Xenon H1 And H3 Lights - Kit

[Sinista32]

Hey troops,

Just wanted to let you know that these Xenon HID kits that are plug n play can be a real pain. Spent 5hrs today mucking with this sh!t.

Might be easy if in the first place if your engine bay isnt cramped with CAB, IC piping, Charcoal canister and to top it off a large oil catch can.

Started off I checked my driving lights and they're H1. So I buy a H1 kit off the forums.

1st issue. The globes you get dont fit the N1 Projector lights (H1). Useless unless you want to butcher the globe fittings. FFS.

So lucky enbough I have an early set of N1 Projector headlights (H3). SO I order a set of these and wait a week.

They show up so today I get up and around lunchtime start.

As my H3 N1's are on the shelf I fit everything up first and it's the right globes/fittings/wiring. Hurrah !

No worries. Take the blinkers out, start removing the headlights.

Bugger Cold Air Box has to come out. Charcoal canester, Intercooler piping off. Many dropped nuts, sockets - much cursing trying not to scratch new paint.

GTR grill off, Air diversion plate off.

Get the drivers side haedlights out, new ones hooked up - Wow Light. Finish putting it in. YAY

Passenger side headlight out, N1 (H3) in. hooked up. NO LIGHT.

Bugger is it the globe?, change globes - Nup. Is it the wiring? Change wiring, Nup.

Mix and match doing a process of elimination. Put the old one back in - Nup.

Screwed around for the rest of the afternoon. No joy.

Put the Xenon (H3's) in the passenger fit it all up as I have to take the GTR to inline tomoz.

All IC piping back on and everything bolted backup..

Go to check the lights hoping a miracle has occured. Nothing on the passenger side.

Minor fustration shown to the cabin switch. High beam comes on passenger side. What ?

My problem is a farked headlight switch. I have 2 and both are farked.

Found this out after I take the cluster surround and cluster out. Grrrrr

RHDJapan - $230 delvierd and 2-3 week wait.

Coulda pulled the engine out in less time today !

[Trozzle]

But I thought it worked fine with standard shit before you started pulling stuff apart....doesn't make sense it would be the switch :S

[Sinista32]

Has to be. Run out of options thru elimination.

Plus the high beam only worked on the passenger side after a "tap" on the switch.

Next time I tried it and it wasn't working. So after another "TAP" it worked.

However the driving light - lowbeam - didn't come on at all.

Maybe it's not but it's my best guess

[Mick_o]

Faaaaaark Richo you arent having any luck with those lights on ya car mate... major bummer!

[staticc]

I took the easy way out and butched the globes lol. But I agree on how much of a pain it was. Was so much easier on my SS.

Another problem could be a fuse blown maybe. As the fuses run differently off the high and low beams.

[Sinista32]

Hmmmm - "As the fuses run differently off the high and low beams" Tell me more.

I put the 20amp fuses in the Engine bay fuse box for RH/LH headlights.

IS there any else I dont know of.

I checked the in cabin fuse box but no Headlights in there marked on the card..

[staticc]

If the ones in the engine bay are ok, then I think there is a light fuse under the dash but that was in my 1990 pulsar, don't know about the gtr. Otherwise if the globes aren't blown and the wiring checks out, its the switch. Start from the globe and work back from there.

If all that doesn't work, the a wire could be earthing out somewhere. Got to love electronics lol.

[Sinista32]

There's a big brown relay switch in the engine bay and the switch on the dash.

Parker works on passenger side and occassionaly highbeam when you tap the cabin switch a little. It's just the low beam (driving) that's never come on.

Tried 2 globes, and the old unit so not the globes. Also tried the original and 2 other wiring and balasts off xenon both kits.

So I'll try a new light switch on the cluster surround and brown relay switch in the engine bay.

I'll do the engine bay one first as it will be cheaper and easier.

PS. I looked at the switch, played with contacts and used WD40. Feels solid, no rattle but I cant dissasemble it.

[staticc]

Good idea, always best to start with the easy stuff first. If the relay is fine then I suggest to borrow a working which from another car and test it. Even though you can't rip it apart, doesn't mean something inside isn't playing up.

I'd get someone with the same car that is working, and work off that.

[J'son]

I only had to cut the black round screw on covers with a hole, and put the rubber grommit in, but that is on my R33... And only did the low beams.. Coulda done high too, but didnt want 2 sets of balists...

I had to unscrew the fuse box and radiator overflow, but nothing too bad....

Really sux bout all the other headaches you had though!

Edited February 13, 2012 by J'son

[Randon_I_Am]

My driving lights on the 34 had different fuses for LH/RH side. One headlight wasn't working but both high beams were, one fuse was blown...

[Sinista32]

I wish you was an auto electrician Pat. I'd have a job 4u

[Verms]

Bring your car over to my house on the weekend and we can test things with staticc's r32 gtr!

let me know if you would like to!

[Sinista32]

In other great news got the H3 HID kit working, both drivers / passengers.

I'll mod my H1 set of headlights for use down the track.

Turns out I had a broken light switch (x2) on the dash.

Nissan shoulda done a RECALL, you bastards!

So the newie from RHDJapan arrived last week and put it in this morn - Now it's all Good. Thank fark.

Nick - thanks for your kind offer mate.