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Not sure how big or bad the scratch is but I've used the Dr Colorchip (check it on Google) stuff on a couple of scratches and chips. It's maybe more for stone chips than scratches but I found it worked great. This is from the website •Deep Scratches - Deep, narrow scratches (1/16" or less) down to the metal will usually hold paint. As our paint is instantly malleable (in this case, tacky, yet removable), there is some flexibilty in finessing the paint into place. The various brushes in the kit also allow for more precise painting of scratches that can't effectively be repaired by our standard process. •Wide Scratches - Wide scratches (1/16" or greater), gashes or other large defects will likely need to have the paint applied and left as is. Filling and spraying these types of damage is the only way to get a 'like new' repair. •Light Surface Scratches - Generally these can be buffed out. If you can feel them with your fingernail, they might come out completely with some wet-sanding and buffing. Otherwise, our precision brush can be used to lightly apply the paint over the scratch and left as is. •Key Scratches - We dont recommend buying our kit soley for fixing key scratches unless the vehicle color is dark, and the scratch is short and deep. A long key scratch on a light silver or gold car will show almost no difference, even if the paint completely fills the scratch. However, if you are not inclined to pay for a body shop repair, the special brushes in the kit will help you make the best repair possible. •Vehicle Color - The color of the vehicle also determines the quality of the scratch repair. Darker colors always look better than light ones. A scratch on a black or dark red metallic vehicle will always look better afterward than on a light silver or gold one. The stuff ain't cheap as it is in the States and has to be shipped but it arrived in a couple of days for me. Not sure why it isn't sold here as somebody could make a fortune with it. It does actually do what the ads say on the website. They do mention it works best on dark coloured cars and I have a cadoxton grey and it worked a treat on the stone chips on the bonnet. Hope you work something out anyway and it doesn't cost too much.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Philips-D4S-XenEco-4...=item45ef9bf600 This is the bulb that I picked up. The car was in for a service at my local indy and they popped it in for me FOC which was a boost. I think they had to remove the washer bottle to get at it, but said it was straight forward enough after that. It was the first time I had used the garage. Used Lexus before and it appears that the air filter had been in there for about 50 000 miles by the looks of it and the fuel filter was rotton so probably never been changed in 80000 miles. Car running MUCH better now. http://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-second-...-hid-bulbs.html The above link may help if going DIY but I wasn't brave enough!

I've had exactly the same problem. First time the car was under warranty and Lexus replaced the whole light unit which seemed a bit extreme. The tech was under the impression that the bulbs never fail. I didn't argue as you can imagine. The other one went last week and I picked up a Philips D4S on eBay from a German seller for about £40. Works a treat. As far as I know the stock Lexus bulbs are Philips D4S Mercury free.