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n3985 09-25-2007 11:48 AM

n3985 now has CCFL angel eyes!
 
Ever since I did my retrofit using eBay headlights which came with crappy LED angel eyes, I've wanted CCFL. Now that I am out of school, I finally did it! Also, painted the inner trim to gunmetal to match my new wheels :D

Here is a teaser pic

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8...oto0014jc3.jpg

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/7...oto0015jx3.jpg

Notice the brightness difference, even in daytime, and the inside ring not installed yet.

paggie33 09-25-2007 02:44 PM

looks good man! where u got the ccfl rings i think i wanna do the same with mine......

n3985 09-25-2007 02:46 PM

http://retro-solutions.com/

If you have the eBay headlights, tell the guy you need the same rings as me. (silver Infiniti I35)

brio_max 09-25-2007 04:14 PM

Looks good, but more pics please :) especially made during the night :)

MetaOrbit 09-25-2007 05:53 PM

Congrats on finding the CCFLs, I know you've been wanting them for awhile now!

n3985 09-25-2007 08:04 PM

Ya, it's been a rough ride too. Originally though the eBay rings were 3", so I custom ordered 76mm CCFL rings ($120). Those came and I realized I measured the inner diameter, so I needed 10.5cm rings, another $30 to swap. Those came and using them on the projectors, then realized 10.5cm won't fit the highbeam side, so now another $30 to swap those for 9.5cm. Once those I get in, I can finally finish. Add the $10 shipping each time, I spent way too much on some stupid rings -_-

n3985 09-30-2007 02:06 PM

Daytime:

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/238/photo0001ab7.jpg

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/839/photo0002ds0.jpg

Night:

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2310/img4757zm8.jpg

MetaOrbit 09-30-2007 02:10 PM


Originally Posted by n3985 (Post 5967318)
Ya, it's been a rough ride too. Originally though the eBay rings were 3", so I custom ordered 76mm CCFL rings ($120). Those came and I realized I measured the inner diameter, so I needed 10.5cm rings, another $30 to swap. Those came and using them on the projectors, then realized 10.5cm won't fit the highbeam side, so now another $30 to swap those for 9.5cm. Once those I get in, I can finally finish. Add the $10 shipping each time, I spent way too much on some stupid rings -_-

LOL, that's dedication man. But I've been there before...there comes a point where you're going to make it work no matter what the cost, especially after you have so much invested.

BLACKonBLACK98 09-30-2007 08:01 PM

looks awesome bro. all that work payed off.

i30ds 10-01-2007 11:31 PM

Nice work.

bi30 10-02-2007 08:06 AM

Very nice

91maxi 10-09-2007 04:31 PM

how hard is it to take out the stock head lights - wana replace mine with those projector type with the halo's... is there a site with instructions??? any help - will help - thanks

n3985 10-09-2007 04:33 PM

Please refer to stickies and the search function, not trying to be an *** but this type of info is definitely out there. (I know because metaorbit and I typed it many times)

JMWarren 10-09-2007 05:24 PM

Very nice work...I'd like to do it but I'm sure that my need to make everything perfect would bite me in the ***.

romefolk 10-11-2007 01:47 PM

man my retro was hell and still is. I think water has gotten into my custom harness and it flickers or cut off when i hit bumps in the road.

I30t KID 11-04-2007 02:13 AM

That looks great, man! I can't believe how much money you've put into your car. I'm guessing you just graduated? How's the job search doing?

I have put nothing into my car, except regular scheduled maintenance and service (which has so far totalled $7,000 for the year, I've replaced nearly everything).

n3985 11-04-2007 08:06 AM

Yes I graduated in the summer, now I work for Citigroup in NYC. :D

dineth00i30 01-03-2008 08:01 PM

hey do you know if they make these rings big enough to fit the stock headlight housings? and do you think a normal shop that install car audio can fix them up for me if i get them?

n3985 01-03-2008 08:09 PM

No and no

essential1 01-24-2008 07:14 PM

With the ebay lights, do the angel eyes themselves replace the parking lights? Or do they come with a seperate switch for the angel eyes.

n3985 01-24-2008 07:16 PM

They replace the city light in the headlight.

essential1 01-24-2008 07:22 PM

Thanks

AznTran517 11-18-2008 12:26 AM

Hey what size are the rings again? the site goes by mm tho. do i have to order custom ones?
projectors= 10.5cm?
highbeams=9.5cm?

n3985 11-18-2008 06:47 AM

Use 95mm for all four.

Torgus 01-13-2009 11:53 AM

damn that looks hot. bump for a bad *** thread. great job!

burgy 01-13-2009 06:40 PM

Great work and if it helps,...it was well worth the hassle and money!!

Torgus 01-14-2009 08:29 AM

can we get a pic with the headlights on? how is the light output with the am headlights? did you have to adjust them much?

n3985 01-14-2009 08:33 AM

The output was worse than my Maglite, but didn't matter since I swapped projectors.

http://forums.maxima.org/infiniti-i3...og-begins.html

vQmaxii 01-14-2009 01:35 PM

looks real good, nice work

I35Junkie 01-14-2009 03:07 PM

cool!!!!

Barada 01-15-2009 10:11 AM

I think im using the same ones u bought that did not light up at all=x..

was the company Option Racing or BBP Enterprise of something.

cedprince 06-02-2010 11:22 AM

yo i got a 01 infiniti i30 and i want to change the headlight to some projector headlights that already have the halo rim ... since you have much more experience at this than me i was wonderin if u can let me know buying those on ebay would be a good deal ...
here is the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-04...Q5fAccessories


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