Thanks for the tutorial! Great work. I wish this Lexus was more like my old Corolla: "Pop the hood, twist out the old headlamp with your hand, twist in the new one, close the hood."
Bro thanks for the video. I literally just did this with nothing but a multi tool. I got pretty big hands and was able to get the passenger light out with a little finesse.
You're godsend!!!! Changed my factory headlight bulbs on my 2013 IS350 to 8000K bulbs and this video saved me so much time and headache cause I already knew I had to get a socket wrench extension and then put the filter cup and its exhaust back in together before screwing in the bolts. You should have more subs as I see you do more than just work on the IS and your vids are so detailed and easy to follow. Thanks so much!
Awesome video. Definitely looks harder on the passenger side, I see why you did that first. It's a shame the bulbs are so darn expensive. Will come back and comment again once I get it all done.
Thanks for the video it helps a lot. Also when you talked to the guy about the check engine light it also helped me a ton. It turns out if you just drive it a bit after it goes away thanks for the help!
What is the best bulb to mimic halogen light? I don't like cold white light, but the 2700K which *should* look like incandescent just appear to be a bright yellow. I want a true warm white Xenon, which can match the long life W5W sidelight capsule lamps. Currently using Osram Nightbreaker Xenarc. They are good, but just a bit too much on the cold side for my taste.
Thank you SO much for this video ! I followed all the instructions and it worked out. Took about an hour or less, but did have help from my very handy husband... he had the necessary tools. I would have had to buy those had he not already had them.
Yup, thx for the comparison also, I actually like the OSRAMs more, do you happen to know what kelvin they at? OSRAM is a big name when it comes to high intensity LEDs/lighting.
I'm realizing that I'm responding to an old comment.. but straight facts man! I had one light just go out. I was thinking all I had to do was remove one cover smh. What happened to the old days/cars all I had to do is pop the hood and reach in and unscrew...smh
@KrushgrooveOG you can reach in with your hand just squeeze your hand through the GAO once it's in its ok, you don't need to remove all what her did he got skinny hands he could just get his hand through the gap and then you twist the light out and twist new one back in
No you just need to get your hand through the gap to the the bulb to unscrew it, you don't need to take the air filter out like the did, it still was the same anyway, you just need to get your hand through the gap and your fine, then twist out the old bulb, then put in the new one
You don’t need to unplug anything if you’re just changing the bulbs. If it really concerns you, just unplug your battery to make sure everything is off!
I just installed a pair of DMEX in my 2010 and they actually came with the oem style “notch” to insure proper alignment AND I’m pretty sure the lighting rod (or whatever it’s called) needs to be facing towards the back of the car…..
I have a 2008 is250 and for some reason my headlights look nothing like this. I bought the replacement bulbs to do this job but there’s no ballast cover and easy insert on mine.
My transmission light came on after I changed both headlights. Do you know why this could have happened? Did I put the bulbs in too tight or something? I double checked that everything is connected correctly and tightly
Make sure you plug in that wire at 2:21 completely. It is for your airflow sensor. I know personally when I ran the car without plugging it back in, it instantly threw a check engine light. Once I plugged it back in, light remained on. Drive it around the block once or twice, shut it off and repeat to just get a "drive cycle" and for the computers to recheck everything. Once they determined that the wire was back in place and there was no actual problem, my check engine light went away. This is the only thing I can think of. For the most part tho transmission is pretty separate from the headlights. Messing with one shouldn't really have any effect on the other, even if you do something wrong. If I had to guess, this is a completely unrelated problem that just happened to pop up now. Sorry. Let us know what eventually happened and what the fix was. Best of luck!
@@SaraiGarage hey man thanks for the help. I’m actually just an idiot. I turned my car on and THEN I plugged the sensor back in. I did turn my car off and back on again and the check engine light was still on but today when I started it to take it to the shop the light was off 🤷🏼♂️
Probably need to add more blinker fluid sometimes it throws Trans light and maybe throw some engine oil in Trans dipstick tube so you lube the tube for Trans fluid sometimes Trans fluid can get a bit sticky. All done your good to go. If can't find blinker fluid cap it's under gas cap just pour it in it will go to proper tank! Oh sometimes hard to find blinker fluid if so just use vodka it sounds crazy but it works just make sure it's 151 proof! Better for cleaning blinkers
Thanks for the great tutorial. In your experience does the orientation of the bulb in the housing matter? Just swapped out my stock D4S for Philips xtreme gen 2 and I either need to mess with the bulb or realign the projectors.
