hey guys - I had piaa in my fogs on my 02 Qx4 and I forgot to take the bulbs out so I can put them in my I35. I bought sylvania silverstars for my g20t, and they did not match the HID/Xenon look i was looking for. I bought nokya before, but because i touched the bulbs they blew-out quick so, i never really got a good look on how they look.

I just installed the clear bumper lenses from paradox-systems and I want to have the fogs match up with the blue light specials that is going around my car. What bulbs do you guys use that has the closest xenox/HID look? Is there another brand besides the ones i mentioned that perform better?

thanks lee

 

I have H3 PIAA Super Plasma in my I30 fogs and they look nice. Kind of a purple/blue color and seem to match Real 6000k HID, although no halogen bulb is going to match HID exactly in output. Nokya's fade in a few months. PIAA's are pricey but I have had mine over a year and am pleased.

 

Can u plz let us know where you bought your PIAAs.

Thanks

 

PIAAs are easy to find. You can go to any speed shop and they most likely carry them in stock or they can order some. I had a pair of PIAA h3 extreme whites in my Qx4.

nmgoodthing is right about one thing. I think i paid like $60s something for my PIAAs. They did last long, I just thought there were alternatives that were cheaper. Looks like i have to pay for more piaas eventhough, I don't feel like paying another 60s something for bulbs. I might try ebay for them.

 

Even though this site isn't for Infinities, this is where I found the cheapest H3 PIAA bulbs http://ttstuff.com/maintenance_bulbs.php

 

Nice find, I am going to place an order.

 

i guess i need 9004 for 98 I30 I can't find those in that website ...

 

There are alternatives. But they arn't going to last as long or look as nice. Just like the the old saying "you get what you pay for". If you go with some eBay cheapos your going to go through about 3 pairs in a year. Nokya's are okay. I don't even know if they make them H3. All I know is if you dont' get the high wattage ones the output is horrible and you can't see, then you risk burining your harrness if you don't upgrade it. Not to mention the primary function of the fog lights is for bad weather and any blue bulb is horrible. I personally like the yellow look. It look scool with real HID's and yellow fogs.

 

In this website, I was trying to compare PIAA's and Sylvania's Silverstar.

http://www.brandsport.com/sylautlig.html

http://www.brandsport.com/piaa9004bulbs1.html

Silverstar burns at 4000k while PIAA xtreme white burn at 4000k. But the prices are $82.75 and $53.70.

Can someone throw light on these lights ?!? When both the bulbs burn and give same kind of light why go for something costlier/cheaper?!?

 

Another good comparison chart:

http://www.brandsport.com/bybrigindegk.html

 

Okay heres the breakdown and it all depends on what your looking for as far as performance and cosmetics. Very hard to get both w/ halogen without high wattage.

Performace wise, as far as lumens go, (the most usable light) the silversatars are the best. You won't get a better halogen bulb than that. They have a little more yellow then white but are whiter than stock.

PIAA's look great and are noticbly whiter. The output is still good but not as good as silverstars. Almost no yellow.

If it's performace your looking for go w/ the Silverstars.
If it's cosmetics and you don't want to use a total blue rice bulb go w/ the PIAA's. These look the best IMO.

 

The thread was talking about fog lights and they use H3's.

The headlights for the 98 use 9004. 9004's suck and I am disappointed that Nissan put these in the 98-99 I30's. Everything about the 9004 sucks, the reflector design for the output and the duel filament bulb.I'm actually surprised that a luxury sedan didn't have a separate low and high beam housing. I can't wait to retrofit some bi xenon HID projectors in my 99.

 

Sorry abt that and hijacking of the thread.

btw, how much will those bi-xenon HID proj costs ? Will be interested if you are doing anytime soon.

 

I estimate it will cost around $500 once I buy the ballast's, harrness's, igniter's, D2R HID bulbs, Casper shields, projectors, shrouds, bezels. I'm looking for all OEM parts prom wrecked cars that way I assure to get quality. Stay away from HID kits.

I'm going for this look http://hidforum.com/forum/showthread...&threadid=7444 that guy did to his Maxima, which BTW is hot.

 

that's nice ... i saw someone in maxima.org itself but in the 4th gen threads who did install the angel eyes in his a32 ... will find the thread and post the link ... later ..

 

I was just reading this stuff in maximafaqs and I am not sure if we will not be able to get high beams with this hid installation ...

https://maxima.org/modules.php?name=...es=Lighting#16

· Can I install a HID kit on the 3rd, 4th, or 5th gen Maxima?
Will the kits fit? Yes. Should you install a kit? No. Why? There are several reasons why you should not. One is the fact that you will lose the use of your high beams. 9004 and H-4 bulbs are dual filaments, it contains both high beam and low beam filaments where as the HID bulb is a single filament bulb. You DO need high beams. Why? Sure HIDs are going to be bright, but high beams are aimed differently and there will be time when you need to use your high beams to see further. Also high beams are often used as a way to communicate with other drivers. You will lose the ability to do this. The second, and probably the most important, reason you should not do a conversion is the fact that your beam pattern will be destroyed (This applies mostly to the 3rd and 4th gens. 5th gens will have this to a lesser degree because the H-4 bulb filament is vertical). 9004 bulb filaments are horizontal relative to the bulb socket. HID bulbs are vertical. Your reflectors are designed with the horizontal filament in mind. The light output will glare a lot and will blind on coming drivers.

 

sorry for the previous post ... i just read this:

http://www.carlist.com/autoglossary/...ossary_44.html

Bi-xenon headlamps are a xenon headlamp which uses a single xenon lamp to produce both the high beam and the low beam. The full light beam is used to produce the high beam, while the low beam is produced by moving a shutter between the bulb and the lens, thus blocking off a portion of the light.

 

For those who want to buy silverstars:

Did some more research on comparison between Silverstars and PIAA xtremewhites ..

http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/hl-filament-bulbs.htm

 

This is why I'll be retro fitting projectors. Projectors are the way to go when usign HID automotive lighting. Unless your car comes stock w/ HID reflector housing which is specially designed for the extreme bright light HID produces, your out put will be horrendous. Trust me I did my homework about aftermarket HID lighting

 

Someone in the 4th gen did install Bi-Xenon HID proj. See this thread. He posted his cardomain site with nice pics on How-To install

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=333782