Wire Harness - Read!
02-25-2003, 04:37 PM
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Wire Harness - Read!
Headlight wire harness...a very important part under your hood.
OK...I got the HID "LOOK" headlights.. AKA Plaza Xenon. When I bought the bulbs (9004) I MADE sure and asked the salesman if they would hurt my wire harness. Being the average businessman, of course he said NO THEY WON'T.
I check them out today cuz my left headlight quit working. AND OMG they were burnt to hell. A big U shaped melt was formed in the harness plug. SO I go back to Sound Sensations (where I bought 'em) and b*tch the hell out of them saying those bulbs could have caught my whole engine/car on fire and I demand you (them) to buy my new harnesses. They look tweaked out and don't know what to do. One guy says "oh this is very common on maximas", and another one says.."this is the SECOND time this has happened w/ our bulbs"
So they talk to each other and end up offering me a $100 upgraded wire harness kit (w/ relays) for $15. I couldn't beat that. I installed the upgraded harness and my lights are brighter and they both work. WATCH OUT FOR THOSE TYPES OF BULBS!!!
I'll post pics later
OK...I got the HID "LOOK" headlights.. AKA Plaza Xenon. When I bought the bulbs (9004) I MADE sure and asked the salesman if they would hurt my wire harness. Being the average businessman, of course he said NO THEY WON'T.
I check them out today cuz my left headlight quit working. AND OMG they were burnt to hell. A big U shaped melt was formed in the harness plug. SO I go back to Sound Sensations (where I bought 'em) and b*tch the hell out of them saying those bulbs could have caught my whole engine/car on fire and I demand you (them) to buy my new harnesses. They look tweaked out and don't know what to do. One guy says "oh this is very common on maximas", and another one says.."this is the SECOND time this has happened w/ our bulbs"
So they talk to each other and end up offering me a $100 upgraded wire harness kit (w/ relays) for $15. I couldn't beat that. I installed the upgraded harness and my lights are brighter and they both work. WATCH OUT FOR THOSE TYPES OF BULBS!!!I'll post pics later
02-25-2003, 05:25 PM
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Re: Wire Harness - Read!
Originally posted by Soul Fly
Headlight wire harness...a very important part under your hood.
OK...I got the HID "LOOK" headlights.. AKA Plaza Xenon. When I bought the bulbs (9004) I MADE sure and asked the salesman if they would hurt my wire harness. Being the average businessman, of course he said NO THEY WON'T.
I check them out today cuz my left headlight quit working. AND OMG they were burnt to hell. A big U shaped melt was formed in the harness plug. SO I go back to Sound Sensations (where I bought 'em) and b*tch the hell out of them saying those bulbs could have caught my whole engine/car on fire and I demand you (them) to buy my new harnesses. They look tweaked out and don't know what to do. One guy says "oh this is very common on maximas", and another one says.."this is the SECOND time this has happened w/ our bulbs" So they talk to each other and end up offering me a $100 upgraded wire harness kit (w/ relays) for $15. I couldn't beat that. I installed the upgraded harness and my lights are brighter and they both work. WATCH OUT FOR THOSE TYPES OF BULBS!!!
I'll post pics later
Headlight wire harness...a very important part under your hood.
OK...I got the HID "LOOK" headlights.. AKA Plaza Xenon. When I bought the bulbs (9004) I MADE sure and asked the salesman if they would hurt my wire harness. Being the average businessman, of course he said NO THEY WON'T.
I check them out today cuz my left headlight quit working. AND OMG they were burnt to hell. A big U shaped melt was formed in the harness plug. SO I go back to Sound Sensations (where I bought 'em) and b*tch the hell out of them saying those bulbs could have caught my whole engine/car on fire and I demand you (them) to buy my new harnesses. They look tweaked out and don't know what to do. One guy says "oh this is very common on maximas", and another one says.."this is the SECOND time this has happened w/ our bulbs"
So they talk to each other and end up offering me a $100 upgraded wire harness kit (w/ relays) for $15. I couldn't beat that. I installed the upgraded harness and my lights are brighter and they both work. WATCH OUT FOR THOSE TYPES OF BULBS!!!I'll post pics later
do you know the color temperature of those bulbs?
