ES300 foglight question

[iwannadie]

Ok I have a set of foglights from an es300 that I bought off a member here. I love the lights but I think they are a bit dim and might need new bulbs. The problem being I have no idea what type of bulb they take or what car they came off. Googling has led me no where... I'm hoping they just are normal H3 bulbs stuck in there.

Does anyone know off hand what type of bulb these take also what year lexus they come from so maybe I can do a parts look up directly on them?

 

[RazoE]

If I recall correctly, they're H3's just like the Supra. They may be H3c's, which is what the LS400/ES250 use. Lucky for you, I have a bunch of spares of those.

But you say they're a bit dim, so does that mean you tried them on? Either way, the bulbs are interchangable in the housing, it's the Supra's wiring system that determines the bulb (which is an H3)...

 

[iwannadie]

If I recall correctly, they're H3's just like the Supra. They may be H3c's, which is what the LS400/ES250 use. Lucky for you, I have a bunch of spares of those.

But you say they're a bit dim, so does that mean you tried them on? Either way, the bulbs are interchangable in the housing, it's the Supra's wiring system that determines the bulb (which is an H3)...

Yea I've had them on for months now and they just seem dim to me. If they are a normal H3 bulb I am just going to go buy brand new ones ha. I had the fogs in my jeep starting to appear dim and replaced those H3 bulbs and made a world of difference. I will pull the bulbs to be sure its not the H3c though.

I asked someone else and he was thinking since it was lexus and projector fogs that they would have some obscure expensive bulb in there. I just wanted to be sure before I got started on replacing the bulbs.

 

[mattsplat72]

Dunno Mine are 3000k HID's But they are from the ES300 just goto get new bulbs from autozone

 

[iwannadie]

Well, these are the type I have.

 

[RazoE]

yeah, those are ES300 projector fogs. ES300's also come with non-projectors, which are rare, and look almost like our fogs...

I slapped a set of those on my girl's AE92 corolla before we sold it, and they looked great...

but just replace the bulbs, they're what, $8 for a pair at autozone?

 

[iwannadie]

yeah, those are ES300 projector fogs. ES300's also come with non-projectors, which are rare, and look almost like our fogs...

I slapped a set of those on my girl's AE92 corolla before we sold it, and they looked great...

but just replace the bulbs, they're what, $8 for a pair at autozone?

Yea that's what I was hoping that they use just normal H3 bulbs I can get cheap. Are the bulbs colored or just plain clear bulbs too? I should just wait until I pull them out but I did see online some place that sells yellow H3 bulbs.

 

[RazoE]

plain white. it's the fog housing that makes the fogs yellow..