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What's the difference? - Jaminglish - 02-02-2020
Whhat's the difference between the is200 zenon headlight and a normal one? I am looking at pics so unable to tell....
What's the difference? - Dark Samurai - 02-02-2020
One has a xenon bulb as standard, one has a halogen bulb as standard...
Also, the xenon headlight will have automatic adjusting which only the IS200 LE and the IS300 have, whereas the halogen headlight has manual adjusting by the little dial inside the car itself.
What's the difference? - FirebirdPhil - 02-02-2020
Spot on Oli!!
What's the difference? - P.Lindblom - 02-02-2020
Also, the HID headlight housings are a bit larger.
Here's a comparison:
![[Image: dsc7729fix.jpg]](http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/9378/dsc7729fix.jpg)
What's the difference? - sprinter2012 - 02-02-2020
As Patrik said, I think by Xenon he means HID, in which case the reflector is different internally, and as above, the casing is bigger to take the ballasts.
What's the difference? - Jaminglish - 02-02-2020
Would I have to modify it in any way?
What's the difference? - sprinter2012 - 02-02-2020
You have to cut out a bit of the fender/wing so the ballast part of the unit will fit I think. Patrik might know as I think his were retro-fit HIDs?
What's the difference? - el_bandido - 02-02-2020
if you are going for a retro fit, why not look in to projectors at the same time? You can just upgrade your existing lights then.
What's the difference? - Jaminglish - 02-02-2020
something like your avatar bandido? is that a retro fit?
What's the difference? - sprinter2012 - 02-02-2020
Jaminglish something like your avatar bandido? is that a retro fit?
I think his avatar is standard light units with CCFL halos fitted.
If you want HID with a flat cutoff your options are fit the IS300 lights, or fit projector lenses inside your current lights.
I'm thinking of doing it at some point, but I'm going to go for the IS300 retrofit myself as I haven't seen any projector kits that don't look 'stuck on'