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I have spent an hour or so checking the threads about headlites and have not found the answer to my problem
Tree branch fell and did a miracle shot on the left headlite of my roommates 11/04 g35 coupe. No paint damage, but it busted the assembly
He bought a set on ebay that are from a wreck.
Not sure when they changed from halogen to xenon, but the replacement set is definitly different in how the bulb mounts to the assembly. The wiring harness looks correct, but the replacement set does not have the power supply (piece that covers the low beam) so I'm sure if it is different.
The old assembly has an amber t/s lens and the new one has a clear t/s lens with an amber bulb.
The backing covers over where the bulbs are installed are both twist type covers on the new assembly, and the original assembly has one twist type cover and one that is attached with 3 screws and appears to be some sort of power supply/capacitor/ electrical widget
All help is appreciated, and let me know if i need to post part numbers to get a correct answer.
thanks,
D
I have spent an hour or so checking the threads about headlites and have not found the answer to my problem
Tree branch fell and did a miracle shot on the left headlite of my roommates 11/04 g35 coupe. No paint damage, but it busted the assembly
He bought a set on ebay that are from a wreck.
Not sure when they changed from halogen to xenon, but the replacement set is definitly different in how the bulb mounts to the assembly. The wiring harness looks correct, but the replacement set does not have the power supply (piece that covers the low beam) so I'm sure if it is different.
The old assembly has an amber t/s lens and the new one has a clear t/s lens with an amber bulb.
The backing covers over where the bulbs are installed are both twist type covers on the new assembly, and the original assembly has one twist type cover and one that is attached with 3 screws and appears to be some sort of power supply/capacitor/ electrical widget
All help is appreciated, and let me know if i need to post part numbers to get a correct answer.
thanks,
D
Try searching "headlight" instead of headlite.
Sounds like he bought an 06'
Sounds like he bought an 06'
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wow this thread is a mess...the HEADLIGHT you bought sounds to be an 06(clear turn lense) your friend has an 04(amber lense)..does the new HL have a projector at the top??..and the electrical component your in search of is called a ballast..there about 80.00/per
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Noob here
I have spent an hour or so checking the threads about headlites and have not found the answer to my problem
Tree branch fell and did a miracle shot on the left headlite of my roommates 11/04 g35 coupe. Ok, so he originally had the 2003-2005 style headlight. with reflectors No paint damage, but it busted the assembly
He bought a set on ebay that are from a wreck.
Not sure when they changed from halogen to xenon they've always been xenon, but the replacement set is definitly different in how the bulb mounts to the assembly. The wiring harness looks correct, but the replacement set does not have the power supply (piece that covers the low beam) so I'm sure if it is different. Are you saying that it is missing the ignitor that attaches to the back of the D2R / D2S bulbs? Or are you calling the foglight the "low beam" and referring to the ballast that literally "covers" the bottom of the plastic housing?
The old assembly has an amber t/s lens and the new one has a clear t/s lens with an amber bulb. Yep, his old set was 03-05 and the new set is 06+. It should also have been way obvious from the pictures as the two headlights look completely different!
The backing covers over where the bulbs are installed are both twist type covers on the new assembly, and the original assembly has one twist type cover and one that is attached with 3 screws and appears to be some sort of power supply/capacitor/ electrical widget no, both the old and new have twist type covers on the back to access the bulb areas, and both the old and new have the BALLAST (that is the word you were looking for) that screws into the bottom of the housing via 3 screws, as you mentioned.
All help is appreciated, and let me know if i need to post part numbers to get a correct answer.
I am *guessing* that the new set of headlights he bought are simply the housings and did NOT come with ballasts, and perhaps did not come with ignitors either from your description...
thanks,
D
NP- if you need to buy the remaining parts for his headlights you can check our marketplace, but just an FYI you should post pictures next time
I have spent an hour or so checking the threads about headlites and have not found the answer to my problem
Tree branch fell and did a miracle shot on the left headlite of my roommates 11/04 g35 coupe. Ok, so he originally had the 2003-2005 style headlight. with reflectors No paint damage, but it busted the assembly
He bought a set on ebay that are from a wreck.
Not sure when they changed from halogen to xenon they've always been xenon, but the replacement set is definitly different in how the bulb mounts to the assembly. The wiring harness looks correct, but the replacement set does not have the power supply (piece that covers the low beam) so I'm sure if it is different. Are you saying that it is missing the ignitor that attaches to the back of the D2R / D2S bulbs? Or are you calling the foglight the "low beam" and referring to the ballast that literally "covers" the bottom of the plastic housing?
The old assembly has an amber t/s lens and the new one has a clear t/s lens with an amber bulb. Yep, his old set was 03-05 and the new set is 06+. It should also have been way obvious from the pictures as the two headlights look completely different!
The backing covers over where the bulbs are installed are both twist type covers on the new assembly, and the original assembly has one twist type cover and one that is attached with 3 screws and appears to be some sort of power supply/capacitor/ electrical widget no, both the old and new have twist type covers on the back to access the bulb areas, and both the old and new have the BALLAST (that is the word you were looking for) that screws into the bottom of the housing via 3 screws, as you mentioned.
All help is appreciated, and let me know if i need to post part numbers to get a correct answer.
I am *guessing* that the new set of headlights he bought are simply the housings and did NOT come with ballasts, and perhaps did not come with ignitors either from your description...
thanks,
D
NP- if you need to buy the remaining parts for his headlights you can check our marketplace, but just an FYI you should post pictures next time
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