ManualMaxima

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looking on ebay, civics and those other cars have 2 new projector housings for cheap as hell ,like $130 for both! we need to get some company to make these son of benches for us. i though custom maxima was suppose to. they got to busy makeing diablo doors for us(that no one wants for that $1200). i mean why is it so hard to ge some projectors for us? i am almost tempted to try one of those never working petiotions just to try somehting. WE NEED PROJECTORS!

cscm094

totally agreed. I don't think these companies know the number of units they would actually sell if they made a quality product.

Maxima99SE

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i'd definitely be in... as long as they looked great, and not cheapo like some of the civic ones out there

fearthegecko

i'd definitely want a pair, as long as they weren't just form over function, and actually served a purpose.

Iron Scimitar

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you fellas checked the group deal in the G/D forum?

gtr_rider

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Everyone says they want this and that, but when the actual product comes out and the pricing is not what you expected you moan and whine about it and never purchase it. Whats the point?

99Maxima5sp

Because companies decide to charge a rediculous price of 500 bucks for the lights AND 200 MORE for angel eyes. Thats why. Once someone comes out with more reasonable prices, more people would be up for it...

I can see paying around 350-400 for the lights and about 450-500 for the angel eyes, not a outlandish 700 bucks

ohannon7

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If they are done right they look awsome

MaxPerformanceSE

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Just go out and buy a Civic. Nobody wants to make parts for a family sedan with owners who are cheap-asses.

2 Da Max

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I totally agree, you couldn,t have sed it betta.

fearthegecko

because honestly, can you see any reason to justify why altezzas are like $250? not just for our cars, but for any other car? Granted, if it's a civic part, it's like 75% less than what we pay, but there's still some serious price gouging. Look at the price of an Injen filter. I've seen them as much as $70. The companies will tell you it's because of the quality and such that goes into it. That's BS, when a filter EXACTLY THE SAME, but without the Injen name on it is like $15.


And besides which, do you realize how many people have been willing to shell out top dollar for certain parts. Hell, i'd pay $300 for a pair of projectors, at least that way there's less of a chance of having other people have the same mod as me.

ManualMaxima

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not just civics, many other cars have these projectors on ebay for under $200 ,with halo's and they work. and i would buy a set right up if i had the chancee. but i do not like spending $500+ ( not many people would, i am nto a cheap ***) i have better things to spend 500 on. if they were a resonable price then they would have me right away.

and i do not want a civic. i want a maxima with projectors.

soulrupture

The civics own the after market b/c they are cheap to buy and cheap to mod. And there is a S&IT load of them on the street rice or trully modded. We have a smaller market for aftermarket performance parts compared to Civics, Mustangs, 300z and etc. They mark up the price higher to make profit since there is a such a small market in the maxima comunity. It dosen't help that we are the "perfomance family sadan" that Label sticks with us everywhere.
But I would have that label then the GOD DAMM RICE of civics. They just make me sick,,,,
ranting sorry...

sk24iam

i think if a bigger company came out with these for out cars then they would be able to have it for a reasonable price. I would definatly be interested in buying a pair.

mrnock

D.I.Y.

ManualMaxima

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i know civics have cheaper parts. i am not asking for them to be $99 a pair like some are. maybe aound $200 or 250. i know parts are more exspencvie and i knew that buying the car.

D.I.Y i wish. i could barley do the ae mod! i would have no clue hwo to start. we need a write up and a link to where we could buy good hid projectors to do it ourselves.

ABK

Yeah I would defently invest into some projectors $200-250 for angel eyes, $450-500 for some HID (near future). I'm pretty sure 95-96 people wonna do this as well, since the only other option for us is a 97-99 headlights, or freaken cefiros which don't fit perfectly.

Frank Fontaine

You're absolutely right. In the internet age, can you get anything cheaply on eBay? Of course not. It's very close to an efficient market. Many Maxima owners make comments like, "If they only knew how big the market is." Yeah, right, wannabee. If that's the case, why don't you take the market by storm?

Many maxima owners got their 4 yr. old car under 10 grand. They are the last people who would pay for something, at least not what it's worth. They want functional HID's for under $99. Stick with the K5100 blue lamps or whatever the f*** they're called!