02-25-2003, 06:31 PM
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the burnt harness was not a defect of the bulbs themselves....it's just that they draw alot more current than the standard bulbs.....but since the O.E.M maxima wiring harness is extremely thin it causes the wire and the actual plug to burn.....i run a stereo shop here in tx and when a customer wants xenon bulbs i look at their harness and make sure that it could take the extra current draw....if not i warn them beforehand. Craig Brace has a really good "how to" on making an upgraded harness w/ 14 gauge wire. Just look at his homepage.
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte671n/mymax.html
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte671n/mymax.html
02-25-2003, 07:09 PM
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chris, the so called professional at the store told me i'd be alright. I already installed the new harness - lights are brighter and they're guarunteed not to melt.
www.tunedbymatrix.com
www.tunedbymatrix.com
02-25-2003, 08:28 PM
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Originally posted by Soul Fly
chris, the so called professional at the store told me i'd be alright. I already installed the new harness - lights are brighter and they're guarunteed not to melt.
www.tunedbymatrix.com
chris, the so called professional at the store told me i'd be alright. I already installed the new harness - lights are brighter and they're guarunteed not to melt.
www.tunedbymatrix.com
02-26-2003, 05:37 AM
#7
Had the same problem with Nokya bulbs (and, gauging from the posts I searched, so have a lot of other people). I wouldn't recommend those bulbs to my worst enemy... or Chris! 
(you know I'm just bs'ing wit ya, Chris...)
(you know I'm just bs'ing wit ya, Chris...)
02-26-2003, 05:59 AM
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Originally posted by Chris91SE
next time look at the wattage of the bulbs you're buying...it may help you
next time look at the wattage of the bulbs you're buying...it may help you
I took the guys word I bought bulbs from a few years ago and I didnt check the wattage, half of the time these guys dont know what they are talking about. Im suprised they gave you anything, most places would have said your out of luck.
02-26-2003, 06:25 AM
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Originally posted by Soul Fly
no DanNy (oppresive moderator) I wanted brighter headlights than stock and just got what they had. Rice =
no DanNy (oppresive moderator) I wanted brighter headlights than stock and just got what they had. Rice =
02-26-2003, 06:27 AM
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Originally posted by Soul Fly
no DanNy (oppresive moderator) I wanted brighter headlights than stock and just got what they had. Rice =
no DanNy (oppresive moderator) I wanted brighter headlights than stock and just got what they had. Rice =
if u think i'm oppresive then you don't know a damn thing about the rest of the mods.
also if you actually had a thought process and actually researched the bulbs...blue tint on the bulbs makes you actually "see" less on the road and also the tint actually lowers the lumens (light output). so you think you're getting brighter but you're really getting less light and killed your wire harness in the meantime.
you have to choose Dan!!
02-26-2003, 10:44 AM
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Originally posted by DanNY
people need to take the internet less seriously
people need to take the internet less seriously
i know you know a lot more than me, and other org members, but you dont hafta p!ss on all of their thoughts/ideas/actions. I know you're sarcastic a lot, as other people are too - but i'm not on the org to make anyone mad...so i'll shut up. sometimes people cant tell sarcasm in typing.
02-26-2003, 10:53 AM
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Originally posted by Soul Fly
from the price THEY sold it at, and the price comparison for OEM harnesses...I think I did.
from the price THEY sold it at, and the price comparison for OEM harnesses...I think I did.
02-26-2003, 12:20 PM
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6 harnesses
LOL I think i might have the record in changing those damn harnesses i changed them about 6 times both sides. Those damn nokya's finally decided to change them cuz even the bulb terminals melted.So i decided to buy a apc upgrade harness and ended up buying new nokyas and finally its works fine. Now all that was a waste cuz im doing my 200sx projector lights conversion so thats gonna be another time consuming mod.