Around 10:30 or thereabouts he says the orientation shouldn't matter, as long as you get those 2 pins or teeth to slot in properly to the bracket to secure it. At least, I hope that helps.. I was gonna smash out a bulb replacement this afternoon but might wait til the weekend now I've seen this 😅
Did you work this our brother? I changed for the same type as you and there are weird cutouts projected.. never noticed it before.. maybe the thin part of the bulb blocks the light?
I used to know but I forget at this point. It’s a fairly common issue over time. Check to see if there are posts on the “Club Lexus” forums. I believe one of the threads has the solution there! Best of luck 🙏🏾
If you have the older headlamps without the LED check mark, it’s just a separate bulb. If you have the LED DRL with the facelifted headlamps, like my car in the video, it’s a much more difficult process. Guys on the Lexus forums have repaired just the LED’s before, and you can find guides online on how to do it, but from what I remember, you have to open the headlamp lens. The more common approach is just buying a new complete headlamp. Before doing any of that though, I would recommend going to a trusted shop or dealer and seeing if the bulbs inside have actually died or if there is just a wiring problem that can be fixed cheaply. You could also try finding someone in your area or Facebook groups that builds custom headlights, they might be able to fix the problem for cheap as well. I’m sorry, this is probably not the answer you were looking for, but I wish you and your Lexus the best! 🙏🏾
Raj B The High and Low Beams use different bulbs. I have a video showing how to replace high beams as well. Very simple. Idk which One you need to replace but just watch my videos and you should be able to figure it out! Any other questions just ask and I’ll respond as soon as I can!
No. The check mark’s run off of separate LED’s. They usually don’t fail tho. I’d check if there’s a blown out fuse or something. Idk I’ve never dealt with that problem before. If not, you might need new headlamps. Those check mark LED’s are not really replaceable.
Actually, there is a square knob on the bulb that fits over into slot to get the right orientation on the bulb. I'm sure the light works regardless and honestly don't know if it affects performance of the bulb, but can only guess there is a reason for the knob and slot alignment. Great video though.
No! Honestly the first time I did it, my passenger side bulb was a little loose and did end up getting disconnected when driving like a day after I made this video, but it was because I didn't connect the harness to the bulb properly on that side. Maybe try opening it all up and making sure everything is connected as best it can be! It could be the harness like it was for me if the clips arn't the problem!
@@SaraiGarage Noted. Will probably mess with it this weekend as I need to see if s bulb is going bad or something internal with the headlight. One beam is not as strong as the other
High Beam replacement is just as simple. Unfortunately the passenger side is a bit harder to work with just because there's more stuff on that side (as demonstrated in this video). You won't have to remove anything extra though. Just do what I did in this video.There is a different access door for the highbeam light. Do a quick search online to familiarize yourself with what the other acess door looks like. All you need to do is exactly what I showed in this video, but instead of opening the low-beam access door and changing the lowbeam, open the high-beam access door and change the bulb the same way. The high beam access door should be right around the low beam access door and should be all black without the yellow stickers the lowbeam access door had. I'll make a video on it but it'll have to be months from now. I'm too backed up with school and other video requests for right now. Hope that helps!
Sarai Garage thanks for confirming. After sending that message I got the brilliant idea of going and looking and can see the hi beam bulb access door. I replaced the plugs last year so familiar with all the extra stuff needing to be removed for access. Thank you again,
nicholas motta with the pointy part of the tab facing down, press down on the tab against a hard surface like your driveway and the pointy part will go back in and the button will pop out. Then put them back in the covers and push the button in how it was.
*** don’t cover the middle of the button when pressing down. It needs to pop out when you press down. When pressing down, only press down using the outer ring of the tab!
I have no idea my friend. I'd go ask the guys on the forums like Club Lexus for more help with that. My guess would be no, you probably cannot fix that. You'll probably have to buy aftermarket headlamps and just replace the whole unit. Look into VLAND headlamps if you decide to replace them. I think they look really cool!
Ayee great video! I have been curious if there was an upgrade for my factory hids in my 13 ES350. I’ll have to check these out! The tint of color looks dope as hell!
Wow nice your changing your lightbulbs 💡 on right side as I need too as well! But have your ever thought of changing to LED lightbulb. Cuz I order myself LED light bulb…
LED bulbs will work fine. Just make sure they are the right size for your headlight. I put sizes and links to bulbs in the description of the video. Goodluck!
If you click on the link, although the listing I bought from ended, if you scroll down, there's tons of other guys selling the same bulb. Just scroll down or go google Garax D4S 6000K bulb.
TRUE LOVE I forget the price but yeah, just bring it to a shop. Sometimes dealers don’t do that, but shops almost always do. Just make sure you buy the correct size bulb! They’re different depending on whether your car came equipped with halogens or xenon’s!
