So after one of my turn signals failed, I was too lazy to replace it myself. So, I rolled over to my local Lexus dealer for some (expensive) love.
While they were at it, I asked if they would make an exception to policy and replace the parking lamps up front, with LEDs. Amazingly, they agreed!
The OEM parking bulb is "white" but next to the HID low beam, looks orange-ish.
Thanks to both sources for the photos of the OEM parking lights - I forgot to take photos of my own car, so have to borrow these photos.
Anyway, as the mechanics replaced the burnt out turn signal bulb, they went ahead and installed these:
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| So 5000K whiteness, and 110LM. |
I chose these bulbs because of their high lumen capacity, and also because 5000K is probably similar to the kind of whiteness we now see on modern car's lighting.
The result:
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| At the dealership, I couldn't contain my excitement. Excuse the lens flare! |
Because of the flare, I decided to try again at home:
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| This time better. Amazing how bright those little LEDs are, except in this photo it's hard to tell anything other than the whiteness |
The actual brightness, compared to the other bulbs on the car, is as above. I guess here the brightness of the foglights serve as the primary lightsource for the iPhone camera. Because:
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| With the foglights off. No, the LEDs aren't any brighter, it's just the way the light affects the iPhone camera. |
In any case - the white parking light, adds a modern touch to the car. The only thing left to finish it off would be LED foglights. And of course, I'm already planning for this. Except, I wonder if there is a way to deal with the orange-ish high beams first?
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