The Best Headlights in Production? Lexus Triple Beam LED Headlights
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Would you spend the extra $1500 or so to get these incredible attractive and bright headlights on your Lexus?! You'd be hard-pressed to find a more attractive option elsewhere.
The lack of the Automatic HighBeam and Adaptive Headlight 24-Led Unit(BladeScan) in US cars is such a bummer. In other markets this one feature elevates these car above others.
We have auto high beam in USA. Not bladescan however 😩
The RC’s base LED headlights with high beam assist earned a good rating from the IIHS in their testing, while the Triple Beam LED headlamps were rated marginal. The base headlights provide adequate illumination at 340 feet in the right lane of a straightaway, while the triple beam lights only illuminate the road about 216 feet, which is dismal considering that those lights are LED’s and most halogen headlights can light at least that far. The additional illumination of the base lights allows a driver traveling 60 mph to spot an obstacle in the road about 1.6 seconds earlier. Considering it takes about 2 seconds to react and apply the brake ( after which time the car would travel an additional 176 feet), then about another 150 feet to stop, the good illumination of the base lights (vs the poor illumination of the Triple Beam lights) can be the difference between a crash and avoiding a collision. I would definitely just stick with the base headlights and save the extra money because the purpose of headlights is to provide adequate illumination, not just to be a styling statement. Crappy headlights are one of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to cars.
I found the new IS triple beams weren't impressive
You’re absolutely right. The IS triple beams only rated acceptable, while the IS base lights rated good. The base low beams illuminate the straightaway at 465 feet (further than most cars high beams), while the triple beams only illuminate about 280 feet.
Thanks for the video but it would've been nice to see them light up and in action as well👍
Don’t understand how the USA version of the Lexus GS 350 f sport does not have the Triple Beam Head Lights. 2016-2020
My headlamps are dipped a bit low...how do I adjust them? The triple headlights come as standard in Australia F-Sport...as the first car you showed.
Surprisingly they all look pretty similar-
what package has this?
Individual option
@@KirkKreifels i just dont understand for the rc 350 with f2 package, why some come with 3 beams , other not?
Couldn’t care less about form.
Headlights are all about function. You didn’t show us that
I don't even know what triple beam is.
Intro is tacky to my taste, but it is for sure louder than your voice in the vid.
Let me know how to make it less tacky.
I’d recommend going with a short CGI video clip involving your channel logo. Still pictures are reminiscent of 2006 haha. Is there any way we could get a video of how each headlight looks on?
@@AprilsVeryOwn25 thanks for your positive feedback 😊 I'll see what I can do
@@KirkKreifels I wish you the best of luck! Your channel has a lot of potential!
The new RC has vertically stacked triple beams. They look so sick!
Check out my lexurious news video! I covered the new RC, very exciting. Thanks for watching.
I seen a 2017 is300h FSport face lift model with the stacked triple beam led,s here in Ireland, I have a 2014 is300h FSport and it has led fog lights and Bi-xenons heads
Triple beam headlights are rare on any Lexus car. Great video
@Sean _ Do you bought it from carmax?
Great video as always man! My personal favorites have to be the LC or LS.
Currently have an '19 RC. Inquired at my local Lexus about the stacked triple beam LED and comes out to be $6K which was I thought was insane. So now currently waiting for an after market someone might potentially be selling on Ebay. It's gonna be quite a wait but the regular LED headlights does the job for the time being.
6k? Maybe they're only offered on the 350. Do you have a 300?
@@KirkKreifels Yes I have the 300. You can get it for the 300 if you customize it but other than that it's rare to see a 300 with the triple beam.
@@Mendark13 The only 300 I've seen with triple beams is the 2019 IS 300 Black Line Edition.
@@KirkKreifels Yeah or the 300h but I think that's only in Europe. I'm just waiting for it to hit Ebay so I can purchase it second hand but I know it's gonna be quite a wait.
just a heads up everybody. The triple-beams are only for looks. they are not brighter than the standard ones
They may give a wider spread of light...but yes they are a visual upgrade..and if one goes out, you still have two more 😋
It's a lot more than looks. I wish this vid went into how they work. they light up the road at 6 different angles 8 if you count the corner markers. they are amazing
Are the triple beams adaptive in all models?
I dislike them on my GS. They are always pointed too low to the ground. High beams are a must in slightly darker roads going anywhere above 40.
Yes I've noticed this in other models too 😑
My 10 rx450 has a double beam...
And I've noticed the 350 does not have it
Hey IS got triple beam now for current Chassis for USA
Not yet. You'll have to wait for 2020 IS for triple beams. Do you have a link showing a 2018 or 2019 IS with triple beams? Thanks!
www.lexus.com/models/IS/packages scroll to "Individual Options," they are an extra $1,160
The triple beam has always existed on the facelifted chassis on the current gen IS but it has only been introduced a while ago for the US market
I can't find any pictures of them existing. I found aftermarket but not factory.
check lexus IS cover photo on its official website
I have the regular 2017 nx 200t single beam headlight. Can it be upgraded to a triple beam.
Probably. It would cost a fortune for OEM lights. Have you looked into aftermarket options?
What's the practical advantage of triple-beam headlights?
the chicks love it
My is350 2017 has triple beam
Yep. I haven't seen them in person. Must be pretty rare!
I’m not in us , in Australia isn’t that rare
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) rates headlights as G (good), A (acceptable), M (marginal) and P (poor). The 2019 Lexus RX 350 with the older Bi-LED headlights gets an acceptable rating but the new triple beam headlights only get a marginal rating. Maybe part of that is because the Bi-LED headlights are curve-adaptable (move left and right when turning) whereas the triple beams do not and Bi-LED has longer throw distance. Anyway, I agree that the triple beams look nicer but better lighting is more important to me than looks and even the better BI-LED version are only acceptable, not even good!
On the 2020 Rx the triple beams can have the afs. That would help it's rating I think.
@@KirkKreifels I know, but for some reason all the 2020's on the lots (around here) seem to have the non-afs triple beams. IIHS hasn't rated the afs ones yet which are curve adaptable. I can see those getting better left and right visibility but still probably not the same straight line throw distance of the Bi-LEDs. We'll have to wait and see. The triple beams DO look much nicer and kind of fit the aggresive front-end look of the vehicle though. I can see why most people would want them. I noticed recently when car shopping that Lexus doesn't provide a lot of technical information on their vehicles. I'm guessing the typical Lexus shopper is not looking into the specific details of the vehicle, they're just saying "I like the pretty red one". My salesperson told me nobody ever asked as many questions about the car as I did.
Hi Kirk,
The 2019 IS350 F-sport does in fact come with triple beam LEDs as an option :)
Great job with this video again, keep up do the good work!
Yes it does! I made this video when the 2018 model was the newest. Thanks for the compliment!
Are they adaptive as well?