Lets See Some Light: The Definitive Lighting Thread

[Matej]

Originally Posted by ixfxi

^^

i guess not all people understand how projectors work

S13 projectors do not work.
I think Nissan used them just for looks.

[S T Y L E S]

Originally Posted by silviaks2nr

Not a nissan but...

2008 highlander
oem rx350 bixenon projectors modded with clear lenses
blue chrome bezels







I'll get some pcitures of the s14 quad retro I just did soon.

Did u do the retrofits? How much do u charge? Amazing work BTW

[S14_kouki504]

Originally Posted by driver11324

Just finished up my X5M retrofit into the JDM kouki headlights. Wired up the bixenon solenoid and using the old high beam housings as fog lights.

if you dont mind me asking, how much did your retro fit cost and were did you get the projectors from?

[driver11324]

Originally Posted by S14_kouki504

if you dont mind me asking, how much did your retro fit cost and were did you get the projectors from?

I got the projectors for free off of a pair of damaged headlights I had laying around in the shop. The rest of the parts costed maybe 250

[ixfxi]

Originally Posted by Matej

S13 projectors do not work.
I think Nissan used them just for looks.

ide say they're about on-par with the various other projectors from the 90s. add years of use, oxidation and wear... and they end up being old and drab

try some bricks on for size, then you'll see what piss poor lighting really is. at least with the dual or triple projectors, you can swap optics

anyway, im done. i hate talking about fucking work

[silviaks2nr]

Originally Posted by S T Y L E S

Did u do the retrofits? How much do u charge? Amazing work BTW

Thanks. It really just depends. I do kouki/zenki retrofits all the time so feel free to PM me if you have something in mind.

[jamg]

what's the best h4 halogen money can buy?

thinking about getting these bulbs

Amazon.com: PIAA 15224 H4 Style Xtreme White 12V 60/55=110/100-Watt Bulb - Twin Pack: Automotive

anyone have any experiences?

[silviaks2nr]

What 7x6 lights are you currently using?

[XxNickxX]

Don't know if anyone has had this problem with their s13 brick head lights, I've had them hooked up for a while now but recently when I have my low beams on one of them always turns off, I have to jiggle the wire for it to turn on. I've already checked all the wires and they all seem to be soldered fine. This only happens with the low beams because if I switch to high beams they'll remain on. Any thoughts?

[jamg]

Originally Posted by silviaks2nr

What 7x6 lights are you currently using?

me?

cibie i think. it's a glass one.

[silviaks2nr]

Ah, well figure out what they are for sure. If they are old and dingy cheap ones then replacing them with new cibies would give the best improvement, more so than bulbs.

[Flicktitty]

I must say i'm surprised in the 15 pages of this thread no one has done some sort of combination to the S13 brick headlights for better output.

[silviaks2nr]

To make the brick headlights better you would need to replace the glass lenses with clear plastic lenses and retrofit HID projectors inside/ in place of the low beam reflectors. When you think about it it would probably make more sense to just do the same thing to a set of dual projectors.

[silviaks2nr]

whatever you do, don't do this. EVER.

[jamg]

Originally Posted by silviaks2nr

Ah, well figure out what they are for sure. If they are old and dingy cheap ones then replacing them with new cibies would give the best improvement, more so than bulbs.

yep, they are.

glass housings.

i just want really good light output, as well as the color being white.

good housings, and bulbs will do the job. now... i just need to find the best bulbs money can buy/

[silviaks2nr]

GE nighthawk, raybrig, and all those are great. I wonder if any manufacturer makes an HIR h4 bulb yet? If so, that would definitely be something to consider. If you could get a hold of a catz zeta kit that would be nice too.

[jamg]

Originally Posted by silviaks2nr

GE nighthawk, raybrig, and all those are great. I wonder if any manufacturer makes an HIR h4 bulb yet? If so, that would definitely be something to consider. If you could get a hold of a catz zeta kit that would be nice too.

Solarzen Zen Hi Performance HIR H4 Halogen Xenon Light Bulb 12V 75W 4200K | eBay

that?

