Help!!! How Do I Remove O.E.M Hid's ???
05-15-2009, 12:57 PM
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Help!!! How Do I Remove O.E.M Hid's ???
Ok im usually never in the 6th gen section but i have a question, my brother is letting me swap out a few things before he sells the 04 maxima se, can anyone tell me how do i take out the hid headlights and put regular bulbs in there ????? please HELP 
05-15-2009, 01:22 PM
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It isn't worth doing - the stock bulbs might be worth $20, and the ballasts about $80.
BUT
The projectors don't fit halogen bulbs, which means u gotta either put a D2S hid kit back in (which is $60), or find someone with the halogen headlights and trade the whole thing. There isn't a halogen bulb that will fit inside the stock HID headlights, and there's no point in going through the hassle of swapping an ebay kit in, since that will cost you almost as much as what you can get for selling the OEM setup.
Not to mention, taking out the Matsu****a ballasts and putting cheap Ebay ones would be incredibly sleazy.
BUT
The projectors don't fit halogen bulbs, which means u gotta either put a D2S hid kit back in (which is $60), or find someone with the halogen headlights and trade the whole thing. There isn't a halogen bulb that will fit inside the stock HID headlights, and there's no point in going through the hassle of swapping an ebay kit in, since that will cost you almost as much as what you can get for selling the OEM setup.
Not to mention, taking out the Matsu****a ballasts and putting cheap Ebay ones would be incredibly sleazy.
05-15-2009, 03:19 PM
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It isn't worth doing - the stock bulbs might be worth $20, and the ballasts about $80.
BUT
The projectors don't fit halogen bulbs, which means u gotta either put a D2S hid kit back in (which is $60), or find someone with the halogen headlights and trade the whole thing. There isn't a halogen bulb that will fit inside the stock HID headlights, and there's no point in going through the hassle of swapping an ebay kit in, since that will cost you almost as much as what you can get for selling the OEM setup.
Not to mention, taking out the Matsu****a ballasts and putting cheap Ebay ones would be incredibly sleazy.
BUT
The projectors don't fit halogen bulbs, which means u gotta either put a D2S hid kit back in (which is $60), or find someone with the halogen headlights and trade the whole thing. There isn't a halogen bulb that will fit inside the stock HID headlights, and there's no point in going through the hassle of swapping an ebay kit in, since that will cost you almost as much as what you can get for selling the OEM setup.
Not to mention, taking out the Matsu****a ballasts and putting cheap Ebay ones would be incredibly sleazy.
i want them to convert and put them in my 4th gen max, cause i like the nissan hid
05-15-2009, 07:47 PM
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You can do that. Do you have a spare set of 04-06 halogen headlights to replace them with, or are you just going to sell a car without headlights?
I don't know if you're following me - the only way to take the xenons out of that Maxima is to put a full halogen headlight assembly in. It's not possible to just swap a halogen bulb into the factory HID headlights and call it a day.
I don't know if you're following me - the only way to take the xenons out of that Maxima is to put a full halogen headlight assembly in. It's not possible to just swap a halogen bulb into the factory HID headlights and call it a day.
05-16-2009, 07:07 AM
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You can do that. Do you have a spare set of 04-06 halogen headlights to replace them with, or are you just going to sell a car without headlights?
I don't know if you're following me - the only way to take the xenons out of that Maxima is to put a full halogen headlight assembly in. It's not possible to just swap a halogen bulb into the factory HID headlights and call it a day.
I don't know if you're following me - the only way to take the xenons out of that Maxima is to put a full halogen headlight assembly in. It's not possible to just swap a halogen bulb into the factory HID headlights and call it a day.
05-16-2009, 07:22 AM
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2nd- when you remove the ballast it will leave a big 3" round hole on the bottom of the assembly where it mounts.
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05-16-2009, 07:27 AM
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No, Thats the thing he needs headlights ... i thaought i was able to swap out the o.e.m hid headlight bulbs and ballast , and but halogen ... thats y i posted this thread , but i didnt realize nissan made it tough this time around ... so thats y this idea is a no go ..
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