hey, guys i just won a hid kit for 02-03 maxima, it's OEM hid kit, it was used, but i think that they'll still work.. My questions is, how do i hook it up to my 00 maxima, like all the wiring and stuff, i figured out how iam going to get the bulb to fit in my headlight. But my questions is now how do i know which wire goes where? or is it plug and play?
its OEM kit for 02-03 maxima.... has anyone done it before, pics would be helpful...
thanks
huso

and i've looked at stickes couldnt find anything, and tried to search, and it gave me stuff bout 3rd generation, which dosent apply me..

 

.......... and how many K temperature are 2k2/2k3 hids kit?
thanks
huso

 

Is it Nissan's HID kit? If so, I would just find somebody selling the 2k2-2k3 headlight housings only (no ballasts and bulbs) and go from there. This would be much better than trying to retrofit into your halogens. You would also benefit with better light output. As far as finding how to wire them up, all I can say is good luck. Many people have done it on here (including myself), but this is a touchy subject because of the high theft rate of these lights. Being a newbie, like yourself, kinda hurts in providing that information. Most people would prefer proof of ownership to provide you with this valuable information. Sorry, but that's the way it sometimes go here on the Org. And, as far as the stock Kelvin rating, it's 4100K.

 

Sensitive subject....Here's what I managed to dig up.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=62279

Here's for stock ratings.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=357445
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=446664

 

I'm not sure where sixman got this information, or even if it did work, I would NOT definetitely hook them up that way. Why the relays? You don't need ADDITIONAL relays on top of the other relays. The swap is slightly straight forward once you know the correct wiring. And, the correct way would be that once the high beams are applied, the HID's should stay ON. But, like I said before, touchy subject. Good luck!

 

I just searched and that's what it came up.

Seems as if he as making things more complicated than they really had to be.

Best bet is to PM those who have done it.

 

Bro, I am not sure what you mean by 02-03 HID kit, but I have a 2k max that I retrofitted Osram D2R bulbs to fit the H4/9003 socket in my OEM 2k housings,
Then I decided to upgrade and bought the complete 2k2-2k3 housings with bulbs and ballasts. These fit right in, but you need a 2k2-2k3 wiring harness, which is not too complicated to install.

So, let me know what exactly it is you have (i.e. Bulbs, ballasts, housings, wires) and I am pretty sure I can help.

 

defertilizer
here is what i got
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT
what do i need to hook this up to my 2k headlights?
thanks
'huso

 

and no i do not need highbeams, here in INDIANA, we do not have inspections, so no point for those
thx
huso

 

can anyone help out? pls
thanks
huso

 

You'll need to somehow modify the D2R bulb to fit into your headlight, and have a 02-03 wiring harness I believe. I am in Bloomington if you need any local help to install.

 

what do u mean "02/03 wiring" dont i get that, cause i bought the whole
HID kit, the bulb, and that "warning" thingy i dont whats it called, and some wires come with it too...
i think everything should be included
and if i need help i'll let you know...
thx
huso

 

Oh OK, since you have everything minus the 02-03 OEM headlight, you'll need to either modify the D2R bulb that comes with the kit you bought OR buy a 9004/H3 bulb to fit in your current headlight.

 

i'll modify the headlight, or i might as well wait couple more weeks till i get right 02/03 headlight, cause' i already have left one, if anyone has a right 02/03 maxima headlight let me know.. but i might jut plug in the hids and see how they work
thanks
huso

 

personally I would wait till you get the 02-03 housing, because if you retrofit the bulbs like I did they will not fit properly in the 02-03 housing when you finally do upgrade.
here look at the picture of them:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=453214

You have to grind down the black plastic around the base of the bulb with a dremel tool, then grind the H4/9003 ring off a set of old halogen bulbs, grind away till the ring fits around the base of the bulb perfectly flat and even.
Then get yourself some Quicksteel (1hour set time) or JB Weld (24hour) The JB Weld will also work, but I liked the silly putty like consistency of the Quicksteel and the fact that it was good up to like 550 Degrees.
put some of this around the top and bottom (as seen in picture) let it set, and your ready to go.
As far as the wiring, you just need to tap into the power wire on your Halogen Harness, then ground the ground to the chassis. You only need the 2k2-2k3 wire harness if you change to the 2k2-2k3 headlight housing (it gives you all the plugs for the (turn signal, high beam etc...make things easier)
anymore q's just hit me up.

