At $115 for "high wattage" halogens, might as well get HIDs. I just bought a 5000k HID kit from from a $165 shipped group deal.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOSHI...QQcmdZViewItem

 

God Damn I love eBay! Obviously these would be a good option to try in these lights...I might buy two to replace the ones I pirated from my Dodge...

 

I couldn't resist. I just ordered the black ones along with 6000k hids. Hopefully the glare isn't too bad. I'll just make a glare shield if it is.

 

I don't get it.. How is HID's going to fix the horrible beam pattern that's already there with halogens?

 

It won't.. I think they're just hoping that the super glare it creates will make it less noticeable just how gay the beam patter really is.

Personally, if I encounter one of them with HID's in those and they're coming head on or blinding me in the rear-view mirror, I'll hit the button for the RPG in the trunk and laugh all the way down to the precinct.

 

It won't...it will only get worse.

 

Who said anything about "fixing" the beam pattern with hids? I don't expect them to. If they give out crappy lighting with regular bulbs then hids will help as far as brightness. As I said if there is a bad glare then i'll make a glare shield for them. I wouldn't have them in my car if the glare was bad. I'd get pulled over every night where I live until I fix them.

 

Is someone working on a retrofit? The only way I'm getting these is if TSX HID projectors fit in them (or some other high end projector). Can someone PLEASE be a guinea pig? Otherwise I will stick with my stockers until I can retrofit those.

 

I wonder if the eyelid will still works on these 1 piece

 

I'm having maxgtr2000 do the TSX dual lens retro to my R34s...I'll be dropping off all my parts this week. I think the TSX will be delivered from Florida today...It's taken almost two weeks to get them. I'm just waiting on the bulbs and then the retro will commense.

There's another guy on here who had a spare pair of TSX projectors laying around so he'll be doing a set too.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....19#post4346319

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=419013

 

Okay thanks for the update. Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

I will also be attempting a retro. TSX projectors, denso ballasts and 2 philips bulbs are on their way.

 

Is there a way to photoshop a retro?

 

this is the best thing to do with these headlights..

im seriously tempted to get some, and do an color modded 00-03 s2k retro...

 

nice you seem to have everything figured out..

 

I will be doing a TSX retrofit if my A4's dont fit. 4300k with Yellow High Beam

 

blacked them out today:

 

Very nice.

 

Looks amazing man.. Too bad about the retrofit being the only option for to fix for the beam pattern.

 

Did the glare or reflection change at all when you painted the lights? What paint did you use as I'll need to do this with my TSX retro...Still waiting on the bulbs...

 

It shouldn't change the reflection or glare cause he didn't pait the reflector. I guess it might have made the glare a tiny bit less cause less chrome but the reflector still sucks *****.

 

My new phone apparently can take usable night photos. Here's a couple I took just now.

Beam w/5000k HID. Some stray light above the horizon, but not as bad as some of the other cars I've seen.



random shots:




5000k hid makes the fog lights look yellow

 

That actually looks pretty nice... And that's without a retro?

 

ewuzh, can you take a distance shot of the light pattern?

 

I don't see ANY light on the ground.

 

Yes please take pics of the beam pattern on the ground. My 6000k HIDs just came in today and my headlights are supposed to be in on thursday so it would be nice to get a preview of how they will look.

 

Duplicolor Black DH-1602 High Heat 1200 degree.

 

I posted a pic of that already on the bottom of the first page...

 

pretty sure they mean the beam pattern with the HID kit on

 

yes, same type of shots as first page but with them HID's in

 

Where can i buy them?

 

Beautiful Lights Where can I get a set

 

i think they're fine even without the retro. they'll look even nicer with the projectors but that'll cost more and labor time.

Great Job mahn... btw i just ordered mine on eBay... the group deal didn't come thru. I'll post pics when i get mine... (black ones)

 

More proof that newbs just don't read anything.

I don't know how many times that ebay was said in this thread before you posted....

BTW: ewuzh I think they look much better with the HID bulbs. Not sure a projector project would be needed but of course will look fantastic.

 

Looks good... just wondering the pattern on the road looks like. Thx for keeping us updated.

 

Jump off a cliff and if that doesn't kill you, go for a dive and rush to the surface via rapid decompression..

 

since no one else wants to answer..Ebay. keywords maxima r34. if you can get 10 or more people maybe you can set up another group deal by contacting the seller.

 

Let me get this straight...a part which is supposedly built for our cars and fits the bodywork, and yet requires modification to install, which gives me a beam pattern as bad or worse than the stock 4th gens'?

I think I'll pass.

Give me real H4's that fit right...I'd pay whatever was asked for that. Why replace garbage with more garbage?

 

It didn't require any modification to the body or frame. The only thing I had to do was enlarge the plastic mounting holes on the headlight probably because of poor QC. Someone else bought a set of black ones and they fit perfectly without having to enlarge anything. Mine must have been part of the first production batch.