What are the differences in the housing? I have xenon and want to do a retro for projectors but dont want that much downtime on my car. so would getting a set of the halogen ones off ebay work with xenon bulb assembly? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-04...item439ab73d46 looking at something like that since its already painted black and the turn is already cleared out. also if i dont do the projector can i get these and use my xenon housing to keep the hid? i know i worded it kind of confusing but by the looks of the back of them there is a 4"~ round bulb assembly that comes out, so i would think i could plug and play my xenon into these housings..

 

Mod you OEM headlights. The hardest thing you'd have to do is dremel out the orange turn signal lense and make up some clear lenses.

I went down the ebay route to re-use the lenses. They don't seat properly on the OEM bases (I also have Xenon) and in the end, one side began to peal (I think it was due to the Halogen lenses being used with Xenons as someone pointed out to me before). The bezels have some imperfections as well. No, you cannot do a direct swap out as far as the HID bulbs go. You will have to tansfer the ballasts and the OEM Xenon lights have a switch/connector inside the headlight (I believe its for the ignitor) that you would have to cut into to get out and then back into the replacement lights.

Some food for thought

Good luck

 

thanks.. just what i was looking for.. was hoping i could get some new lenses and make it an easier swap since i need to wet sand my lenses.. guess thats a project for a long weekend..

 

No problem. The wet sand is the best way. In order to make them really shine back up, have a rotary buffer/polisher handy. I tried doing it by hand before, even used one of those tools/bits you put on the end of a drill, no go. The buffer will really get into those light scratches you get from the sanding and really work the solution into the plastic.

Good luck and let us know how it turns out.

 

yeah i had to do the ones on my old vr4, used some toothpaste to pollish it lol.. just takes paitience to get it done right.. working on finishing up my grille right now, painting stock one black and have an UT one on order, still debating on which one ill use.

 

so if my bulbs are "HID" hid d2r i believe 2003 G35.. but in the engine bay it says xenon bulbs or headlights.. I want to color match and have brighter light output through my tinted headlights. but dont know the cheapest way to go without messing stuff up?
thanks.

 

^ are you thinking of getting HID fog lights? Im not sure if that's what you meant

 

i just want brigher fogs, as like 5k/6k and brighter low beams 6k/8k but still want high beams? i just want all three brighter without melting my painted housings and costing a fortune.

i dont understand if i just need to find the bulb? and swap them out basically.. need some info on the whole set up and what i need to brighten them up! thanks guys.

 

Just an FYI, anything above 5K moves into the blue spectrum of light and actually becomes dimmer to the human eye.

The best K value that the human eye sees at is right around the spectrum where natural sunlight falls...4000-5000K.


What you really want it "bluer" lights...but not brighter.


If you really want to retain your high beam and are doing a projector retrofit, then you'll need to get a bixenon projector. It has a flapper door that is activated by 12V. So when you signal the high beams, the door raises and your projector now projects a "high" beam. So you'll need normal projectors up top, and bixenon down below...about $500 in projectors. Sure you want to do this still? Projectors also take D2S bulbs usually. The D2R is a special bulb for reflector HID setups that shield the top half of the bulb with special paint to reduce glare.

If you go with the aftermarket HID option, you'll need a bixenon kit that physically moves the focal point of the bulb around in the housing to create a "high" beam.

 

but if i dont do the projector retrofit.. how can i just make my fog lights 5k then? without changing my low beams and keeping my high beams.

 

Black Rain, your car looks slick. Did you do the work yourself?

 

You'd need to buy an aftermarket HID kit for an H4 bulb that is bixenon capable and in the 5K range.

Something like this

http://www.handhelditems.com/xtune-b...b-p-39363.html

I know nothing about the quality of the above kit...not suggesting you buy that exact one

 

Black rain I would buy 6000 or 8000k Fog lights, as Mustang said you need a bixenon kit if u wanna keep ur highbeams I don't use my highbeams so I just got a regular H4 Kit, for the top get the same temperature as the bottom but you'll only need the d2r bulbs, not the whole ballast and kit. I got 8000k top and bottom and they illuminate the whole road and both sidewalks, 8000 ftw, they're not too blue, they look like the color 6000 looks on most cars

 

8k is what i will go with thank you so much mustang and g gangsta. exactly what i was looking for.

azt108 yes i do all the work myself. just trying to get brighter bulbs now that color match to go through my painted headlights haha as i love the 100% blacked out car look including dark windows.

 

just get the bixenon H4 bulb for the fogs/high beam on the bottom, play n play bulbs only no ballast correct? i think i will go with the 8k top and bottom w/ high beams.