Autobulbs Direct have a shop on e-bay, and do a full set of

replacemen bulbs for the front ,Headlight Dipped,Headlight Main Beam,Sidelight.

LINK HERE

The bulbs you need are HB3 HB4 + 501W . I have a set on my IS200 from them

and they work great (about £14.99 + P+P£3.50).

I have upgraded my sidelight 501W bulbs to LEDs I bought from Ebay (hong kong)

but I'm sure the ones you get in the kit are ok too.

These Headlight bulbs give a nice ICE White HID effect (but bulbs look Blue...go figure)

and I am happy to recommend these guys as I have bought from them before.

Hope this helps ya.

If I buy these, do I need any other kit to install them?

Hello mate, No nothing else needed as there all direct replacement for the ones you have already fitted to your car. :D

Good. What are those £90 kits doing on eBay? Are they for cars which aren't set up for halogens in the first place?

edit: I have a 2004 IS 200 SE. According to the owner's manual, the lights are HB3 and HB4. I assume the Autobulbs Direct set give a brighter light than the factory ones.

[aztecbandit1]

For your car you will need HB4 and HB3 for the Main/Dip headlamps plus the 501's for the side lights but being as your lex is a newer model they changed the fog lamp bulbs for another bulb of which i cant remember but will have a search for them? :)

Edit: from what i can find the bulbs for the newer model fog lights are H3?