Hey all. I finally finished this. I took high res photos for each step so the total file is about 50 MEG. I'm hosting it up on my website so if anyone can setup a mirror site, please do so.


All in all, this is about a 5 out of 10 on the hard-o-meter. Have a look see and let me know what you think.

http://www.thedunphys.ca/G35/G35_projector_retrofit.pdf

 

Sick!

 

congrats , how do you like the visibility and the nice clean cut off?
I need projectors for my Sedan.

 

having a hard time finding the harness and relay from canadian tire. You dont have a part number do u?

 

That's a good write up.

 

I forget teh part number but I got the relays from Canadian Tire, and it matched relays for their command start kits. It comes with the harness.They were about $15 each if I remember correctly.

 

I just bought an '04 coupe a few days ago with the '06 lights on there. The left turn signal is flashing the DRL instead of the signal double speed like a burnt bulb, everything else works fine. Is this the grounding issue mentioned in the guide or just a bulb? Also, if it is the grounding issue do I need to go through the full process there with the all relays and such? I've not had a chance to look at what they've done in there yet, I was hoping to narrow down the problem so I can fix it up this weekend with out too much trial and error. Thanks!

 

Try replacing the bulb, if that isn't it then start with the DIY,

 

Hey all,

I'm definately not an expert on headlights and I have a question-

I have a 05 Coupe and I'm looking to upgrade to 06/07 headlamps...
I have found some cheap 06 headlight housings (post recall, no ballasts or bulbs, from a canadian car) and I am wondering what is needed to make it work on my car (do I need to buy new ballasts/bulbs, or is it plug and play with what I've got).

Any help is appreciated

Thanks

 

You need new bulbs. Your ballasts will work just fine.

 

i just put 07 projectors in my 05. i noticed that the amber lights only come on and flash when blinkers are on, otherwise they stay off? is this correct? on my 05 lights they acted as a driving light and a blinker.. thanks for info, joe

 

Great writeup Elrooko.

Has anyone else tried to simply plug in stock/unmodded US projectors into their canadian cars without any changes? I met with one body shop that rebuilds G35's and he said that his only issue was a faster blinking driver side blinker, and that he didn't see any other issue. IF this is really the only difference, then I may consider not modding the US headlamp at all.

 

kingrukus

If you run US Projectors un-modified....

1) one of the city lights (168/194 Wedge bulbs) will be half as bright as the other (from memory, I believe it is the driver side)
2) one of the turn signals (7440 bulb) will be half as bright (and as a result may blink like a turn signal bulb is burnt out)
3) there will be no DRL

In addition, the relay for the bi-xenon projectors may toggle on-and-off since when the head-lights are turned-off and the parking brake dis-engaged, the high-beam voltage will be at approximately 6V. Note that I never tested that this toggling would occur... so depending on the switching voltage of the bi-xenon relay, you may not experience it.

Larry

 

Big Thanks! I checked the bulb and that wasn't it, so I went ahead with the DIY. Worked like a charm. The harnesses that I found had shorter leads so I routed the wires a bit differently. Also, my lights had that screw for the ground on the HID so I took a picture of that part too for reference.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33951901@N02/3162021682/" title="WireRouting by anotherfailed, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/3162021682_4aa4f1bf0c.jpg" width="299" height="400" alt="WireRouting" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33951901@N02/3162021678/" title="GroundScrew by anotherfailed, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/3162021678_52280a6a3c.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="GroundScrew" /></a>

Cheers!

 

Looking for anyone in the Vancouver area who might be able to help me (paid, of course) do this retrofit...