Hid Headlight Swap

[pv35gt8]

The lights in question on IM are RHD, which are legal in Australia.

Why buy LHD? You don't want to waste money, yet for the lower upfront cost you want to take the risk that you wont get defected for headlights.

If you do go down this route and get LHD lights, and you do get defected for it, it will cost you more in the long run.

If you are going to do something, do it right the first time.

[Seano350GT]

The lights in question on IM are RHD, which are legal in Australia.

Why buy LHD? You don't want to waste money, yet for the lower upfront cost you want to take the risk that you wont get defected for headlights.

If you do go down this route and get LHD lights, and you do get defected for it, it will cost you more in the long run.

If you are going to do something, do it right the first time.

I'm just worried about the bad output, i like to be able to see where i'm going at night. These G35 projectors look good and are very good quality, i don't know what i prefer i'd rather stock lights than aftermarket and i'm not in love with the look of the lights on IM so yeah. Still deciding.

[89CAL]

As am i, i'll only purchase them if i can't find any good quality RHD lights. Might actually end up buying the aftermarket CCFL xenon's and replace the bulbs for 8000k or something.

Don't get 8000K HID's (if thats what you meant)

it will by far be the worst decision you ever make in lighting. I drove next to a subaru WRX with what looked like 10,000K bulbs not to long ago (looked purple) and I could see the vision they were providing him, and it wasnt great at all.

I have 4300K in both low and high beam. The high beam kit I bought is much better then the cheaper low beam kit I got, but both provide a crisp light output. Its hard to explain the higher Kelvin lights, they light up the road, but they light it up dull-ly?

from what I've heard 5500K is about the highest you want to go. This is the stage just before your light output starts getting blue as well, just a nice white light.

My high beam kit was $180 with a relay harness I'm pretty sure, and is the kit I would buy again. They heat up about 3 times faster then my cheap low beam kit

[sonicii]

The term 'xenon' can be misleading. You can get xenon halogens, and HIDs also use xenon gas. So you are better off defining them as halogens or HID.

I don't think you will be unhappy with LHD headlights. It will just be other drivers who will be unhappy. And you run the risk of a defect.

The human eye is less sensitive to the shorter wavelength light, that is why the higher colour temp. Lights can appear dull.

Edited July 21, 2012 by sonicii

[IMPORTD]

what I want to know is what do they do with the stock HID's at compliance... chuck em' in the bin or sell on ebay? There has gotta be another market there that we could possibly buy back what is rightfully ours right?

[pv35gt8]

what I want to know is what do they do with the stock HID's at compliance... chuck em' in the bin or sell on ebay? There has gotta be another market there that we could possibly buy back what is rightfully ours right?

Now that is a can of worms, as the HID kit is not "legal" it is removed from the car, therefore you have no right to the parts.

I have an aftermarket set of projectors on my sedan with an aftermarket HID kit (6000K) and the road is lit up very well.