MAXSRB

That is the only option. You have to make them yourself since there is a small market for maximas. Its as simple as that, and people here on the org have done it already. Get some ballasts, make some brackets, and drill some holes....

gtr_rider

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The reason for the increase in price "price gouging" for the Maxima community is because we ARE NOT such a large number as most of you think we are. It takes quiet a few purchases for the manufacturer to regain the funds it took them to actually produce the products made for us. If they were to sell those products to us dirt cheap, where do you think they will get their profit from? With that said,

If it costs a manufacturer $X to produce Y amount of products, they would have to sell them for AT least $X a pop just to regain ground on the initial payup. Its all about supply and demand, and there isnt half the size of demand from the Maxima community as there is from the Honda/Acura community. Nuff' Said.

If someone would like to add to that, go right ahead.

ManualMaxima

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i have the hid kit and this si why i want them, i want a more focus beam pattern. and i need new housings anyways. i bet somewhere in japan has them.

soulrupture

Originally Posted by ABK
"Yeah I would defently invest into some projectors $200-250 for angel eyes, $450-500 for some HID (near future). I'm pretty sure 95-96 people wonna do this as well, since the only other option for us is a 97-99 headlights, or freaken cefiros which don't fit perfectly."

The truth is the ONLY way to go is H.I.D. And to do it right you need projectors, and the parts. Why spend money on Cheap projectors such as the civics have. They are dirt-cheap b/c not a lot of R&D went into them. They are not the quality of OEM products. To put anything less on the car, especially lighting, is short changing yourself, and will not be worth it in the long run.

But this all goes back to money.

minsbang

Paying over $500 is plain stupid for a pair of headlights.

ManualMaxima

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exactily. Thet is an insane amount to pay. why would they put the research into lamborghini doors for our cars. we have 4 doors! that woudl look mighty stupid? i think they should spend their time making products that we could acually use and beneifit from.

sean carter

I agree with manualmaxima

minsbang

custommaxima DEFINETELY wasted their time on the lambo doors. They would have made more money on projectors for 4th gens

soulrupture

Well they must off felt they had enough interest to justified the expense. As for their projector housings who knows what happened. Custom H.I.D.work and that group deal from utazma(spelled wrong I know) are our only options.

fearthegecko

very true, however as the price of the 4th gens continues to drop, you will see the market for maximas increase. That was the biggest selling point of civics: that they were cheap and reliable. So what if the car has 180,000 miles on it? Pay $2000 (if that) for the car, $750 for a new engine, and (at the most) $1000 for a new paintjob. Then you have a decent car that's COMPLETELY PAID OFF. Now all your money can go to modding.

Everyday i see more and more ricey 4th gens driving around. The market on civics isn't dead (not even close) but IN MY OPINION, i think it has peaked, and now you're going to see more people going after the V6 accord/maxima market. To quote those camaro morons," There's no replacement for displacement". Why bother wasting $1200 on a civic to get a whopping 180 HP when you can just get an 4th gen max and start with 190 HP?

I think that the major problem is that the maxima community DEMANDS QUALITY. Or at least most of us do. I would not mind spending $400 on projectors....as long as they were engineered correctly, and weren't just for cosmetics.

soulrupture

I hope we never see the rice hysteria that has enveloped the civic comunity. I would hope all informed maxima owners will leave rice out of the equation.

MaxMoJo

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The reason why there is stuff out there for Civics and the like for so cheap is because there are so many of them out there. We are a minority so the big companies do not want to waste their time and money. When I tried looking into the 95-96 tails, I found out what the big boys are spending. They need to put up at least $50k for the mold to produce at least 10,000 units. That's why they're so cheap, cuz they're created in bulk and can justify that much. The reason Maxima parts costs more is because manufacturers don't create 10,000 units for us. Therefore they have to charge more to even make back the money fronted into the production of the product.

Which is why I agree with gtr_rider:
"Everyone says they want this and that, but when the actual product comes out and the pricing is not what you expected you moan and whine about it and never purchase it. Whats the point?"

I've been there..

soulrupture

ManualMaxima

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I am aware why there is such a big market for civics. i knew that all along and before this post. Just for the record as i stated i am not wanting $95 projectors. I want maybe $250 - 300 cause i know that there will be more useful than a fake projector. I am just saying that we need an after market headlight housing choises. Everyone on the .org with hid's would be all over them and custommaxima unlike with the lambo doors could turn a profit on them eaisily. i was just saying that we need some.