Adding HID's to 08 SE that doesn't have them?
 

Okay, just a thought. First of all I don't own an 08 max yet, but would love to have one. Can you add HID's to the 3.5 SE model that doesn't already have them equipped? Does the SE without the premium package have the same projectors as the one's with the premium package? If not, can the HID headlights be bought from the service department? Many thanks!

Yea But there really expensive. they're like $800 a headlight if iam not mistaken pretty crazy. your best bet would be to go to courtesyparts.com they usually have everything cheaper.

you can put HIDs on any car if you have the money and want good quality.

Just buy a HID kit and be sure to get the right type of bulbs. Much cheaper than OEM components.

I am intereseted in this topic also. My wife recently got an 06 3.5 SE and I was under the impression that all 6th gen Maximas had HID headlights. I drove it at night for the first time the other night and the headlights suck!

Her vision isn't very good at night, and I want the better visibility offered by the HID's. If I buy the correct bulbs from an aftermarket supplier will I need anything else... such as ballasts or wiring harnesses? Or do the HID's simply plug right in???

for 04-06 everything is covered in the HOW TO STICKY. or use search.

you can just buy an hid kit online, in the groupdeals on this site, or ebay. just use a 9007 kit for the headlights and H3 kit for fogs

thanks for the info guys. man, I hate being new to a site lol.

if u are gettin a 08 max you have to get the bulb size 9006 for the head lights which will replace the stock 9012 bulbs and for the fog lights the bulb size is H11.I bought a black 07 maxima same as 08 and it didnt come with the hids so i bought the 8k hid kit for the headlights and a pair of yellow piaa bulbs for the fogs and it looks great i got everything from a local performance store i paid 250 for the hid kit and 65 for the fog bulbs and installed it myself.:D

Go to eBay and do a search for e55 projector. They are a direct swap for the crap halogen projector and then you'll just need to get some OEM ballasts and some new 4300k d2s bulbs, which can be found on eBay as well. You'll be much happier with this method than you would be if you bought some cheap 9006 HID kit somewhere.

Is it possible to easily swap out the fog lights with HID fogs? My 08 has HIDs for the mains, but the fogs are still halogens... which never made sense to me.

actually the 07 bulbs are the 9012 they changed them for the 08 to 9005 bulbs

i CAN GET VERY VERY NICE HID KITS FOR 100 BUCKS A SET, AND BULB AND COLOR FROM 3000K TO 30000K. ALTHOUGH 6000K AND 8000K ARE MOST PRACTICALLY AND POPULAR. 4300K IS WHAT COMES FACTORY FROM MANUFACTURER WHICH I CAN GET TO. i HAVE 2 SETS ON MY CAR. ONE HID KIT FOR HEADLAMPS AND ONE KIT FOR FOG LAMPS. LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, 100 BUCKS FOR A ONE YEAR WARANTEE AS WELL.

+1 beat me to that advice any other projectors are going to take some custom fab work. Read stickies here and cruise over to HIDPlanet for some good info as well.

www.vvme.com is a really good website

the kits i get are 100% plug in play. they plug into the stock socket for power and ground and the HID bulb has to plugs that go to ballast. Thats it. Just need to remove the bumper lol.

That's great but you also get very poor light output and terrible hot spot problems for that $100. Spend the extra money and get nice even light output that's useful and not just for looks.

I have an 06 SE, with no HID, so the HID kit would be 9005 and for the fogs H3?

for headlights 9006

Sooooo I saw some HID kits on Ebay.. it came with the Headlight and HIDs already installed.. they look the same as factory so what exactly is the different in getting a vehicle with HID and an HID kit placed onto a non-HID Max? Im thinking Ill just go with the HID kits... like 8,000 or 10,000k

No you wrong, theyre just as good the market for HIDS has gone down dramatically. Out here in NewYork they go for $100 any type K you want with warranty and soforth. Back to topic all you have to do is find the replacement bulb type and just buy HID kit that correspond to that bulb play and play as we say..

YES SIR

The difference is $$$$$$$$$$$$$.. LOL....

No sorry, I am right. I am not talking about the kit itself, I'm talking about the kit in a halogen projector. Sure you get a good cutoff but the width and intensity of the light is going to be all wrong. Real HID projectors are made to evenly disperse the light and throw the light further out to either side of the car. The halogen projector is not able to do this. No matter how much you spend on a kit, the halogen projector is just going to throw the majority of the light directly in front of the car causing a giant hotspot and there will be no width.

wait the dude about said 9006...you're say 9005....im confused now..lol

fogs is h3?

sonic, u r way of, a projector is a projector. they do not make one project for hids and one for halogen. they just add a dofferent wiring, ballast that mounts to the bottom of the light and the bulb, and a ground inside the light, aftermarket kits are great and save u hundreds of dollars. If u have prrof of nissan making a hid projector and a halogen projector please provide actual proof, cause u r wrong

Honestly 6GEn projectors output suck because of the lens itself ,not like the Acura TL,or Bmw projectors which lens are clear no lines on them..

So for an 04 SE without factory xenons... Some people are saying the 9005 bulb will fit and some people are saying to use the 9006 --- which is correct?

9006, I ordered a pair yesterday from the "3BSpec" Group Deals section, a lot of great feedback for those guys btw/.

I have a pair of 04 hid headlight with no ballast or bulbs i just converted to the 08 headlights. So pm me if you wanna buy oem factory headlights, or email me tavamabel@aol.com


see my conversion here
http://forums.maxima.org/6th-generat...4-07-look.html

I have an '08 w/out HID and at night these lights are just aweful. However, I quickly learned to leave the fogs on 100% of the time and the combo is just about perfect. On an '04-'06 I'd say the HID is a must as the "fogs" are useless on those.

hmm...interesting..

Can someone please confirm that a 9006 kit will work with an 08 maxima? I bought that kit and now i am getting worried after reading different posts in this forum.

Please go and do your research before you run your mouth. There are xenon projectors and halogen projectors. Here's your proof: e55 bi-xenon projector, which is in the xenon equipped 6th gen Maxima on the left and the bi-halogen projector found in the halogen equipped 6th gen Maxima on the right.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...L/IMGP0071.jpg

I have swapped the halogen projectors out for a pair of the e55 bi-xenons in my own 2007 Maxima so I know first hand that they are different.

but would the projector really matter as long as it provides the correct cutoff?

The projector bowl determines how the light is distributed. Halogen based projectors focus the light directly in front of you, xenon based projectors are able to disperse the light further to the left and right of the car. Xenon projectors are also able to disperse the light more evenly. I'll just let these pictures do the talking. First picture is a 6th gen with halogen projectors and a HID kit, 2nd picture is a 6th gen with real xenon projectors.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...IDretrofit.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ama/oemHID.jpg

newb to this forum, just got an 08 maxima, and was wondering if there is a diy write up to change it to the stock headlights to HID's?

definitely looks different to me ... :gotme:

apples and oranges to me.....one is about 50-75 feet away from the wall the next is about 10...

there will be a difference when u look at it with those distance differentials

ahhh...yep, good point.:p