It was my first repair vid man. Pretty good for my first one if you ask me. If you don’t like it, you’re more than welcome to put in the time and work and make a better one for everyone else 👍🏾
@@josepha1746 Oh! haha No! They're factory OEM. If you're looking for aftermarket or something tho I would check out VLAND headlight assemblies for this car. They have a really cool triple-beam LED design like the newer cars and I think it looks crazy cool! Really trying to hold myself back and not buy a set myself LMAO
bruh...I watched this twice before I went at it and still somehow made all the same mistakes bahahaha Thank you for saving me from removing my entire front end
These are HID. If you have halogen headlamps, you will need to find a lightbulb that has a white color (such as a 6000k bulb) but use bulb size H11-55W.
@@jaimepardo905 I have no idea my man. I would go try to find some info on the "clublexus" website/forums. Google questions you have about installing LED's into halogen headlamps and type "club lexus" at the end. When you search like this, some forums from there should pop up! I'm sure people on there have done it before and have posted which ones they prefer and recommend! I just don't have any experience with any of them and don't want to misguide you or lie to you! I wish you the best!!
@@SaraiGarage you've been helpful and thank you! I wanted to ask because i own a 09 IS that came with factory HID. They are expensive and would like to buy Halogen with white LED 6000K. My questions is which i could find; would halogen headlights fit my 09 IS or is the wiring different because it came with HID's? This would mean i could only stick with HID's which I hope i don't have too, because those LED's 6k lights are close to it and more than half the cost of the HID's. I checked that it came with ballasts which i can remove, however i wanted to know as I'm looking to purchase after market halogen headlights as even the aftermarket HID's are expensive. thank you for your suggestions.
@@jaimepardo905 I'm a little confused by your question and don't understand if you are talking about bulbs or entire headlamp assemblies. If you are talking about converting factory HID headlamps into Halogen units by removing the ballast, I'm not sure how exactly that would work. That's a little too advanced for me, but I do know the wiring would be different. Honestly to me this sounds like too much work just to switch to cheaper bulbs. The bulbs are not that much more expensive for HID, at least not where I'm at (USA), and bulbs last a long time so it just seems silly to me to do all this just to try to save a few dollars. If you are talking about changing/ buying a new headlamp assembly to get LED's, instead of buying headlamps with halogens, I would look into VLAND LED headlamps. They look amazing and are only $500 for a set! Honestly I've been thinking about doing this mod to my Lexus myself.
If he’s your friend, I’d pay him like $20-30 bucks or just take him/her out to lunch haha Lexus Dealer will probs charge half an hour of labor (around $60) or even 1 hour ($120). Idk how many service hours Lexus quotes on this job but that’s just my guess 🤷🏾♂️
Very detail. I’m gonna attempt to do this myself. But for beginners like myself the music is very disturbing. Would be nice w none so we can focus on what ur saying.
Yes. H11 bulbs are the halogen bulbs found in more base-model trim versions of the second generation IS (not trying to insult in any way, just trying to be honest). All of this information has already been covered and included in the description of this video! I even included links to both kinds of bulbs! Thank you for sharing again though!
Note: Dont ever touch the HIDs lightbulb with your fingers... wear them blue surgery gloves... Take your time its easy if you have done it before but the first time is the headache so have a cold one while workin on your baby✌
javier munoz All second generation Lexus IS models (model years 2006-2013) have the same light bulb sizes. The difference is whether or not your car came equipped with halogen bulbs (yellow) or HID (white/blue) from the factory. If your car came equipped with halogens, you will need to use a different bulb (size H11-55W) but if your car is equipped with HID’s, it will use size D4S like mine did in the video. The link in the description is for D4S size bulbs. A D4S bulb will not work if your car was equipped with halogens because you would need things like ballasts in your headlamp housing which halogen equipped cars do not have. Basically man, if you car came with white lights then yes, this is the same size (size D4S). If your car came with yellow bulbs this will not work and you want to find a 6000k (6000k = color/brightness of the light) bulb that is size H11-55W. I know it’s confusing but I hope this helps you! 🙏🏾
@@Smasher517 Are you sure you don’t have after market headlamps? I’ve never seen genuine Lexus headlamps set up like that. These are genuine facelifted headlamps that came factory on my 2011 IS250.
Yes, if I remember correctly, it does not matter how the connector is angled. There are no slots for guide pins or anything else that locks it in. It's really only held onto the bulb by a rubber seal. In summary: It doesn't matter what angle you put it back on. Great spot tho!
@@LaureenWimberly Lol I explained at the end how to do it. Just remove the funnel and it’s the same steps as the passenger side. Driver side is 100x easier
Awwww for fuk sake!!!!! All that pissin aboot just tae change a bulb??!! Even a Lexus dealer technician would be cursing the designers for creatin' such a clusterfuck of hassle.
