Headlight bulbs

[DJT]

Hi was going to change dip bulbs today on car. Once bonnet lifted there is two yellow labels warning of high voltage. See attached photo. Do these labels apply to main beam or dip beam. My handbook does not mention anything about hids 

[ColinBarber]

Dipped beams - all LS430s in the UK had HID headlights.

[BigBoomer]

HID uses up to 25,000Volts AC to drive the bulb. The "ballast" converts 12v DC to the required voltage AC and manages the arc in the bulb.
Safe enough to change the bulbs if the car is off and the Battery disconnected.

You will need D2S HID bulbs for the low/dipped beam and Halogen 9005/HB3 bulbs for high beam.
When replacing the D2S I strongly recommend buying reputable brand bulbs (Osram or Philips) as some of the "budget" ones have the arc in the wrong place and result in a crap light pattern.
The budget ones also do not last anywhere near as long.
 

[DJT]

Bigboomer I never use anything but Philips or Orsam for light bulbs. When disconnecting Battery is there anything to worry about such as radio codes etc. 

[BigBoomer]

2 hours ago, DJT said:

Bigboomer I never use anything but Philips or Orsam for light bulbs. When disconnecting battery is there anything to worry about such as radio codes etc. 

I have never had an issue with the Mark Levinson system. No code needed.

[ColinBarber]

13 hours ago, DJT said:

When disconnecting battery is there anything to worry about such as radio codes etc. 

Just reinitialise the auto windows/sunroof by manually opening and continue to hold the button down for a couple of seconds and then same when closing - then the auto function will work. No problems with the radio.