Some posted that you can get Euro Maxima QX headlights from Europe and they would work a lot better than the US headlights with their crappy positioning and beams.

 

I thought about this too once. What is better about the? Are they one or two piece?

 

It's really just an I30 with a different grille insert and a few badging changes. It has the I30's integrated hood/grille, the wraparound tailights, the one-piece headlights, and even the same rims as the I30.

You might want to check whether or not the performance of the QX headlights is really better than the US-issue I30. If not, you'd be better off just getting the I30 headlights and save a bundle on shipping.

 

I live in Holland; I'll try to find you a picture of a European Maxima and send it to you. There aren't to many Maximas over here. But the 4th generations one I have seen don't have a real pretty front end. I'll try to get you a picture soon.

 

If that is the case I don't think that the infiniti one piece will fit.

 

Are the previous generation I30 headlamps different than the gen 4 maxima's? What kind of bulbs do they use? I hate the 9004s.

 

The headlights on my 98 I30 look to be the same as 97-99 Max and I think 96-97 I30 headlights are the same 95-96MAx head lights,they also both use 9004 bulbs.I want the one piece headlights for my I30, I no it fits perfect on the I30 but I think because the Max's cornor lights are a little different in shape it will not fit with out modification on the max.Some one tell me were I can get these lights please.

 

If the QX is the same as the US I30, does that mean that the Cefiro is exactly the same as the US I30??? I saw a J30 today, what engine does that have? Altima? I thought the Q20 had the altima engine?

 

measure the height of the lamps, i belive that the i30's is wider.

 

the US i30/maxima uses the vq30de

i *think* japanese cefiro uses the vq20 and vq25's, the vq30's are reserved for the cedric/gloria in japan

the J30 uses the VG30DE (300zx n/a motor)

the q20.. do u mean G20? the g20 uses the SR20DE

the altima uses the KA24DE (same as the 240sx and 4 banger frontiers)

 

The Cima has the VQ30DE, the Cedric *hardtop* uses a VQ25, with an optional VQ30DE, the regular Cedric uses a 2.0, probably the SR20DE, an optional 2.8l and the VQ30, the Groria uses a 2.5l, with an optional VQ30, the Laurel uses a 2.0, 2.5, and 2.8, and the Cefiro uses a 2.0 and 2.5 motor. Must suck to have a 4 banger in the Max over there!

Over here, the 200sx and sentra both use a 1.8 and the SR20DE, the Altima, Xterra 4-cyl, and Frontier 4-cyl all use the KA24DE, the Maxima uses the VQ30DE-K, the Quest, 6cyl. Xterra, 6cyl. Frontier, and the pre 2001 Pathfinders all use the VG33DE, the 2001 Pathfinder uses the VQ35DE.

 

back to the light thing... QX in Europe uses H4s.

-Shing

 

I Think you can put a H.I.D. Kit on those Headlamps.
and plus there single pieced.

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Maybe one day there will exist a retrofit HID kit for the Maxima (JC Whitney is already selling them for other cars). However, expect the price of this to exceed $1,000. One other thing you should know about HID lamps in the USA: in bad conditions like rain or fog, they actually hurt visibility because their bluish light is reflected off the moisture and causes glare. Euro-spec headlights don't have this problem because they have a sharp cutoff to not blind other drivers. However, USA DOT-approved headlights have a soft cutoff that glares upward (to light road signs ABOVE the roads; LAUGH). So if you do decide to spend the money to buy a HID kit, I propose a better use of your money: order a set of Maxima QX headlights from a European Nissan Parts Department. These should cost $400 for the pair but they will offer much better visibility than any USA-spec headlights. Also, because of the longitudinal filament used in the H4 bulb (used in the Euro-spec headlights), they respond much better to wattage increases, i.e. visibility improves a lot with wattage increases, whereas with USA-spec headlights a wattage increase usually will not grant you much better visibility

[Edited by GTR_rider on 12-22-2000 at 11:30 AM]

 

hey

why dont you try and get the QX headlights. I was interested in this before and couldnt locate a place to pick them up so i gave up. Im sure ALOT of people here are interested in getting rid of their 9004 headlight setup.

 

The I30 headlight/corner light is a different shape than the Maxima. Thats why my Cefiro lights wont fit on a Max

 

thats a dope *** ride