Thanks for the tutorial! Great work. I wish this Lexus was more like my old Corolla: "Pop the hood, twist out the old headlamp with your hand, twist in the new one, close the hood."
Bro thanks for the video. I literally just did this with nothing but a multi tool. I got pretty big hands and was able to get the passenger light out with a little finesse.
You're godsend!!!! Changed my factory headlight bulbs on my 2013 IS350 to 8000K bulbs and this video saved me so much time and headache cause I already knew I had to get a socket wrench extension and then put the filter cup and its exhaust back in together before screwing in the bolts.
You should have more subs as I see you do more than just work on the IS and your vids are so detailed and easy to follow. Thanks so much!
-Can Ameri- Thank you for such kind words! 😊 It means everything to me!!
Thanks for the video. That was a pain in the ass, installing the left low beam!! Right low beam wasn't too bad.
Great Lexus! We have to do a full engine swap to change light bulbs
Coefficient Thank you! And it’s not that bad I promise!! Haha wish you and your Lexus the best! 🙌🏾
All right boys and girls....haha nice never heard that as an intro on RUclips. Thanks for the video
Awesome video. Definitely looks harder on the passenger side, I see why you did that first. It's a shame the bulbs are so darn expensive. Will come back and comment again once I get it all done.
Yeah they are a bit pricey! Let me know how it goes, I'm here to help if you need it!
It’s a lovely car but everything is engineered to discourage the owner from doing anything in the engine bay.
Great video, convinced me that I need to take it to the shop to replace my headlight. Not even gonna try it 😅
Thanks for the video it helps a lot. Also when you talked to the guy about the check engine light it also helped me a ton. It turns out if you just drive it a bit after it goes away thanks for the help!
wow. great description on removing the door for the driver headlight. mouse trap thingy. The main info I need and u slide over it. thanks man
This helped tremendously. I have an IS250 (2010 model) that needs work on the headlights now.
Glad the video worked well for you!!
What is the best bulb to mimic halogen light?
I don't like cold white light, but the 2700K which *should* look like incandescent just appear to be a bright yellow.
I want a true warm white Xenon, which can match the long life W5W sidelight capsule lamps.
Currently using Osram Nightbreaker Xenarc. They are good, but just a bit too much on the cold side for my taste.
Thank you SO much for this video ! I followed all the instructions and it worked out. Took about an hour or less, but did have help from my very handy husband... he had the necessary tools. I would have had to buy those had he not already had them.
Glad everything worked out for you two! Thank you for the kind feedback 🙏🏾 Wish you and your Lexus the best!
@@SaraiGarage :) "Lexi" thanks you as well! Yes, that is my name for her. Very original. LOL.
Yup, thx for the comparison also, I actually like the OSRAMs more, do you happen to know what kelvin they at? OSRAM is a big name when it comes to high intensity LEDs/lighting.
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What bolts are used for the air filter box? My Lexus was missing one on the box.
Got damn I got to take the whole car apart
😂🤣
I'm realizing that I'm responding to an old comment.. but straight facts man! I had one light just go out. I was thinking all I had to do was remove one cover smh. What happened to the old days/cars all I had to do is pop the hood and reach in and unscrew...smh
@KrushgrooveOG you can reach in with your hand just squeeze your hand through the GAO once it's in its ok, you don't need to remove all what her did he got skinny hands he could just get his hand through the gap and then you twist the light out and twist new one back in
No you just need to get your hand through the gap to the the bulb to unscrew it, you don't need to take the air filter out like the did, it still was the same anyway, you just need to get your hand through the gap and your fine, then twist out the old bulb, then put in the new one
What length is your ratchet extension?
Will unplugging DRL only turn off DRL?
Or will it turn off main headlights too?
Is the main headlight a different plug??
You don’t need to unplug anything if you’re just changing the bulbs.
If it really concerns you, just unplug your battery to make sure everything is off!
How do you clean your headlights that clear?
My bulb was busted last nite and good thing I saw this on RUclips I’ll follow what you did, thanks in advance🤙👊🕶
I just installed a pair of DMEX in my 2010 and they actually came with the oem style “notch” to insure proper alignment AND I’m pretty sure the lighting rod (or whatever it’s called) needs to be facing towards the back of the car…..
Does mine 2012 is250 uses d4s bulb??great video..
This video is so easier to understand than the rest taking the whole lamp out of body
and bumper...lol
Thank you, saved me lots of $$$ - I appreciate your efforts on this!
Glad it helped you out 🙏🏾
Thanks I followed your steps I just installed mine, came out perfect thank you!
