Gas Discharge Headlights Sportcross

[tonyricha]

Hi, this is my first winter in a 2002 IS300 Sportcross, I am finding the headlights very poor,when they switch on they level OK but even after fitting 100 W white main beam bulbs and setting the levels on a MOT beam setter it is difficult to drive at night. Do the gas discharge bulbs deteriorate with age or is this normal and something I have to learn to live with?

Any pre crash help would be much appreciated!

[loggyboy]

You chaged to 100w bulbs?, surely they cant be gas discharge (HIDs) then?

[tonyricha]

You chaged to 100w bulbs?, surely they cant be gas discharge (HIDs) then?

surley only the dip beams are gas with halogen mains?

[Rob]

yes thats right the dip beam are HID and mains are halogen.

so what exactly is difficult when driving at night.... the HIDs are a massive improvement over the normal 50w halogen bulbs dipped beams on the normal IS

[tonyricha]

yes thats right the dip beam are HID and mains are halogen.

so what exactly is difficult when driving at night.... the HIDs are a massive improvement over the normal 50w halogen bulbs dipped beams on the normal IS

The difficulty is seeing the road in front, compared to the halogen lights in my wife's Megan, the halogen lights on my last GS300 or the Zenon lights on Omegas I used to run these IS lamps are very poor,which makes me think something must be wrong.I recently tried a new GS300 at night and was amazed how good the lights were which made mine seem all the worse!

[Ian M]

I reckon the lights on my 2004 IS300 SportCrossare fantastic – they burn holes in road signs from 1000 yards! You must have a problem of some sort with yours.