xendr7wk

Well I want to get 6000k hid for my 2004 maxima, but I dont know what to get or would it be the same, máximas only have one bulb for low and high beam, and the website from where I'm getting the hids sells high/low bulbs and I don't if they are the same or there will be a different?

ChrisMan287

iTrader: (34)

Do you have halogen or HID headlights?

xendr7wk

I have the stock headlights, I don't what are they..

po8pimp

turn on your headlights and walk about 10ft in front of the car and look at them. If they are bluish/purple, then they are HID. If not, then you have Halogen. You can always call nissan with your vin number to verify. It is free. Parts department. If the site sells two seperate bulb types for the maxima, might consider finding another place to buy from considering they don't know both the HID and Halogen are one bulb for both high and low. There is a shutter that makes them high and low. If you have halogen and want HID, then you need a conversion kit. I recommend 9006. The tabs are very similar to the 9012 halogens that come with the car. You will need to cut one tab about 1/8 and inch. There are writeups on this. Search for HID conversion 2004 Maxima. Very Easy to do.

xendr7wk

Ok, I will look at that, and the website from where I'm trying to buy the hid is, www.simplyhidkits.com, and I think they are pretty good my friend bought them $70 with life warranty... An they are kits, it's that what you mean I will need a kit convertion?

Samvqftw

Look closely to your headlight. It should say in the bottom portion what they are.

xendr7wk

Ok so I figure out that I have halogen headlights, I found this other forum that says to read the bottom of the headlight and If they said HIR2 they were halogens, and D2S are HID.... And also the color is just like yellowish....

xendr7wk

And thank you guys, you guys have helping me a lot to figure out what headlights I have....

Kryogen

get a retrofit from the retrofit source. ONLY place online to get real OEM or better quality parts. 95% of ebay and other sellers is just fake chinese junk.

(I tried 3 different HID kits from 3 online places, and they ALL SUCK. Bulbs throw a really poor light pattern, poor light output, ignition issues with the ballasts, burnt bulbs after 6 months..... pay **** ---> expect ****). Each time the seller had "never had issues before with that stuff". Oh god, that must be why half the people I see using HID kits on the streets in their civics have one side off....

I just ordered to replace my factory worn HID setup
600$, going to be all brand new better than OEM setup, and direct bolt on.
better ballasts, projectors and bulbs.

Of course quality is not cheap.
here is what I ordered if that might help you. But if you don't have the factory HID, you might want to ask them about how you are going to deal with the hi/low issue, I dont know, I am just replacing bolt on stuff.

Item Sku Qty Subtotal
Bi-xenon: Hella EvoX-R EVXR 1 $150.00 (New version of our factory projectors. Those have a sniny bowl and clear lens). My oem bowl has no shine at all, and sucks quite a bit in fact).
D2S: Matsu****a Gen V MATSUGEN5 1 $170.00 (new revision of our factory ballasts)
OCI Butyl Rubber Glue OCIGLUE 1 $15.00 (to re-seal the headlights if you have to open)
Silica Gel Moisture Packs GELSLCA 1 $5.00 (to replace the moisture packs to make sure you get no issues
D2S: Osram Xenarc 66240 CBI OSRAM-66240CBI 1 $185.00 (osrams most white bulbs that you can get. no yellow, no blue, super output, OEM reliable).

po8pimp

I on the other hand have had no issues with my HID kit which is made by Xentec. Not very expensive, however some have had problems with the same kit. The only thing I would have done different was to get the 55 watt vice the 35 watt that I got. The light output is not as bright as the stock bulbs, however it is not dangerously low either. The 55 watt is where you need to go if you do get a kit.

One more thing, it is not you get what you pay for all the time. You can pay hundreds for a polished turd just the same. Just read as many reviews as you can that are unbiased and make your determination based on that. my6thgen.org has a lot of good info on what kits are out there and some good reviews as well.

ac max 92

iTrader: (13)

They have one bulb HID's for high and low beam but they either just pivot or retract. Some kits have a hologen bulb attatched on the upper portion of the HID bulb for high beam. When you have HID's there really is no need for high beam as they already give you all the light you need from a distance and to the sides besides you don't need to blind oncoming traffic so you should also adjust the headlights down a little which also gives you more light on the road and less in the faces of oncoming traffic. So your best just to get a standard HID kit and be done with it. Just make sure you get the extra harness with the relay and inline fuse.

Kryogen

actually the 55 watts might fry your light housings... did it to my fog housings, all black and fried. scrap.

Their 35 watts are dimmer than oem because: 1- they suck, 2- it's ****, and 3- you probably bought a blue bulb like 6-8000K.

But hey, we are arguing between a 60$ made in china crap hid kit vs an OEM high quality projector and bulb setup.
It's 60$ vs 600$.
I understand that most new owners of a 2004 maxima are not going to pay 600$ for HIDS. But dont expect quality for 60$, it's all I am saying.

Kryogen

totally not true. High beams are really useful, for the obvious reasons, HID or not. I would not drive at night on a country road at 60 mph without my HID high beams, just like I would not drive without any high beams.

Now, the point is: if you put 55w hids in a light housing that was not made for it, you will blind the crap out of all incoming traffic because it's like you actually have high beams on all the time.
With a setup like that, it might be fair to say that you dont need high beams, because you are always on high beams, with even brighter lights. This is illegal and dangerous for incoming traffic, plus you will be sued if you cause an accident, AND, your insurance will not cover you because you were illegal. Therefore, you will end up bankrupt.