Well done! Best instructional video on you tube yet..maybe you could do one on fog lites?
flex if I get some extra time I’ll give it a shot!
Thanks man my grandfather was trying to get it and now he got it thanks man
I have a 2008 is250 and for some reason my headlights look nothing like this. I bought the replacement bulbs to do this job but there’s no ballast cover and easy insert on mine.
Hi, not in the U.S. but have a blown bulb in my IS & been putting off doing it cos it just looked too hard - thanks for the clip :)
It's not too bad! Goodluck with the repair!!
I’m changing my passenger side low beam and I don’t see a harness, just a green label/bulb?
It’s an ‘06 IS 250
Thank you VERY much, saved me buco bucks, really appreciate it!!!! Directions were spot on.
Thank you for the support! It means the world!
My transmission light came on after I changed both headlights. Do you know why this could have happened? Did I put the bulbs in too tight or something? I double checked that everything is connected correctly and tightly
Make sure you plug in that wire at 2:21 completely. It is for your airflow sensor. I know personally when I ran the car without plugging it back in, it instantly threw a check engine light. Once I plugged it back in, light remained on. Drive it around the block once or twice, shut it off and repeat to just get a "drive cycle" and for the computers to recheck everything. Once they determined that the wire was back in place and there was no actual problem, my check engine light went away.
This is the only thing I can think of. For the most part tho transmission is pretty separate from the headlights. Messing with one shouldn't really have any effect on the other, even if you do something wrong.
If I had to guess, this is a completely unrelated problem that just happened to pop up now. Sorry. Let us know what eventually happened and what the fix was. Best of luck!
@@SaraiGarage hey man thanks for the help. I’m actually just an idiot. I turned my car on and THEN I plugged the sensor back in. I did turn my car off and back on again and the check engine light was still on but today when I started it to take it to the shop the light was off 🤷🏼♂️
@@ImGairBair LMAO it’s cool! Don’t worry I freaked out when it first happened to me too 😂 Glad everything is all good tho! 🙏🏾🙌🏾
Probably need to add more blinker fluid sometimes it throws Trans light and maybe throw some engine oil in Trans dipstick tube so you lube the tube for Trans fluid sometimes Trans fluid can get a bit sticky. All done your good to go. If can't find blinker fluid cap it's under gas cap just pour it in it will go to proper tank! Oh sometimes hard to find blinker fluid if so just use vodka it sounds crazy but it works just make sure it's 151 proof! Better for cleaning blinkers
@@Catchmeifyoucan209Stockton 😂 alright sure, I’ll try it
Edit: holy fudge, it worked! I had to buy a new car but hey, it worked!
Is this procedure the same for the turning lights?
Thanks for the great tutorial. In your experience does the orientation of the bulb in the housing matter? Just swapped out my stock D4S for Philips xtreme gen 2 and I either need to mess with the bulb or realign the projectors.
Around 10:30 or thereabouts he says the orientation shouldn't matter, as long as you get those 2 pins or teeth to slot in properly to the bracket to secure it. At least, I hope that helps..
I was gonna smash out a bulb replacement this afternoon but might wait til the weekend now I've seen this 😅
Did you work this our brother? I changed for the same type as you and there are weird cutouts projected.. never noticed it before.. maybe the thin part of the bulb blocks the light?
Thanks. Saved me some headaches
Where can I buy those push clips for my Lexus is250 2006
Amazon or Lexus Dealer
Do you know is250 2012 using HID or Halogen bulb?
This video just saved me from removing the entire front bumper 😂 preshate ya !!
I was just staring at my car PRAYING I didnt have to take the whole bumper off
any advice for the DRL flickering? The headlights and high beams are fine, just the DRL
I used to know but I forget at this point. It’s a fairly common issue over time.
Check to see if there are posts on the “Club Lexus” forums.
I believe one of the threads has the solution there!
Best of luck 🙏🏾
How do you fix the DRL if one goes out? I changed the highbeam and low???
If you have the older headlamps without the LED check mark, it’s just a separate bulb.
If you have the LED DRL with the facelifted headlamps, like my car in the video, it’s a much more difficult process.
Guys on the Lexus forums have repaired just the LED’s before, and you can find guides online on how to do it, but from what I remember, you have to open the headlamp lens.
The more common approach is just buying a new complete headlamp.
Before doing any of that though, I would recommend going to a trusted shop or dealer and seeing if the bulbs inside have actually died or if there is just a wiring problem that can be fixed cheaply.
You could also try finding someone in your area or Facebook groups that builds custom headlights, they might be able to fix the problem for cheap as well.
I’m sorry, this is probably not the answer you were looking for, but I wish you and your Lexus the best! 🙏🏾
I changed that same light bulb and it’s still not turning on in the drivers side. any recommendations ?
