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Old 01-09-2005 | 06:35 PM
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Projectors or AE?

How do the projectors look on the 00-01 cars (the ones on ebay, thats where u get em right?) Preferably the black ones im lookin at. Does anyone ahve any pics of a sterling with the projectors and one with the AE's? I would like to compare the to. Im guessing the projectors would be more expensive. Thanks
Old 01-09-2005 | 06:38 PM
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the projectors suck
get the AE

Old 01-09-2005 | 06:53 PM
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wow...werent you just talking about this sooner? lol...get the AEs...the projectors absolutely suck from what ive heard
Old 01-09-2005 | 07:26 PM
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Get the AE lights and a HID kit for em...
Old 01-09-2005 | 07:41 PM
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Get AE and dont even consider waisting your money on the other product.
Old 01-09-2005 | 07:52 PM
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ae's look ten times better
Old 01-09-2005 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by maxilvr06
wow...werent you just talking about this sooner? lol...get the AEs...the projectors absolutely suck from what ive heard
There are three people posting with the name Sooner.

Anyways, get the AE.
Old 01-09-2005 | 08:31 PM
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Projectors retrofit w/ acura MDX projectors and HIDs (pics coming soon)
Old 01-09-2005 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by NYPD-Arnold
There are three people posting with the name Sooner.

Anyways, get the AE.
sooner as in the one that posted right before me....
Old 01-09-2005 | 08:42 PM
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sooner as in the one that posted right before me....
I don't think he ever spoke highly of the projectors any time recently. You may be confusing him with someone else.
Old 01-09-2005 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by NYPD-Arnold
I don't think he ever spoke highly of the projectors any time recently. You may be confusing him with someone else.
yea, i think the only thing soonerfan hates more than projector headlights , is a thread asking about projector headlights
Old 01-09-2005 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by NYPD-Arnold
I don't think he ever spoke highly of the projectors any time recently. You may be confusing him with someone else.
i think the post got deleted...it was in the thread titled: "B-pipe with all other exhaust OEM..." he was saying how stupid people keep on posting threads about ebay projectors...idk why it was deleted though
Old 01-09-2005 | 09:04 PM
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yea, i think the only thing soonerfan hates more than projector headlights , is a thread asking about projector headlights
Hahaha.... I think that's so true....
Old 01-09-2005 | 09:16 PM
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AE= Classy
Egay Projectors = Rice Garbage Crap etc....
Old 01-09-2005 | 09:27 PM
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hold up yalla re serious haters heres my projectors w. the angel eyes on and my led kit in my front grill no1 cany deny it looks hot. I admit the light pattern aint the best but its worth the look and in till ill fit HIDs int hose projectors I had AEs b4 but they looked faded
only after 32k check me out
Old 01-09-2005 | 09:33 PM
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day pics

In case u wanted to see here some day pics I liek the 02s but way too expensive for HIDs and after I sold my AEs i got these at a gr8 deal


Old 01-09-2005 | 09:35 PM
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i got AE headlights with HIDs, looks clean bro. them projectors aint badd though either. im feelin more of a classy OEM look for my max
Old 01-09-2005 | 10:56 PM
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Get the projectors. They look nice. Before the projectors i was thinking myself of getting the ae's but then i saw the projectors i totally changed my mind. The ae's might be better made than the projectors but the projectors look alot more better than them. Also change the bulbs if u do decide on the projectors
Old 01-10-2005 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr. Roy
Projectors retrofit w/ acura MDX projectors and HIDs (pics coming soon)
this is the trick i can't wait to see.
Old 01-10-2005 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by MAXledKing55
hold up yalla re serious haters heres my projectors w. the angel eyes on and my led kit in my front grill no1 cany deny it looks hot. I admit the light pattern aint the best but its worth the look and in till ill fit HIDs int hose projectors I had AEs b4 but they looked faded
only after 32k check me out
I agree that they look alright, but I disagree that the poor light output is worth the look... maybe you drive on streets that are always nice and lit, so that works for you... but I think there are some, if not many, who need good light output in order to drive with some degree of safety....
Old 01-10-2005 | 01:09 PM
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Go to www.acuramdx.org to get an idea Dr. Roys retrofitting project..there's someone on that org that put HIDs in his MDX halogen projectors, and I can't say I'm hating it.

I got 2 MDX Headlights off ebay for a total of $80 bucks shipped.

Good Luck to those who will go this route.
Old 01-10-2005 | 01:16 PM
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Here's the exact link for those who don't want to go through the forum...

http://www.acuramdx.org/forums/showt...threadid=17201
Old 01-10-2005 | 01:27 PM
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yeap....

Originally Posted by Puppetmaster
Get the AE lights and a HID kit for em...

