runnerX

Guys, I have been wondering about this for a long while... is it possible to make our HID lights brighter? not bluer, but brighter just like the ones on Lexus.. I noticed our HIDs are a little pale when compared to the HIDs on Lexus.

monkeymato

ya...go and buy the 6000k bulbs. I think its a direct swap...is it?

runnerX

6k will make the light bluer, not brighter. 5k and above would be dimmer than the stock.

see_fu

find a 50 watt ballast. supposedly these things are awesome, but I've never even seen one yet.

spdy0001

I have no complaints about the stock HIDs in my 2003 they are blue and bright as hell.

peiqinglong

I don't think you can really make your HIDs any brighter...think of diminished returns.

niz181

i seen a red cl-s with some nice hid, they were blue but were like crystal clear and clean. Any ideas what they could be?

runnerX

Exactly, I think ballast is what I should look into. I know for the fact that our HID light bulbs are not different from the ones on Lexus, so ballast must be the issue.

see_fu

all the ballast on oem vehicles are identical, just different manufactures. However, there's a company that makes a 50watt ballast over the 35 watt ballast.

runnerX

http://suvlights.tripod.com/suvlight...sramsbulbs.htm

too costly... consider upgrading from HID to HID...


$450 to make my HIDs a bit brighter... I am going to give up...

Klamalama

I occassionally get flashed for the bright HIDs. I don't think the general population can stand them brighter. Perhaps you just want a slight reaiming? I've raised the passenger side slightly so as to see road signs better.