Check to see if your ballast is in good shape!
Hello is this for high beam lo beam or both
Low beam. I have a different video showing how to change the high-beam on my channel.
For tools, do I only need a flat head and the 10mm extension piece?
Jackie Blanco I mean, you need a ratchet for the extension piece too but otherwise yes, that’s all you need!
Want to upgrade to led, are there kits
Question. Do these bulbs work as high beam and low? Mine blew out tryna change it on my own! Great video btw
Raj B The High and Low Beams use different bulbs. I have a video showing how to replace high beams as well. Very simple. Idk which One you need to replace but just watch my videos and you should be able to figure it out! Any other questions just ask and I’ll respond as soon as I can!
How long does the ratchet extension need to be?
Bro do you have a link for the yellow type of lights ? also is there any LED h11-55w 6000k light bulb for the same car?
Hi I've a question can changing the light bulb give you misreading afterwards??
When doing this will it make the check marks turn on? My check marks don’t work at the moment.
No. The check mark’s run off of separate LED’s.
They usually don’t fail tho. I’d check if there’s a blown out fuse or something. Idk I’ve never dealt with that problem before.
If not, you might need new headlamps. Those check mark LED’s are not really replaceable.
@@SaraiGarage for sure thank you
Actually, there is a square knob on the bulb that fits over into slot to get the right orientation on the bulb. I'm sure the light works regardless and honestly don't know if it affects performance of the bulb, but can only guess there is a reason for the knob and slot alignment. Great video though.
Do your bulbs shake a little when hitting bumps? My locking clips are properly fastened yet they still have a little shake to them
No! Honestly the first time I did it, my passenger side bulb was a little loose and did end up getting disconnected when driving like a day after I made this video, but it was because I didn't connect the harness to the bulb properly on that side. Maybe try opening it all up and making sure everything is connected as best it can be! It could be the harness like it was for me if the clips arn't the problem!
@@SaraiGarage Noted. Will probably mess with it this weekend as I need to see if s bulb is going bad or something internal with the headlight. One beam is not as strong as the other
You may have a busted headlight clip, on the actual headlight housing.. my passenger side housing has a broken tab and it shakes a bit over bumps
Other videos don't show that spring contraption like yours does, so thank you for that! Don't know why Lexus has to make it so difficult!!!!!
You say Difficult. 😂 better higher some one and stick to your video game.
Video for hi beam replacement? Wife says dealer has to do it. If you can get at hi/low bulb, can the hi / dry beam be reached (passenger side)?
High Beam replacement is just as simple. Unfortunately the passenger side is a bit harder to work with just because there's more stuff on that side (as demonstrated in this video). You won't have to remove anything extra though. Just do what I did in this video.There is a different access door for the highbeam light. Do a quick search online to familiarize yourself with what the other acess door looks like. All you need to do is exactly what I showed in this video, but instead of opening the low-beam access door and changing the lowbeam, open the high-beam access door and change the bulb the same way. The high beam access door should be right around the low beam access door and should be all black without the yellow stickers the lowbeam access door had. I'll make a video on it but it'll have to be months from now. I'm too backed up with school and other video requests for right now. Hope that helps!
Sarai Garage thanks for confirming. After sending that message I got the brilliant idea of going and looking and can see the hi beam bulb access door. I replaced the plugs last year so familiar with all the extra stuff needing to be removed for access. Thank you again,
glock23northerner Glad it all worked out!
The tabs that you pop on the black covers???? How do they pop back in. Do you have to buy new ones?
nicholas motta with the pointy part of the tab facing down, press down on the tab against a hard surface like your driveway and the pointy part will go back in and the button will pop out. Then put them back in the covers and push the button in how it was.
*** don’t cover the middle of the button when pressing down. It needs to pop out when you press down. When pressing down, only press down using the outer ring of the tab!
What i can do if my led lights projector was broken down ?Can i repair it?
I have no idea my friend. I'd go ask the guys on the forums like Club Lexus for more help with that. My guess would be no, you probably cannot fix that. You'll probably have to buy aftermarket headlamps and just replace the whole unit. Look into VLAND headlamps if you decide to replace them. I think they look really cool!
Ayee great video! I have been curious if there was an upgrade for my factory hids in my 13 ES350. I’ll have to check these out! The tint of color looks dope as hell!
Better off with LEDs. They are better in more ways than one.
Wow nice your changing your lightbulbs 💡 on right side as I need too as well! But have your ever thought of changing to LED lightbulb. Cuz I order myself LED light bulb…
LED bulbs will work fine. Just make sure they are the right size for your headlight.
I put sizes and links to bulbs in the description of the video. Goodluck!