Listen to him.... I saw my friend car with this set up and when I found some $$$ I'll do it.....
Old 01-10-2005 | 01:31 PM
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[QUOTE=MAXledKing55]In case u wanted to see here some day pics I liek the 02s but way too expensive for HIDs and after I sold my AEs i got these at a gr8 deal

If you add the cost of projector headlights lets say around 250-300
Then add an hid kit which will run you anywhere from 260-400
This pretty much equals the cost of 02 03 headlights on ebay.
Old 01-10-2005 | 02:19 PM
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Brand new $600

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33710




AE owns...
Old 01-10-2005 | 02:23 PM
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so you believe everything??
if i thief says "these are brand new" you just believe him??

YOU CANNOT GET BRAND NEW HIDs FOR $600
Old 01-10-2005 | 03:19 PM
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they used to be under 500 3 years ago
Old 01-10-2005 | 03:34 PM
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Jason they are a Big company.... I don't really think they are thieves BC that ones are not OEM NISSAN..... They seems to have a good background, but who knows everything is possible through Ebay....So the bottom line here is AE headlights .....
Old 01-10-2005 | 03:34 PM
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Actually those lights are legit, the reason the price is so cheap is because they are new aftermarkets. I purchased my taillights from that company and they are oem quality without the oem price. Nissan charged one half more what I paid for my tails from this company. Therefore $600 sounds right. It will be safe to deal with them.
Old 01-10-2005 | 03:39 PM
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and a matter of fact they are going for US $589.95
Old 01-10-2005 | 04:49 PM
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I see the vibe changed in the room after i put my max up with my projectors in still respecting the classy look of the maxima but still turning mad heads. Actually i live in a very poorly lighted area Im in the mohave desert out here at Edwards afb but when its that time i put on the high beams w. regular h1 bulbs and I see everything I need to. So to me the projectors are a good but I seen 1 person retrofit HIDS into the projectors off cardomain any1 know the link to that?? I keep hearing a few of u say u got HIDs in to AE lights I gotta see pix on those and 12000k thats stupid bright where da pix at???
OFF topic- Whats the brightest h3 setup besides hid fogs I been thru every cheap kind off ebay Ill stop being cheap and get whateva and wheres the best deal for them thanx

Pioneer DEH-4600 for sale 130 shipped
Old 01-10-2005 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by nmaxima_24
Go to www.acuramdx.org to get an idea Dr. Roys retrofitting project..there's someone on that org that put HIDs in his MDX halogen projectors, and I can't say I'm hating it.

I got 2 MDX Headlights off ebay for a total of $80 bucks shipped.

Good Luck to those who will go this route.
That was a good idea, I never even thought to look for a MDX forum and check what a HID conversion looked like . I just considered $$$ & how close the filament placement in the original halogen bulb would be to a D2S bulbs arc, and the mdx fit both those criteria well.


The beam patter is identical to those on the site, best part is the squirrel spotters ( yellow boxes above the cutoff), good for illuminating above head signs, but dim enough not to cause glare and blind other drivers.

Old 01-10-2005 | 06:04 PM
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12000K is not dumb bright its pure dumb, the higher kelvin rating the less lumens=less light ouput. The kit with the highest lumens is stock 4100k, if you want alittle color and still have good ouput 6000k is the way to go.
Old 01-10-2005 | 10:22 PM
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I had AE lights on my car , then tried the projectors. And i'm much more happy with the look of the projectors.
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Originally Posted by soonerfan


so you believe everything??
if i thief says "these are brand new" you just believe him??

YOU CANNOT GET BRAND NEW HIDs FOR $600
Ummm, before you crack on somebody, do your homework. These are aftermarket, and the seller is a certified seller of them. They have been selling these for the past 6 months now at that same price -- those aren't stolen.
Old 01-11-2005 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by MAXledKing55
Actually i live in a very poorly lighted area Im in the mohave desert out here at Edwards afb but when its that time i put on the high beams w. regular h1 bulbs and I see everything I need to.
Shoulda put that up the first time... That's good for the projector argument... balances things out a little since usually no one stands up for their light output... guess all we need now is some good pics... only problem is.. when you're driving on dark roads with other people around... you'd have to switch between your lows and highs so as not to cause too much glare... but I guess if there are enough people around you wouldn't even have to use your high beams...
Old 01-12-2005 | 01:25 PM
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Yo jaymax nice setup I never really liked the all chrome version of the projectors till i saw them on yours I guess its all ab matching and what u put it on quite clean!! Since u got the projectors what h3 bulbs are using now and did u change fog bulbs too. Im still searching for whats the best brand for whitest w. hint of blue plus brightest light output, that wont damage the wiring. Thanx for repping for the clean maximas w. projectors
Old 01-12-2005 | 01:40 PM
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southwest autoworks there cheaper and a better unit
Old 01-12-2005 | 07:35 PM
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I personally like the Ae's, thats why I got them but the projectors are ok too. Depends what kind of look your going for. I am getting some hid's tomorrow actually so we'll see how they look in the ae's. Goodluck man.....
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Where'd you get that lower grill from, dude? Looks hot.



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