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Old 07-20-2006 | 10:42 PM
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a question about retrofitting

I put this in the lighting sections and got a response, I'm hoping i can get more suggestions I recently got an aftermarket h.i.d. kit that comes with h1 bulbs. I have an 03 g35 sedan with the reflector housing. I wanted to retrofit a projector inthere. I plan on using an aftermarket projector and was wondering which projector would fit my h1 bulbs? any suggestions are welcomed thanks!
 
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Old 07-21-2006 | 12:48 AM
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Ive heard e46 and s2000 projectors work nicely.
 
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Old 07-21-2006 | 02:53 AM
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thanks any other suggestions come on guys i want this to be perfect!
 
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Old 07-21-2006 | 03:19 AM
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I'm confused. H1 bulbs are not HID bulbs.
 
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Old 07-21-2006 | 12:32 PM
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Seeing how he said he bought a kit, I assume it came with a HID bulb with a retrofitted base. As to the projector question, there's isn't any OEM HID projectors I know of that uses H1, matter of fact I'm pretty sure there isn't. But there is a way to get your hands on some H1 projectors, most aftermarket "projector headlights" use a H1 bulb. These projectors aren't really made for HIDs and are far from the same quality as OEM projectors.
 
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Old 07-21-2006 | 06:03 PM
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when I had a 2000 Civic SI, I bought the dual halo projector lights for my it. The aftermarket projector used H1 but on the light, it specifically said "Do not install HID bulbs in this unit." As far as quality, no where up to par as well. However, I do know that the projector foglight on 04+ maximas use h1 bulbs in their projectors. As far as lighting wise, it's not the same as the xenon low beam using D2S. So my advise, get rid of the h1 bulb and do it right.
 
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Old 07-21-2006 | 11:45 PM
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Like everybody said, H1 bulbs are not HID. Get your money back!
 
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Old 07-22-2006 | 07:07 AM
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Like everybody said, H1 bulbs are not HID. Get your money back!
Yup, you bought crap. Do yourself a favor and DO NOT install that on your G.
 
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Old 07-27-2006 | 05:01 AM
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thanks for the responses. I guess i have to return it or soemthing but the guy said that the h1 bulbs for the aftermarket h.i.d. kit fit my 03 housing. since my reflector housing wasn't made for the oem h.i.d.'s i'd have to use the h1 bulbs for the kit. can anyone suggest a good aftermarket h.i.d. kit that i can use with oem projectors? thanks (something at a reasonable price 200-300.00).
 

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Old 07-27-2006 | 05:58 AM
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OEM would be good...
 
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Old 07-27-2006 | 03:17 PM
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if i were to get the oem then i would have to get a whole new housing and i can't afford that at the moment. but thanks i guess i need more research
 
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Old 07-28-2006 | 06:40 AM
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It sounds like you need to do a lot more research... you stated that you wanted to do a projector retrofit... So why would you need a new housing to use oem hid components if you are doing an hid projector retrofit? You only need new harness which doesn't cost much. You can do a ghetto projector retrofit with non-xenon (hid) projectors, but then you might as well not bother doing anything at all since you will still have glare like you already have with the hid bulbs in the non-hid reflectors, maybe more.
 
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Old 07-28-2006 | 02:28 PM
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if i put oem h.i.d. bulbs in the reflector housing then it would of been a problem. but i have an aftermarket h1 bulb which is fine with the reflector housing.
 
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Old 07-28-2006 | 02:32 PM
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this is the kit i have

http://www.cqlight.ca/catalog/produc...products_id=53

if i would do a projector retrofit would it turn out good? or should i not waste my time.
 
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Old 07-28-2006 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by chinaman_87
this is the kit i have

http://www.cqlight.ca/catalog/produc...products_id=53

if i would do a projector retrofit would it turn out good? or should i not waste my time.
Product Features:

No cutting and re-wiring required for entire installation.

35W. Xenon Gas Filled HID bulbs. No Filament

5000K ~ 10000K color temperature. More light output

Longer life

Super-White light and more intensity of lighting.

Easy to installation (20 minutes for a beginner)

CE Approved


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