Was that original one 5000k.
I am trying to buy the right one and the 6000k on your video looks bluish while my 2011 IS looks like the left light.
GiTxSHuM It was an OSRAM 4500k bulb.
Why does the headlight bulb seem like it's mounted sideways?
Yeah I thought that was weird too haha It's just how it's designed!
Ok gotcha. Hey so anyone know a good place to get an HID low beam for a 2007 is250?
well done , very easy and self explanatory
Danny Joma Thank You for the kind words, it means so much 🙏🏾
Very detail, thank you.
Is this the same process for a 2014 is?
Thank you, now is it for me easy.
Wow, its missions to change a light bulb, im guessing its the same on my is220d?
Yes it will be the same. It’s not that bad though! I’ve done it so many times I can change both in under 10 minutes now haha
@@SaraiGaragewow 10 mins, thats quite good, ill give it a try on the weekend
Asad Saeed Goodluck! If you get stuck anywhere I’m here for you 🙌🏾🙏🏾
Is it the same process for the side light , or do I access it from somewhere different?
Question did u unplugged the battery?
No! There is no need to unplug the battery for this repair :)
@@SaraiGarage thanks a lot bro..big help...from socal.👍
13:26 what yall came for thanks
Do you have a another link for those bulbs ?
If you click on the link, although the listing I bought from ended, if you scroll down, there's tons of other guys selling the same bulb. Just scroll down or go google Garax D4S 6000K bulb.
There is a notch u need to match up the bulb before putting the clips in place
The light bulb is 15-25 bucks right?
I just need mine done in the same day .
So I need to buy it at a store them bring it to a mechanic?
TRUE LOVE I forget the price but yeah, just bring it to a shop. Sometimes dealers don’t do that, but shops almost always do. Just make sure you buy the correct size bulb! They’re different depending on whether your car came equipped with halogens or xenon’s!
I'm gonna make a video of how to install headlights, hold on, I'm gonna cut the tape while I install the headlights.
It was my first repair vid man. Pretty good for my first one if you ask me.
If you don’t like it, you’re more than welcome to put in the time and work and make a better one for everyone else 👍🏾
Do you happen to know if the turn signal is on the same light bulb?
The turn signal is a different light bulb. The bulb I changed in this video is the main headlamp bulb that controls the low-beam.
@@SaraiGarage Ah ok, Thanks for the help!
Adrian Paz You got it! Take care 🙏🏾
Are these aftermarket headlights? If so do you have the link?
Yes they're aftermarket. Just search "Garax D4S 6000k" on ebay and you should find plenty!
@@SaraiGarage sorry I meant the headlight assembly not the bulb
@@josepha1746 Oh! haha No! They're factory OEM. If you're looking for aftermarket or something tho I would check out VLAND headlight assemblies for this car. They have a really cool triple-beam LED design like the newer cars and I think it looks crazy cool! Really trying to hold myself back and not buy a set myself LMAO
bruh...I watched this twice before I went at it and still somehow made all the same mistakes bahahaha Thank you for saving me from removing my entire front end
Very helpful, thanks
Are these HID Lexus lights? Or is it Halogen Lexus lights. If it’s a halogen? Can I update my low beams to these white looking lights?
These are HID. If you have halogen headlamps, you will need to find a lightbulb that has a white color (such as a 6000k bulb) but use bulb size H11-55W.
@@SaraiGarage any recommendations on best LED 6k lights would be greatly appreciated!
@@jaimepardo905 I have no idea my man. I would go try to find some info on the "clublexus" website/forums. Google questions you have about installing LED's into halogen headlamps and type "club lexus" at the end. When you search like this, some forums from there should pop up! I'm sure people on there have done it before and have posted which ones they prefer and recommend!
I just don't have any experience with any of them and don't want to misguide you or lie to you! I wish you the best!!
@@SaraiGarage you've been helpful and thank you! I wanted to ask because i own a 09 IS that came with factory HID. They are expensive and would like to buy Halogen with white LED 6000K.
My questions is which i could find; would halogen headlights fit my 09 IS or is the wiring different because it came with HID's? This would mean i could only stick with HID's which I hope i don't have too, because those LED's 6k lights are close to it and more than half the cost of the HID's.
I checked that it came with ballasts which i can remove, however i wanted to know as I'm looking to purchase after market halogen headlights as even the aftermarket HID's are expensive. thank you for your suggestions.
@@jaimepardo905 I'm a little confused by your question and don't understand if you are talking about bulbs or entire headlamp assemblies.