[jamg]

these look good too

2 x FET Catz H4 9003 Halogen Bulbs Rev White | eBay

[silviaks2nr]

Those HIR bulbs look really cheap, and you wouldn't have a high beam since they are single filament. I'm not sure any quality ones exist in the H4 bulb type. The Catz could be a good option but you would need to use a beefier harness to run them since they are high wattage. I was under the impression the catz kits used a pair of ballasts too...

[Matej]

Most of the HIR bulbs on the internet are fake. In fact, the only real HIR bulbs were made by Toshiba, which are discontinued, and Phillips, both of which are only for 9011 and 9012 sockets.

[jamg]

I'll buy the catz then.

Can I use my HID ballast for them?

[ixfxi]

Originally Posted by Matej

Most of the HIR bulbs on the internet are fake. In fact, the only real HIR bulbs were made by Toshiba, which are discontinued, and Phillips, both of which are only for 9011 and 9012 sockets.

first made by GE
then made by Toshiba
NOW made by Philips

only applicable for 9011 and 9012 bulb designations

Originally Posted by jamg

Solarzen Zen Hi Performance HIR H4 Halogen Xenon Light Bulb 12V 75W 4200K | eBay
I'll buy the catz then.
Can I use my HID ballast for them?

if you buy any of that cheap shit, you're a fucking idiot

[jamg]

Originally Posted by ixfxi

first made by GE
then made by Toshiba
NOW made by Philips

only applicable for 9011 and 9012 bulb designations




if you buy any of that cheap shit, you're a fucking idiot

So I should get the catz?

What bulbs should I get if they both suck?

[jamg]

alright so i went to your site, found out about the osram bilux, and wanting to run the competition.

what other items will i need for the wiring harness?

[silviaks2nr]

Hella, Philips, Koito, Denso, GE, Stanley, Bosch, Osram, and I'm sure to be missing a few others. Not trying to be a smart ass but a car with as much body work as yours deserves a proper hid retrofit

[MidwestMyriad]

Mike, or someone else with some knowledge, opinions on something like these?

CREE LED Headlight Bulbs | Dapper Lighting

[silviaks2nr]

They might use actual Cree brand LEDs but that's about the only good thing you can say about that "kit". That would do absolutely no good in a halogen reflector.

[antigravity]

Originally Posted by driver11324

Just finished up my X5M retrofit into the JDM kouki headlights. Wired up the bixenon solenoid and using the old high beam housings as fog lights.

Curious, where did you purchase the bi-xenon solenoid from and how is it wired? Thanks. Lighting looks super clean!

[silviaks2nr]

The bixenon solenoid is designed into and contained in the projector itself. It's not something that you install separately. the cutoff shield that creates the low beam pattern is attached to an electromagnetic mechanism (solenoid) which when triggered with +12v moves the shield down to allow more light to escape out of the projector, creating a high beam function. Many of the retrofits I do use bixenon projectors as 90s high beam reflectors leave a lot to be desired when paired with single xenons. You can wire it very simply like the above example where the halogen high beam supplements the bixenon high beam. The solenoid only needs to be grounded and have a +12v trigger to actuate so you can wire it a number of ways, the easiest being to splice it into and add a separate connector to the halogen high beam +12v. You can also use a wire splitter to plug into the factory harness and give you 2 plugs from the one 9006 connector. You can also adapt a "bixenon" relay harness designed to use with h4 systems to work.

[antigravity]

Originally Posted by silviaks2nr

The bixenon solenoid is designed into and contained in the projector itself. It's not something that you install separately. the cutoff shield that creates the low beam pattern is attached to an electromagnetic mechanism (solenoid) which when triggered with +12v moves the shield down to allow more light to escape out of the projector, creating a high beam function. Many of the retrofits I do use bixenon projectors as 90s high beam reflectors leave a lot to be desired when paired with single xenons. You can wire it very simply like the above example where the halogen high beam supplements the bixenon high beam. The solenoid only needs to be grounded and have a +12v trigger to actuate so you can wire it a number of ways, the easiest being to splice it into and add a separate connector to the halogen high beam +12v. You can also use a wire splitter to plug into the factory harness and give you 2 plugs from the one 9006 connector. You can also adapt a "bixenon" relay harness designed to use with h4 systems to work.

Are the JDM high beams bulbs 9006? I can't seem to find the bulb type for the JDM high beam housing...again, thanks in advance.