roofadoofalus

My 2001 I#) is completely stock. I would like to get an HID setup in my car. what would it take to swap my headlights and the headlights from an I#)t thathas HID's? Will the harnesses work with eachother without any problem? I would imagine it should be a straight up sway, but I would like to have the advice of maxima.org members that have done the same thing. I thank you in advance for your help.

roofadoofalus

apparantly i held the shift button for too long. I#) should say I30.

mikeI302k

i did what you are talking about i posted a write up in the FAQ's under I30 to I35 headlight conversion. i did the conversion so if you need help pm me and ill help u out.

roofadoofalus

i didnt see anything in the FAQ's

mikeI302k

here is a copy of my write up from the FAQ:

2k-2k1 I30 to I35 head light swap.

1) Disconnect battery
2) Remove 2 top bolts on each headlight.
3) Go under the car remove a plastic clamp and a plastic screw from each side of the car (same clamps that get removed when you need to change fog light bulb.)
4) reach up and locate the bolt holding the headlight underneath and unscrew it (when you get under the car and remove the clamps you will see the bolt.)
5) There is a clip also holding the headlight in be careful with it is a white plastic clip you will see it when all, the bolts are off (it’s towards the middle of the headlight attached to the actual car.) use a screw driver to disconnect the headlight from the clip CAREFULLY.
6) Take out all bulbs from headlight and move out of the way.
7) Take out low-beam bulb from connector. Cut off the low-beam connector.
8) Take I35 headlight cut HID harness connector. (Just the white plastic tip that connects to the HID harness since we don’t have a connector like that.)
9) connect red wire to red wire and black to black. Get special male to female clips that connect. available any auto store they cost like 2-3 bucks for like 5 pairs you will only use 4. Make sure they are securely connected and the wires are clamped tight.) Tape it over the top for extra security from moisture and other hazards.
10) Connect battery.
11) Test out headlights.
12) Reinsert all bulbs but the low beam for obvious reason.
13) To install headlights: the HID ballast is big so it takes some skill to get them in. wiggle them slowly and they will come in.) Make sure they clip into the white clip that was previously discussed or you will have a gap at the bottom of your headlights by the bumper.)
14) Put all bolts and clips back in place.
15) Enjoy your factory HID’s from Infiniti. You won’t have to worry about where to get a bulb if it burns out or if you wires will melt or burn because this is what Infiniti puts in the I35.

Credti: MikeI302K

I30tMikeD

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hmmmmmmmm.....

roofadoofalus

about how long did it take you to do this conversion? have you had any electrical problems?

flthere

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is there a similar one for a32's ?!?

mikeI302k

it took me under 2 hours. no electrical problems.

no nothing for the a32 but you can do what my cousin did he got an acura HID kit and got a custom H4 bracket and installed the kit. his username is I30lenny96 on the org. email him and find out more details about it from him since i didnt do it for him.

roofadoofalus

will the headlights from my stock 2001 fit into the other car without any problems?

mikeI302k

well yes and no. you would ahve to reverse the process interms of splicing wires and stuff but otherwise yes.

kcryan

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pictures? i would love some

mikeI302k

i will try to make a cardomain page with pictures as soon as i have time to wash wax etc and then ill take some. ive just been busy in fire school and stuff so i havent had time for my self lately.

roofadoofalus

basically i want to swap the hid's from a 2001 and put them onto mine. will i have any problems besides making a male harness into a female one, and vice versa?

mikeI302k

not that i know of it should be perfectly fine ive had my HIDs in for like 8 months and everything is fine so i assume that it should be fine if you reverse the process as well.

Kraze D

LOL .... LOL

roofadoofalus

cant win them all

HomerMAC

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well unless you buy the philips kit or the OEM setup.. the aftermarket HIDs come iwth the 9006 HID bulb.. like the bulb is HID but hte base is the 9006 shape.. so u jut pop them in and ur set.. all though i dont liek the aftermarket hids cause there either too blue.. or too purple never that right color..

roofadoofalus

how much does the phillips setup cost

HomerMAC

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ahh i got it with my prjector for 300$ .. it hink thats a sweet deal.... ahh i can ry to dig up his email... ahh if u guys want a group deal im shure if i talk to him hell hook it up.. so email me..

nibina@mac.com

kcryan

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so heres a kinda random question that i fear i know the answer too. those "Xenons" that you see for like 25$ on ebay and somtimes at pep boys wont really work will they? im sure they'll just plug in and everything but there prob gonna melt stuff right? i mean u need different startars and stuff to get HIDS to work right?
thanks
KC Ryan

HomerMAC

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hmm yea.. HID kits consist of 3 parts.. a.bulb b.ignitor c.ballast...

or some kits have just ballast and bulb... witht he ignitor built into the ballast...


as for those blue bulbs... i mean "XENON" hehe bulbs
1.they fade.. (the color fades)
2. some melt some dont..
3. some burn out really fast...(ebay ones)
4.sylvania has these bulbs called the Cool Blue line.. which has a blue tinted glass..
that is dot apporved ...

5. in the end.. the money u use to replace all these blulbs as they burn out in 2 years time u would spend the same amount of money on the real HID.. and the real HID's clarity and brighnesss is unmatched at night... i mean they kick butt.. but my question is whats up with all these replacing the housing stuff... the 2000 i30 and forth have dual beam... so why not jsut get an hid kit that fits into teh 9006 or 9004 whichever type bulb ... i think they sell adapters on ebay for the HID bulbs to fit into the stock holder...

NewLoveI30

I got mine for like $600 at hid-online.

Its a really nice kit. It uses Philips ballasts and bulbs with molded bases to fit perfectly if your stock lamps. I have a great beam pattern and cutoff, and the color is perfect.

roofadoofalus

that is a lot of money, but im sure it was worth it

HomerMAC

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yea i emailed the guy i got hte kit from.. and im jsut waiting for the word back... see if he can get up some deals.. specialy if alot of people are interested.. mabey a group thing... like 200$ bucks mabey for the kit.. i dotn know.. ill post once he replies..

roofadoofalus

200 for the kit that cost 600? sounds great to me