Ok... The first time I noticed halogen lighting on a 5.5 gen, I figured it was a custom job done by someone sick of getting his lights stolen. However, now I've noticed it on three different cars.

Does anyone "in the know" know about these halogen lights?

NOTE: These are not 5.5 gens fitted with 5 th gen lights... They are 5.5 gen housings emitting halogen lighting!!!!

Could Nissan be offering these as replacements for HID equipped customers who don't want to stay up all night?

An even better question is... What's the point???? If a thief will mistake 2000-2001 headlights on a 5.5 gen for HIDs, what’s going to keep them from trying to steal these non-HID “replicas”?

 

maybe those people had their lights stolen and instead of paying for new HIDs they just got regular lights.... just a guess, but I've never heard of this before.

 

Quid--I've ridden next to a 5.5 with 5th gen lights on at night and he seemed dismayed at me to see me with my HIDs but not a 5.5 with the HID housings with reg bulbs

 

I called my local Nissan dealer, and the service dept. hasn't heard of this modification to the 5.5 headlight housing.

He has however heard that some body shops are retrofitting 5.5 headlights with 5th gen lights "including the 5th gen grill and bumper covers". So if anyone gets their lights jacked again, you might want to inquire with the body shop if they will do this for you before you hand over the keys.

PS - The service dept. concurred that they see no benefit to keeping the 5.5 gen housing and installing non-HID bulbs since no one can tell the difference when the lights are off.

 

i thought the GXE model came with halogens?

 

All the 2002-2003 Maximas came standard with HIDs.... The ones I saw recently with modified halogens were SEs....

 

I have never seen a GXE 2002-2003.

 

I'm pretty sure I have....no letters on the right side of the trunk. Only "Maxima" on the left.

 

I have 2001 AE headlights on my 2002. My bodyshop did it for me. Around my area there are more 2002-2003 with the 2001 headlights than 2003-2003 with HID's. Everyone has had their taken and bodyshops are starting to help people by telling them that the 2001 lights fit into 2003-2003's unlike the Nissan dealer.

 

Doesn't make no sense. It would be more hassle to convert it to halogen than to just buy another HID bulb and stick it in the socket. Plus, what's the point? Thieves take it when you're not around and the car is off. They wouldn't know you're running a halogen bulb in there...

 

Which model have the tail lights all red? I've seen what looked like a 2002 or 03 with regular halogen lights.

 

ive always thought that the reason for this would be someone who didnt want to get HID's stolen, so they bought the AE headlight to put on the 02-03. that way, it still looks like an 02, but the headlight cannot be stolen. makes sense to me if someone is sick of stupid azz theives. . .

 

Yeah they are rare they only made up 5% of 02/03 Production, I have only seen 3 or for since the 02's it the streets 2 years or so ago.

 

They have them in the 02 brochure. They came with 16" 5 spoke wheels.

 

All red tails are only available on 00-01 GXE and GLE models.

 

That's because there were very few made. The guy on the org here with the Frankencar exhaust has a 2002 GXE. Ask him for pics.

 

Anyone here with instruction for converting 02-3 HID lights to non-HID 00-01 headlights? Any help is appreciated.