 

hey, guys
i got my HID kit today,
and i have no idea where to start just to hook it up and see if both of my bulbs work fine.....
this is what i have....
--- transformer is hooked up to 5 cables, and coved with the orange plastic thingy, than than oragne and brown cable go to this black box, which is hooked up to a black wire, green wire and gray wire, which than goes to bulbs...
--- than i have pink and gray wire go to the turn signal light and green wire gos to another little bulb i believe its 921 not sure, it is used in corner lights on 00/01 maxima.... its the same bulb.
than from the small bulb there is black wire that goes back to the transformer....
now my questions is
where do i hook this up, what wires do i hook up with my wire that are coming from 00 maxima.
and i forgot to say that there is one gray wire that goes from transformer, and it is not hooked up to anything.....
some1 pls help, i just want to hook this up, and see how it works...
thanks
huso

 

can anyone help? come on guys, i know that 50% of you have done this before....
i just need help to know which cable from 2k2/2k3 hid kit goes to 2k/2k1 headlight kit goes?
thanks
huso
pls help asap
i just need to test the bulbs out and transformer
thanks

 

Dude, ALL OF THE QUESTIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ANSWERED!!!

(1) The ballast and bulbs will NOT hook into your Maxima without modifying the internals of the headlight housing and splicing in a 5.5 gen harness.

(2) You can get a 5.5 gen headlight housing, but then you will still have some wire splicing to deal with.

You were hoping that this kit would be plug and play, no? Well, it's not. You are going to have to splice a 5.5 gen headlight wiring harness into the 5th gen harness if you have any hopes of even powering the lights.

READ WHAT PEOPLE ARE TELLING YOU NEXT TIME

 

Shift, it's not as easy as you might think. Like Metal said, in order to power your lights, you have to buy the 2k2-2k3 headlight harness in addition to what you have. Call up Dave B. He will hook you up in what you need. Listen to what advice we are giving you. We are here to help.

 

hey, thanks guys
i hooked up my HIDs today to my car, and the bulbs powered up , i love the color of it, but sincce i already have left 02/03 headlight i'll wait till i get right one and hook up my hids to it....But yes i have figured out that its hard to retrofit ur headlights to fit 02 maxima bulb in it... so i'll just wait for right headlight.....
but guys thanks for all the info
do u know where i can get the harness kit really cheap?
and anyone has right 02/03 headlight for sale?
thanks
huso

 

Harness kit---->Dave B. Give him a call. His number is in the stickies. Harness kit is around $35.00-$40.00 new.

 

ight, i will when i get right 02/03 headlight
thanks

 

Has anyone tried to install the new JDM Clear Halo Eyes Headlight on a 02 or 03 maxima...I've got everything installed except i can't get the high and low beams separate, they both come on at the same time even thought they both have separate inputs...I previously had the oem HID factory headlights and i just got tired of having them stolen...Going on the 5th set of oem headlights and i just said F*** iT! My car spends more time in the body shop than i do driving...

Anyways...Any hints!

here the pic of the headlights...i got the ones with the clear projector, the ones in the pic show blue projector........

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWN%3AIT

 

lol im pretty sure everyone is just gonna remind you about the crapppppy light output that the ebay projectors give you. but out of curioisty, did you install the data dots on your numerously stolen headlights?

 

Point taken...but there are stronger bulbs i can purchase to make the output a whole lot better. I installed the data dot as soon as it was available but hasn't kept anyone else from trying....this last was the worst....completely tore up my fender and the funny thing is that they left the headlight on the ground in pieces and luckily didn't even attempt on the passenger side...I thought about getting rid of it but i love this car too much and too much effort has gone into it....

The output really isn't of concern to me it's just that i'll be statisfied once i can finally get some sleep without being worried.

 

how's that... every single road in indiana has street lights or what

 

it's quite easy really.. just get a tester bulb and figure the wires on the go. i didn't even cut mine, just peeled back the insulation and added on the extra wiring.

problem is if you want to make the lows stay on with the hi but i see in your case you don't care about that so it's a straight up wiring extension.

 

If I can understand correctly, these projector headlights were manufactured for plug-in-play for the '00-'01 Max's. Therefore, if you attempt to wire them in the '02-'03's, the wiring is completely different because of the grounds. This is the reason why you have the low beams and the high beams coming on the same time. You need a factory service manual for both '00-'01 and '02-'03 wiring scheme to better understand the grounding issues for both set of years.

 

I'll definitely keep that in mind...Thanks, i had a hunch it might be the grounds...Cuz i can make them work individually the way that they are supposed to but not combined... ...But what still bothers me is that they are also selling these projector headlights as 02-03 plug and play ready...I've emailed the ebay seller time and time again but no reponse...Thats what i get for trying to save a buck...

Hey any hints on where i can get such service manuals without having to purchase them...

 

Dude, i wish it was that easy.... ...It's actually where i started, grabbed a multimeter, checked for grounds and voltages and that's as far i've gotten...I even went to radioshack and picked some relays to attempt to make the highs come on only with high beam switch...no luck...thanks anyway

 

figures that ppl here suck at doing electrical stuff