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xeroxed · 07-07-2002, 03:27 PM

how hard would it be to make a headlight conversion to 90-96 300zx headlights? Im trying to make my own flush non-pop ups what would the best options be? thanks

SR20Fastback · 07-07-2002, 03:29 PM

It would probably be very hard, because the 300zx is wider iirc. Anyways, if your pocket is deep enough anything is possible. But good luck and let us know what you end up doing.

KiDyNomiTe · 07-07-2002, 04:50 PM

Found this on NICO a while back. Don't ask me why he didnt use the garage. The conversion look wierd to me though. The lights are too wide for the car.

blink0r · 07-07-2002, 05:36 PM

Well first off, you asked if they could fit 90-96. That's 2 different stories - one is an s13 and one's an s14.

To fit them on the s13 you need to get an aftermarket bumper and you need to cut your hood. The 300zx lights aren't that great because they have a slight downward slant to them (they suck at night, plainly put).

KiDyNomiTe · 07-07-2002, 05:39 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (blink0r @ July 07 2002,6:36)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Well first off, you asked if they could fit 90-96. That's 2 different stories - one is an s13 and one's an s14.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
I think he meant 90-96 300ZX, not into a 90-96 240. And he mentioned he wanted to make his own non-pop-ups . So that means he is talking about the S13

my240likenoother · 07-07-2002, 07:27 PM

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your right i dont think it looks right
im seeing a 300zx front bumper there. that would be a shit load of work making all the body lins to mach up too much work unless you own your own shop or atleast work at one thats not a driveway project

BTW  the owner of that car must of had fun getting the car back in the garage it seems to be in a hill  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':thumbsup:'> i give him 2 thumbs up

xeroxed · 07-07-2002, 08:23 PM

yes i was talking about 90-96 300zx lights i have a s13 89 coupe. any suggestions on making my own....thinking of finding regular headlights that would fit in there with minimal modification and putting like a plexi glas cover over them...any ideas on the headlights?

EDIT: What about rx-7 lights?

240Dori · 07-07-2002, 08:51 PM

I say if you are gonna do any kind of headlight conversion just get the silvia front end...its rare, looks badass, and is all simple to install cause its made for it.  But then agian its your car so at the end of the day you make the choice...just a side comment, the lights on that s13 and the front end make it kind of look like the front of an FTO but there is somthing off about the whole operation, maybe its the snow. Peace.

xeroxed · 07-07-2002, 09:19 PM

what do you guys think he used to do this?

KiDyNomiTe · 07-07-2002, 09:47 PM

There are kits that replace the headlights just so you know. I am not too sure on what company makes kits. But there are quite a few different ones. I always forget the name for somereason.

KiDyNomiTe · 07-07-2002, 09:55 PM

There is a company called East-Bar that does it.

xeroxed · 07-08-2002, 02:34 PM

yes im aware that eastbear makes them but its not the style i want, i want more like the 300zx ones, and i dont want them to cost $1800 :\

rufrydrsc2 · 07-17-2003, 05:12 PM

You may be talking about the headlights pictured on the Veilside CIII S13. Here's a picture of it, see what you think. And before you get your hopes up, they discontinued the headlight conversion. Wish I could find these though as they are too sweet.

KiDyNomiTe · 07-17-2003, 05:40 PM

a year and 9 days later, i think he figured out what he wanted

DaveSev · 07-17-2003, 05:55 PM

No, it's just you guys that didn't understand what he wanted....I could tell from the first post that he wanted to change his headlights to look like the Z's, but he didn't want a full front-end conversion.....He just wants that "style" of a light.

KiDyNomiTe · 07-17-2003, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DaveSev
No, it's just you guys that didn't understand what he wanted....I could tell from the first post that he wanted to change his headlights to look like the Z's, but he didn't want a full front-end conversion.....He just wants that "style" of a light.

i'll say this again

a year and 9 days later, i think he figured out what he wanted

I highly doubt this guys has been sitting around for the past YEAR AND 9 DAYS, for a reply to this thread.

Strider · 07-17-2003, 06:41 PM

My friend who is in the marines, actually did his own project like that, and they turned out real nice. Give me sometime to ask him(he's stationed in japan agian, but car is in cali) and then i'll see if he has somekind of write up or if he can write one up for you. If not i'll just ask him to E-mail you and you guys can talk

SilviaDriver · 07-17-2003, 07:18 PM

so y is this still open?

07-07-2002, 03:27 PM	#1
xeroxed Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 50 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	how hard would it be to make a headlight conversion to 90-96 300zx headlights? Im trying to make my own flush non-pop ups what would the best options be? thanks __________________ http://community.webshots.com/album/44481102XTDEdt -89 240sx SE Coupe

07-07-2002, 03:29 PM	#2
SR20Fastback Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The Bay Age: 40 Posts: 1,637 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It would probably be very hard, because the 300zx is wider iirc. Anyways, if your pocket is deep enough anything is possible. But good luck and let us know what you end up doing. __________________ Fodive STILL blows goats, I have proof.

