A Little Help From R34 Owners

[SS8_Gohan]

Hi everyone,

just wondering if i could ask a favour from any R34 owners out there with FACTORY XENON headlights (NOT aftermarket H1 kits to deal with butchered compliance headlights).

I've never actually seen what the factory lights are like at night and was wondering if anyone would be so kind to take a pic of their car at night, facing a wall, garage door, etc... preferably not parked too close to the wall/door.

Basically i want to see what the cut-off and beam pattern is like, etc....

cheers!

daniel

[R34GTFOUR]

i use to have the factory xenons, but the pricks took them out when it was complied. I doubt you'll find many people with them since they would be in the same boat as me.

[Silver_R34_GT-T]

if u had asked me back in early 06, i could have shown you, ive since changed mine to 6500K ones

[AndyD]

Mine were put back in after compliance and they are sweet i would never buy another car without them they are brilliant for night driving. Hope this is what you were after my camera sucks tho. The drivers side one points lower but they throw a huge beam and bright as f$#k you can barely look at roadsigns you drive past there that bright

Edited August 4, 2008 by AndyD

[SS8_Gohan]

^ stagea?

are you sure they put back EVERYTHING? that light output looks halogen, and if xenon, looks like a kit output, not OEM stuff...

[AndyD]

As far as i know they are factory it came with the xenon headlight protectors and i was assured they were put back in after compliance by jason at kamikaze. I think it is just my camera sucks very badly

[SS8_Gohan]

what year is your stagea?? i'd also doubt they are projectors.... OEM Xenon projectors look like this...

i appreciate the post but every reflector assembly has a different light patern, so i was kinda chasing someone with OEM R34 shots. Having said that though, we might have diagnose something with your car that needs to be checked...

The more i look at the front pic of yours, the more i think they're not Xenon. You should be above the cut-off line there with the angle you took the front shot, but you can still see a fair amount of glaring. This is a hallmark of an aftermarket HID kit in a reflector assembly not designed for it. A Xenon bulb (D2s, D2r, etc) has a certain light "signature" and the reflectors are designed to suit. You put in an H1 or whatever globe, the "pattern" of light doesn't match up and you get flaring everywhere, hot spots, etc.

The front shot does make the light look too yellow to be Xenon, could just be the pics

[AndyD]

Is there a way to check like a part number or something. They look a little yellow cos of the parker globe which sits directly below the xenon,plus my camera sucks really bad and it was taken with the flash on. When looking at them they really are a purple/blue color,im not doubting what your saying but the camera really doesn't do justice to how it really looks if there is a way to check let me know and i'll check it out as it was listed on the auction sheet as xenon's so if they aren't i will be just a little bit pissed off. Oh and it is a 1999 series 2 stagea

[some_cs_student]

Are R33 GTR xenon's (factory) good enough? Or 34's only?

They're great for night driving, and the high beams look yellow compared to xenons

[nissanskyrice]

well i just picked my car up from the panelshop thisarvo n the replacement headlight they put on is HID but the one they didnt replace is ye-olde compliance hack job so ill try n get some photos before i get a replacement light. dont own a camera so have ta try n get my mates one.

[JI34GT]

My r34 has xenons, will try to take a photo tonight...but there are like 4 modes you can adjust the xenon.

I havent really worked out what these modes actually do except they kinda differ in height a little.

PM me if i forget. lol

Edited August 8, 2008 by JI34GT

[Iron Chef]

Is there a way to check like a part number or something. They look a little yellow cos of the parker globe which sits directly below the xenon,plus my camera sucks really bad and it was taken with the flash on. When looking at them they really are a purple/blue color,im not doubting what your saying but the camera really doesn't do justice to how it really looks if there is a way to check let me know and i'll check it out as it was listed on the auction sheet as xenon's so if they aren't i will be just a little bit pissed off. Oh and it is a 1999 series 2 stagea

Andy, they come from the factory with Xenons, same as virtually every R34, but because they're not auto-leveling and don't have a washer function, they don't meet ADRs and are removed during compliance.

The easiest way to tell is point the car near a wall and watch what they do when you turn them on - Xenons will light up a bit like a street light - take a few seconds to reach full brightness.

JI34GT - that knob is to adjust the height of the beam, nothing else.

Edited August 9, 2008 by Iron Chef

[GT-5732]

i have Xenons on my R34 and there excellent and give such a better light then standard. i can try and get a pic of mine today or tonight. but i would reconmend them. if ur thinking of getting a set.

But ill warn you now, a new set of R34 xenon headlights will cost min of $2500 or about $1200 for second hand set.

adam

[R34P3R]

are the factory zenons a bit yellow when you turn them on and then turn whiter?? coz my 34 does that

[SMOKE'M]

are the factory zenons a bit yellow when you turn them on and then turn whiter?? coz my 34 does that

mine do the same thing, How do u guys get away with them being so bright???

[Howie]

Mine do the same too.. they're brighter, but I don't think people on the road notice it because it doesn't hit them in the eyes normally.

[Iron Chef]

Presuming the level adjustment is still working, set it at the lowest setting