hi, my oem hid headlights were stolen quite a few years ago, and i'm now looking to replace them since i my lease is about to end. I was wondering if anyone has the REPLACEMENT lights found on ebay.

are these in any way different from OEM?
Will the lease inspector notice that these lamps are not original?

thanks for your help.

-c

 

what have you been using since your original OEM HID's were stolen? buying headlights on ebay is usually hit or miss from what I hear...

 

i found 2000 (non-hid) lights on maxima.org for $50 and i rigged them into my 02 maxima til now.

 

first of all if your HIDs were stolen wouldn't you have the money to buy back the OEM HIDs since most likely your insurance company would have covered it..unless you pocketed the money also try look in the FS forum

 

no, my deductable was really high, so i didn't claim it.

 

Won't they already know that the headlights were already tampered with by wiring the '00-'01's in there? If it's a lease vehicle, they will charge you for any damages or anything tampered (like splicing of the wires for the headlights). This may cost you more money when returning the vehicle rather than reporting the theft to the insurance company with your high deductable. I just think it's more safe to report the incident to the insurance company to save you more money in the long run, such as an incident like yours.

 

the lights from performance depot are exact replicas (except for the ballast maybe) from what i hear. those cost what one oem headlight would from nissan. go for those, there on ebay.