07-07-2002, 04:50 PM	#3
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Found this on NICO a while back. Don't ask me why he didnt use the garage. The conversion look wierd to me though. The lights are too wide for the car. __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

07-07-2002, 05:36 PM	#4
blink0r Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 329 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well first off, you asked if they could fit 90-96. That's 2 different stories - one is an s13 and one's an s14. To fit them on the s13 you need to get an aftermarket bumper and you need to cut your hood. The 300zx lights aren't that great because they have a slight downward slant to them (they suck at night, plainly put). __________________ 1991 Nissan 240sx SE "Friends don't let friends drive trucks."

07-07-2002, 05:39 PM	#5
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (blink0r @ July 07 2002,6:36)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Well first off, you asked if they could fit 90-96. That's 2 different stories - one is an s13 and one's an s14.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> I think he meant 90-96 300ZX, not into a 90-96 240. And he mentioned he wanted to make his own non-pop-ups . So that means he is talking about the S13 __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

07-07-2002, 07:27 PM	#6
my240likenoother Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,261 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (KiDyNomiTe @ July 06 2002,6:50)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Found this on NICO a while back. Don't ask me why he didnt use the garage. The conversion look wierd to me though. The lights are too wide for the car. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> your right i dont think it looks right im seeing a 300zx front bumper there. that would be a shit load of work making all the body lins to mach up too much work unless you own your own shop or atleast work at one thats not a driveway project BTW  the owner of that car must of had fun getting the car back in the garage it seems to be in a hill  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':thumbsup:'> i give him 2 thumbs up

07-07-2002, 08:23 PM	#7
xeroxed Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 50 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yes i was talking about 90-96 300zx lights i have a s13 89 coupe. any suggestions on making my own....thinking of finding regular headlights that would fit in there with minimal modification and putting like a plexi glas cover over them...any ideas on the headlights? EDIT: What about rx-7 lights? __________________ http://community.webshots.com/album/44481102XTDEdt -89 240sx SE Coupe

07-07-2002, 08:51 PM	#8
240Dori Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: MI Age: 41 Posts: 162 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I say if you are gonna do any kind of headlight conversion just get the silvia front end...its rare, looks badass, and is all simple to install cause its made for it.  But then agian its your car so at the end of the day you make the choice...just a side comment, the lights on that s13 and the front end make it kind of look like the front of an FTO but there is somthing off about the whole operation, maybe its the snow. Peace.

07-07-2002, 09:19 PM	#9
xeroxed Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 50 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	what do you guys think he used to do this? __________________ http://community.webshots.com/album/44481102XTDEdt -89 240sx SE Coupe

07-07-2002, 09:47 PM	#10
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	There are kits that replace the headlights just so you know. I am not too sure on what company makes kits. But there are quite a few different ones. I always forget the name for somereason. __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

07-07-2002, 09:55 PM	#11
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	There is a company called East-Bar that does it. __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

07-08-2002, 02:34 PM	#12
xeroxed Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 50 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yes im aware that eastbear makes them but its not the style i want, i want more like the 300zx ones, and i dont want them to cost $1800 :\ __________________ http://community.webshots.com/album/44481102XTDEdt -89 240sx SE Coupe

07-17-2003, 05:12 PM	#13
rufrydrsc2 Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Clinton, South Carolina Age: 45 Posts: 54 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	headlights You may be talking about the headlights pictured on the Veilside CIII S13. Here's a picture of it, see what you think. And before you get your hopes up, they discontinued the headlight conversion. Wish I could find these though as they are too sweet. __________________ It's impossible to outswim a shark, but easy to outswim your friend.

07-17-2003, 05:40 PM	#14
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	a year and 9 days later, i think he figured out what he wanted __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

07-17-2003, 05:55 PM	#15
DaveSev Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ohio Age: 36 Posts: 130 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	No, it's just you guys that didn't understand what he wanted....I could tell from the first post that he wanted to change his headlights to look like the Z's, but he didn't want a full front-end conversion.....He just wants that "style" of a light.

07-17-2003, 06:41 PM	#17
Strider Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: SoCal, Corona Posts: 461 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My friend who is in the marines, actually did his own project like that, and they turned out real nice. Give me sometime to ask him(he's stationed in japan agian, but car is in cali) and then i'll see if he has somekind of write up or if he can write one up for you. If not i'll just ask him to E-mail you and you guys can talk __________________ I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer.

07-17-2003, 07:18 PM	#18
SilviaDriver Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 40 Posts: 5,514 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: SilviaDriver Feedback Score: 2 reviews	so y is this still open?