need opinion on headlights
#1
need opinion on headlights
I was debating on either getting the AE lights or the 5.5 lights. One thing I like about the AE is that they are smoked around the assembly, that gives a aggressive look like a football player have a black line under the eyes. The 5.5, i like the round dual light but doesn't have that smoked look. So what would you think would look good, btw my car is Sherwood green. Any input would be great. Thanks!
#2
K Pazzo 6 smoked his HID's. They look pretty sharp as you can see below. Check out his site for more pics.
#3
Originally Posted by FanaticMadMax
I was debating on either getting the AE lights or the 5.5 lights. One thing I like about the AE is that they are smoked around the assembly, that gives a aggressive look like a football player have a black line under the eyes. The 5.5, i like the round dual light but doesn't have that smoked look. So what would you think would look good, btw my car is Sherwood green. Any input would be great. Thanks!
I blacked out my housing as well...
#4
Obviously if money is no object then I would go with the 5.5 for the HID's. If money is an object, keep in mind that the AE will cost half or less than half what the 5.5 will. And it's already been said but you can actually AE your stock headlights, or smoke the 5.5's if you get them.
#5
Those smoked HIDs look awesome.... I wanna try to do that sometime....
Anyways, like already said... HIDs are more expensive... but you can smoke em too and ya can't beat the illumination from em.... also bear in mind that there is a higher theft risk with HIDs....
Anyways, like already said... HIDs are more expensive... but you can smoke em too and ya can't beat the illumination from em.... also bear in mind that there is a higher theft risk with HIDs....
#10
the HIDs on the 5.5's are really nice but the only thing about them is that they are easily and often stolen. They are the main reason the Maxima is #2 on the most likely to be stolen list. I have the AE headlights and was thinking about buying the 5.5 assemblies but realized that the added liability to my car wasn't worth it. There is a GD going on right now for Helios HID plug and play kits for the 5th gen for a very reasonable price right now and you get to choose anywhere from 500K to 12000K. Look into this....
#11
Originally Posted by nadeemp8
the HIDs on the 5.5's are really nice but the only thing about them is that they are easily and often stolen. They are the main reason the Maxima is #2 on the most likely to be stolen list. I have the AE headlights and was thinking about buying the 5.5 assemblies but realized that the added liability to my car wasn't worth it. There is a GD going on right now for Helios HID plug and play kits for the 5th gen for a very reasonable price right now and you get to choose anywhere from 500K to 12000K. Look into this....
that deal is VERY shaddy at this point.....talks about the guy stealing money and stuff like that.....not to say anything, but i wouldnt consider that deal. DEAD. I was planning on HID h3 from that deal, after that post....no way.
oh yeah Id say smoke your own headlights for the costs of the paint, save up and get 5.5 HID, worth the money. I ended up just doing that and well worth the wait.
#14
As cool as the smoked HID look is, I'm just scared about baking such expensive headlights in an oven to open them up. AE's were far less work, since you can just buy them and slap them in. They match the 2k-2k1 SE headlights very well too. I had them on my old Maxima:
But hey, if you've got no fear, go for the 2k2's and smoke them.
But hey, if you've got no fear, go for the 2k2's and smoke them.
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Originally Posted by Maxima112
that deal is VERY shaddy at this point.....talks about the guy stealing money and stuff like that.....not to say anything, but i wouldnt consider that deal. DEAD. I was planning on HID h3 from that deal, after that post....no way.
oh yeah Id say smoke your own headlights for the costs of the paint, save up and get 5.5 HID, worth the money. I ended up just doing that and well worth the wait.
oh yeah Id say smoke your own headlights for the costs of the paint, save up and get 5.5 HID, worth the money. I ended up just doing that and well worth the wait.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=356247
#20
If you dont want to do the work on the 5.5gen headlights and is also interested in saving some money then get the AE lights and purchase an h4 hid kit for your lights its plug and play and you will be fine. Just dont get anything over 6000k.
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Originally Posted by R.I.P. Grandma
If you dont want to do the work on the 5.5gen headlights and is also interested in saving some money then get the AE lights and purchase an h4 hid kit for your lights its plug and play and you will be fine. Just dont get anything over 6000k.
Why shouldn't he do anything over 6000k??
#23
My AE headlights, the lens is kinda hazy right now so they don't look as jewel like as they should. I got 100K miles on those lights and with a HID kit they put out some intense light, I used 6000K Philips kit from a 3.2TL-S. Light output was too strong so I remove the lights in fear of getting pulled over.
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Originally Posted by R.I.P. Grandma
Because then he would lose too much output which is the main purpose of hid's.
Stock hid's are 4100k but most org members will tell you if you want output and descent color 6000k is the best route.
Stock hid's are 4100k but most org members will tell you if you want output and descent color 6000k is the best route.
So your saying that 12000k or 9000k for instance will have too high of an output??
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