Let me just say the install was cake, it took me about 20min in the dark with an el cheapo flashlight. After that was the moment of truth, CLICK...........daylight is all i saw. The beam went to the ends of my block....wow. There is no way i could ever go back now.
Well ill stop typing now casue pics will do this thread more justice than words

Side by side comparo

http://home.socal.rr.com/dhan/Main%5b1%5d.html

 

thats like x1000000 brighter!

how about some pics from the outside? Also, how much did they set you back?

 

have you aimed em yet?

 

my high beams arent even that good, and thats sad

looks mighty fine though good work with that

 

holy crap

I'm starting to lean toward HIDs once I get my new headlights shipped to me. Great pic comparison!

 

Blinding, but yet beautiful.
I gotta get me a kit soon!

 

Wondering that too... that's a hell of a lot of light though.

 

any problems getting high-beamed by oncoming drivers? And did you loose your high beam?

 

When did Hanabi come out with a 5,000K kit?

 

i was wondering the same thing

 

good lord that's bright!!!

 

Holy sheet! Good pics man! The stock 9004s look downright dangerous to drive with, the amount of light they throw out is so small not to mention their **** poor beam pattern.

 

mine are worse then that.. in the rain at theres pretty much no light on the floor.

 

The beam pattern doesn't change when adding HIDs... The reflector really determines the output of light on the road. HIDs in a 9004 housing have the same poor beam pattern, just more light is shined on the road. This can be a bad thing if they're not aimed very low, since they will glare in oncoming drivers' eyes.

 

I never said the beam pattern changes when adding HIDs. I am a student of Daniel Stern's lighting knowledge :-), believe me, I know good reflector design.

I was driving a few cars behind a 2k2/k3 the other night and I noticed the the HIDs on the new Maximas don't seem to produce a very sharp cutoff or well defined beam pattern. Anyone have pictures of the beam?

 

my bad, these are the 6000k kit. I guess i was just thinking something else. I did reaim my headlights really low at first and then stood 25,50,100ft away and the glare is almost the same as when they were not aimed down. So after taking several pic of this nature i reaimed them higher, with the driverside slightly lower and i found the perfect balance.

I did get high beamed a few times after i just put them in and drove around for a day, but never after i reaimed them. Oh, btw if u aim the headlights down u might as well not get the kit cause your beam will look pretty much similar to my bluvision pic.

As for my high beams, no they do not work, but i can still communicate with other drivers since the beam does turn off if i toggle my non-existant high beams.

I told my co-worker about this high beam situtation an he said he might be possible to wire up a high beam. Im not sure what hes thinking but ill let u guys know if something happens

 

nice kit mad dhan, i got the 6000 HIDS and they made a big difference from the stock i had...hmm...i wonder if the 5000 is a little brighter than my 6000...i hear the lower the number the brighter but less color...

 

I did the same thing! first day I drove around I got high beamed once, then I lowered them, drove around @ night... couldn't see shiet it was almost stock like (I lowered them a lot) and the glare was still there standing in front of the car. I put them up a bit (lower than stock) with the passanger side a little higher than driver side. The beam pattern looks pretty good for crappy 9004 housing. The light doesn't go all the way down the street but travels further than stock & the glare isn't that bad.

 

how much was the hanabi hid kit...if bought....
most people steal em' off acuras and lexs'
how much is this kit im tryin to get em'
if anyone knows them at a decent price
speak now or forever hold ur peace

 

wow what a difference, i need to change mine, my lights suk

how much did you pay,, where did you pick them up from?

 

i got the kit used from an org member, njmaxseltd. I purchased it for $225 shipped, great deal.