02-26-2003, 01:02 PM
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Re: 6 harnesses
Originally posted by REYMAX77
LOL I think i might have the record in changing those damn harnesses i changed them about 6 times both sides. Those damn nokya's finally decided to change them cuz even the bulb terminals melted.So i decided to buy a apc upgrade harness and ended up buying new nokyas and finally its works fine. Now all that was a waste cuz im doing my 200sx projector lights conversion so thats gonna be another time consuming mod.
LOL I think i might have the record in changing those damn harnesses i changed them about 6 times both sides. Those damn nokya's finally decided to change them cuz even the bulb terminals melted.So i decided to buy a apc upgrade harness and ended up buying new nokyas and finally its works fine. Now all that was a waste cuz im doing my 200sx projector lights conversion so thats gonna be another time consuming mod.
BTW: Is this the harness that you got?
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...10&prmenbr=361
03-09-2003, 05:16 PM
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Heh...HELL NO - I boycott APC... American Pieceof Chit
Ever see any non-ricer american put an APC banner on their winshield?
Mine is by Matrix... www.tunedbymatrix.com
(sorry, i didnt see someone brought this back from the shadows)
Ever see any non-ricer american put an APC banner on their winshield?
Mine is by Matrix... www.tunedbymatrix.com
(sorry, i didnt see someone brought this back from the shadows)
03-09-2003, 07:10 PM
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oh, i guess matrix is still in the works...
If you dont know how to install it...I can tell you - holla back.
You'll notice SOME brightness difference...but not like OMG THAT'S BRIGHT!
it's cuz they're running off your battery once you get the upgraded harness...how much did you pay for it again?
If you dont know how to install it...I can tell you - holla back.
You'll notice SOME brightness difference...but not like OMG THAT'S BRIGHT!
it's cuz they're running off your battery once you get the upgraded harness...how much did you pay for it again?
03-09-2003, 07:14 PM
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Originally posted by Soul Fly
oh, i guess matrix is still in the works...
If you dont know how to install it...I can tell you - holla back.
You'll notice SOME brightness difference...but not like OMG THAT'S BRIGHT!
it's cuz they're running off your battery once you get the upgraded harness...how much did you pay for it again?
oh, i guess matrix is still in the works...
If you dont know how to install it...I can tell you - holla back.
You'll notice SOME brightness difference...but not like OMG THAT'S BRIGHT!
it's cuz they're running off your battery once you get the upgraded harness...how much did you pay for it again?
03-09-2003, 11:34 PM
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Originally posted by Soul Fly
Heh...HELL NO - I boycott APC... American Pieceof Chit
Ever see any non-ricer american put an APC banner on their winshield?
Mine is by Matrix... www.tunedbymatrix.com
(sorry, i didnt see someone brought this back from the shadows)
Heh...HELL NO - I boycott APC... American Pieceof Chit
Ever see any non-ricer american put an APC banner on their winshield?
Mine is by Matrix... www.tunedbymatrix.com
(sorry, i didnt see someone brought this back from the shadows)
You could make a harness for yourself for a fraction of the cost of any of those.
03-10-2003, 06:03 AM
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Originally posted by MaximaBalla
Ok, cool. Did you run into any problems when you installed your new harness? Or, did you install a new one? But, anyways, I paid about $50 w/ shipping for mine?
Ok, cool. Did you run into any problems when you installed your new harness? Or, did you install a new one? But, anyways, I paid about $50 w/ shipping for mine?
DarkLordBunny - who cares if those 2 cars are
?Its just a wire harness
03-10-2003, 12:08 PM
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Originally posted by Soul Fly
DarkLordBunny - who cares if those 2 cars are?
Its just a wire harness
DarkLordBunny - who cares if those 2 cars are
?Its just a wire harness
Originally posted by Soul Fly
Ever see any non-ricer american put an APC banner on their winshield?
Mine is by Matrix... www.tunedbymatrix.com
Ever see any non-ricer american put an APC banner on their winshield?
Mine is by Matrix... www.tunedbymatrix.com
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