If you are talking about converting factory HID headlamps into Halogen units by removing the ballast, I'm not sure how exactly that would work. That's a little too advanced for me, but I do know the wiring would be different. Honestly to me this sounds like too much work just to switch to cheaper bulbs. The bulbs are not that much more expensive for HID, at least not where I'm at (USA), and bulbs last a long time so it just seems silly to me to do all this just to try to save a few dollars.
If you are talking about changing/ buying a new headlamp assembly to get LED's, instead of buying headlamps with halogens, I would look into VLAND LED headlamps. They look amazing and are only $500 for a set! Honestly I've been thinking about doing this mod to my Lexus myself.
Very nice. Considered LED replacement bulbs?
How much would a cheap mechanic (let say he was your buddy) charge for the service? I mean approximately
If he’s your friend, I’d pay him like $20-30 bucks or just take him/her out to lunch haha Lexus Dealer will probs charge half an hour of labor (around $60) or even 1 hour ($120). Idk how many service hours Lexus quotes on this job but that’s just my guess 🤷🏾♂️
Very helpful
Thanks
Thank you sir.
And I’f it still don’t work check your fuse
Very detail. I’m gonna attempt to do this myself. But for beginners like myself the music is very disturbing. Would be nice w none so we can focus on what ur saying.
I made note of this comment and removed music from all my newer repair videos. Thank you for the kind input my friend
Finely a great easy tutorial.
Very helpful video, thank you Gucci
You're welcome my friend! Thank you for the kind words and support, it means a lot!
Thanks man!!
If it's the 2nd time you're changing the bulb then ok to touch the glass...
No
Just as a note, I had a 2010 IS250 that had H1155LL bulbs instead of D4S bulbs, so make sure you check before you buy new ones
Yes. H11 bulbs are the halogen bulbs found in more base-model trim versions of the second generation IS (not trying to insult in any way, just trying to be honest).
All of this information has already been covered and included in the description of this video!
I even included links to both kinds of bulbs!
Thank you for sharing again though!
Note: Dont ever touch the HIDs lightbulb with your fingers... wear them blue surgery gloves...
Take your time its easy if you have done it before but the first time is the headache so have a cold one while workin on your baby✌
Exactly! 🙌🏾 haha
Do you really need an extension. Anyone?
Light instructions say so. _3/8) Is it really needed?
I could not have done this without an extension.
Am I supposed to disconnect the battery while I do this?
Lauren Nope, you don’t need to do that at all!
@@SaraiGarage Great thanks!
Do the bulbs fit 2010 is250?🤔
javier munoz All second generation Lexus IS models (model years 2006-2013) have the same light bulb sizes. The difference is whether or not your car came equipped with halogen bulbs (yellow) or HID (white/blue) from the factory. If your car came equipped with halogens, you will need to use a different bulb (size H11-55W) but if your car is equipped with HID’s, it will use size D4S like mine did in the video. The link in the description is for D4S size bulbs. A D4S bulb will not work if your car was equipped with halogens because you would need things like ballasts in your headlamp housing which halogen equipped cars do not have.
Basically man, if you car came with white lights then yes, this is the same size (size D4S).
If your car came with yellow bulbs this will not work and you want to find a 6000k (6000k = color/brightness of the light) bulb that is size H11-55W.
I know it’s confusing but I hope this helps you! 🙏🏾
This is just for the high beams.... i need the low beams!
This is for the low beams.
I have a separate video for the high beams.
@@SaraiGarage strange… the low beams are center most to the front grille on my car, and the high beams are outer most.
@@Smasher517 Are you sure you don’t have after market headlamps?
I’ve never seen genuine Lexus headlamps set up like that. These are genuine facelifted headlamps that came factory on my 2011 IS250.
You never left a warning in the beginning for an extension piece lol
Jason Gonzalez lmao my bad bro!
why are you not removing the air box cover, out of your way. just loosen the clamp. risky, if just move it, it might damage the intake big hose.
Great video bu have you noticed after you reinstalled the bulb... the connector was angled differently
Yes, if I remember correctly, it does not matter how the connector is angled. There are no slots for guide pins or anything else that locks it in. It's really only held onto the bulb by a rubber seal.
In summary: It doesn't matter what angle you put it back on. Great spot tho!
Thanks
Great tutorial
Mowed the lawn waiting
Why not replace it with LEDs?
lol i was wondering the same thing
What about the driver side that’s the hard part!!!
@@LaureenWimberly Lol I explained at the end how to do it. Just remove the funnel and it’s the same steps as the passenger side.
Driver side is 100x easier
Awwww for fuk sake!!!!! All that pissin aboot just tae change a bulb??!! Even a Lexus dealer technician would be cursing the designers for creatin' such a clusterfuck of hassle.
I'm so frustrated watching this. You have to remove the air box to change a headlight bulb?
😭