General Maxima Discussion This a general area for Maxima discussions for all years. For more specific questions, visit one of the generation-specific forums.

How do i "rebase" my D2R bulbs to H3 bulbs?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 05-29-2004, 04:45 PM
  #1  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (8)
 
WHOS UR DADDY's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 1,653
How do i "rebase" my D2R bulbs to H3 bulbs?

I know theres a way to "rebase" d2r bulbs, i think theres a way to rebase them to the H3 format. I have an HID kit and want to stick it into my fogs. I guess it would be easier to sell my kit to some unfortunate 5.5gen owner and buy an H3 kit for the same price but i dont want anything over 6,000k, preferable 4300k.
WHOS UR DADDY is offline  
Old 05-29-2004, 04:55 PM
  #2  
Supporting Maxima.org Member
iTrader: (29)
 
1FSTMAX's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 6,023
Rebasing the d2r to h3 would be very hard, since the h3 has a small base. And even if you could do it, the focal points arent the same since the HID bulb is longer.
1FSTMAX is offline  
Old 05-30-2004, 07:58 AM
  #3  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (8)
 
WHOS UR DADDY's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 1,653
do u know where i can get the instructions? Im willing to give it a try.
WHOS UR DADDY is offline  
Old 05-30-2004, 09:35 AM
  #4  
Senior Member
 
dahman45's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 218
try www.hidforum.com or www.hidtech.com
dahman45 is offline  
Old 05-30-2004, 10:57 AM
  #5  
Senior Member
 
ch13f's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 1,753
I actually read a write up of the whole procedure, there was a link somewhere on hidforum.com. I don't remember exactly, but you don't "rebase" the bulb but slightly modify it. I think the guy used some regular screws to hold the bulb in place.
ch13f is offline  
Old 05-31-2004, 07:04 AM
  #6  
Member
 
herman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Toronto, ON
Posts: 31
See "H3 HID" on:
http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/special-topics.htm
herman is offline  
Old 06-02-2004, 06:04 AM
  #7  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (8)
 
WHOS UR DADDY's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 1,653
Originally Posted by ch13f
I actually read a write up of the whole procedure, there was a link somewhere on hidforum.com. I don't remember exactly, but you don't "rebase" the bulb but slightly modify it. I think the guy used some regular screws to hold the bulb in place.
Tried to see if the bulb even fits and its not overing the entire hole which might allow moisture in and fog my fogs. I know you gotta somehow cut the base of th D2 bulb to the form of the H3 but these are about 70 times more expensive than the h3 so i dont want to mess it up. If you got a link, post it, i want to see what they did. Worse comes to worst, ill get some small BMW projector from X5 and open up the hole on the foglight like Rodman on a virgin midget.
WHOS UR DADDY is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
doctorpullit
8th Generation Maxima (2016-)
25
03-29-2016 11:08 AM
mpbclutch33
8th Generation Maxima (2016-)
8
12-26-2015 11:11 AM
knight_yyz
5th Generation Classifieds (2000-2003)
12
11-01-2015 01:34 PM
Noela
5th Generation Maxima (2000-2003)
5
09-26-2015 08:22 AM



Quick Reply: How do i "rebase" my D2R bulbs to H3 bulbs?



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 03:31 AM.