I want projector headlights in my 02 max but after searching it seems there is only ebay headlights and the projector light output is horrible so if anybody can give me some insight to if its worth it first off and second where I can get some clear housing projectors that are of good quality

 

DIY.

www.theretrofitsource.com

That's the best you can do. Anything pre-made is junk.

 

you could get the ebay crap and get some other oem projectors and retrofit em

 

The eBay headlights fit like crap on the 5.5s, because our headlights are slightly "longer" top-to-bottom than the 5th gens, and the eBay headlights are designed based on the 5th gen's housings.

 

i mean opposed to the other option of screwing up a set of 02-03s or paying someone to retro the 02-03s...thats about the only option...

 

Yeah, true.

I mean, I guess you could shop around junk yards and see if you could find one that doesn't know how much the headlights are worth and will sell them to you for $100 a pair or something. That's the best you can do.

 

So buy dont buy the ebay ones and have my stock ones retrofitted thats the best options?........*****

 

If you want it to look factory/nice...yes.

If you don't care about looks and just want projectors, get the eBay or 5th gen housings and retrofit them.

 

intereseting fact, thats why we saw all those hideous bumper gaps

 

buy a Camry?

Aren't yours the Xenons? Why replace them?

 

All Maximas, as far as I know came with HID xenon kits.

The only difference between our HIDs and projector HIDs is the lens.

Although both are HIDs, our cars have a cutoff like this:



While a projector retrofit will give you:



Basically, projectors prevent your light pattern from scattering as much as our OEM composites allow. It doesn't actually make the HIDs brighter, but creates a more solid light pattern, which makes for better road illumination.

 

that projector is sexy and all...but what if bambi is shorter than your projected light is?

 

here's this if you wanted to do the projector retrofit

http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...-retrofit.html

 

You guys do know that there's a pair of 5th gen eBay projector headlights with E55's retro'd in the classifieds for a pretty good price right?

 

What? The whole point of projectors is to cover the road from the ground in front of the car up, just like normal headlights. Projectors just provide a clean cut-off line, whereas composites are scattered and sort of "fade out."

Here's a better example:



Yeah, but again, there's the gapping issue with the 5th/5.5 gen headlight size differences.

 

but...what if i want to blind miss daisy?! LOL ok ok i quit

but i do like when i get flashed and i hit em back w/ the bixenon high beams like...BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

 

My buddy had a setup similar to Feldman on his Civic.

Bixenon projectors AND projector high beams (only difference) so that he'd have quad highs. Any time he'd flash his highs at oncoming traffic, their cars would instantly disintegrate.

 

epic pwnage lolol

 

Where's the "Like" button when you need it?!

Do you have a picture of his setup on the civic? I'd love to see it

 

Actually the reflector high beams on the ebay headlights are pretty concentrated (more so than the E55 bi-xenon projectors i swapped in). The combination of the pair is awesome for any time I get out of town at night, or when someone deserves to get flashed!

Quad highs FTW

 

Ever wonder why they're flashing you? You are apparently using HIDs in stock 5th gen housings and if that's the case, they were blinded already without you hitting the brights... There are a couple of local maxima guys who do the same, and they are blinding oncoming, moreso than any other headlight setup I see out on the road except the guys who do the same thing in taller vehicles (SUVs/trucks).

 

The ebayisms may be smaller than the 5.5 lights, but they're definitely larger than the 00-01 lights (the non-projector version at least). I've seen the non-projector ebay fill up a 5.5gen bumper nicely (I'm still debating on whether to do the 5.5 bumper conversion).

OP: there's been quite a few successful ebay retros (if that's the light you're going for)

Feldman you have anymore output pics?

 

No, just the originals I took. I can take some more but not tonight because its snowing sideways

The Bi-xenons are good and have a nice even light spread. The Ebay reflector highs are sharp and focused they get a lot of light a long way down the road kind of like a flashlight

 

hehe here's my foglight retro output, I take any opportunity I get to show it off :P

 

yes trucks are insanely rough! and its whole lot of them

 

Now THAT is awesome.

 

Sweet site ! Very informative.

 

I'll see if I can't scrounge some up. I haven't seen his car around in a few months...so I don't know if it's gone or if he's just not driving it.

The setup was pretty nice, though.

 

I can't wait to put my retro'd headlights back on. But sometimes I don't like having bi-xenon only, b/c like you, I like the ebay high beams.

luvlexus, nice!

 

I've thought about the ebay projectors retro'd with TFS FX-R projectors. I used those in the retros I did on my wife's car + DDM Tuning 55w kit. Needless to say they make the maxima look like the lights are off. Nobody passes me on the freeway at night because they can see! I'd do the retro in my stock lamps...but cutting up the reflector is holding me back since replacements aren't cheap. With the sentra I bought new headlamps for cheap.

Anyway, here is my handy work:

 

http://www.theretrofitsource.com/pro...986a2490c1f7ef

What do you guys think about those fitting in the factory low beam hole.

 

I see a how-to coming up very soon!