Xenon Lights

[dFed]

Hey guys, just a quick question,

Will this fit into my v35 2003 coupe?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/H4-12V-60-55W-P43t-38-Base-HID-White-XENON-6000K-Halogen-Bulb-Headlight-Lamp-/270946397461?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f15a9ed15#ht_1088wt_1397

or

http://www.amazon.com/03-05-Infiniti-Stock-Headlight-Diamond/dp/B004AXESTM

Cheers,

Or just point to a thread that answers this

[The Max]

The former is a halogen bulb intended to look like an HID.

The latter is an HID bulb.My knowledge of the V35 is hazy at best so I'm not sure if the OEM headlights are HID but if they are, then you'll need to have retained the HID ballast and retaining clip from the compliance conversion.

[Seano350GT]

They are manufactured with HID's then when complied changed to Xenon (unless you've got away with it somehow)

D2R should be the bulb

[sonicii]

I generally stick to the terms 'HID' and 'halogen'. Xenon is a bit ambigious as HIDs are filled with Xenon gas, but you can get halogens with traces of Xenon gas also.

So the term Xenon doesn't really define the type of lamp.

As Sean said, factory low beam are HID. If the car was complied proplery, they would have been removed and had halogens fitted. However there are plenty of V35s getting around still with their factory HIDs in tact, either re-fitted after compliance, or complied by a workshop that didn't know they need to be removed.

[dFed]

I'm not really sure what it has at the moment as I'm not the first owner.. The left is working but the right has blown. Best bet would probably be to take the right one out and find out what it is hey? It has been checked for defects and what not when i brought it from Melbourne and they said nothing about them so maybe they are halogens?

[Seano350GT]

I generally stick to the terms 'HID' and 'halogen'. Xenon is a bit ambigious as HIDs are filled with Xenon gas, but you can get halogens with traces of Xenon gas also.

So the term Xenon doesn't really define the type of lamp.

As Sean said, factory low beam are HID. If the car was complied proplery, they would have been removed and had halogens fitted. However there are plenty of V35s getting around still with their factory HIDs in tact, either re-fitted after compliance, or complied by a workshop that didn't know they need to be removed.

I should hate stated xenon halogen aha apologies.

I'm not really sure what it has at the moment as I'm not the first owner.. The left is working but the right has blown. Best bet would probably be to take the right one out and find out what it is hey? It has been checked for defects and what not when i brought it from Melbourne and they said nothing about them so maybe they are halogens?

Go up to your headlight cover, and look at the bottom you will see little engravings it should say D2R. If you aren't sure, remove your front bumper and look for a ballast (a box with wires connected to it leading to the headlights) and read what is written on that. If you have a ballast, you have HID's and i believe if there is no ballast you have Xenon Halogens. It's a little confusing. My right headlight has blown too, i am planning on buying aftermarket lights but i need to take my bumper off and look for the ballast to see what will work with my car.

Goodluck!

[ka86]

^^^

You can take off the wheel well off to see. :-)

[Seano350GT]

^^^

You can take off the wheel well off to see. :-)

True! you just have to remove the cover where the guard is and you should be able to see it with a good amount of light.

[sonicii]

The lens housing will say D2R even if halogens have been fitted. It would be safer to look for the ballast connections, or even better, remove the existing bulb.

[GeeDog]

Uneducated response here, but don't HIDs take a half second or so to come on, while halogen would be instant on?

My low beams have a delay, and for that reason alone I believe they are HIDs. The high beams, which also emit a different colour light, come on instantly and I believe they are halogen.

[sonicii]

HIDs do have a smal delay, but the most noticeable effect is the don't come on at full brightness when cold, they take about 15 seconds or so to reach full brightness, and they tend to be a bit 'blueish' as they warm up.

[Seano350GT]

Both of you are correct, that's how i know i've got halogens they come on instant and are yellowy colour.

[GeeDog]

Just checked - my low beams are a blueish colour & highs are yellow. Lows have a very slight delay turning on from cold, and also take a few seconds to get to full brightness - as per sonicii but not 15 seconds, maybe 3-4. Highs come on instantly.

[The Max]

Out of curiosity, since I haven't converted my lights back to their original HIDs, I have noticed that my high beams don't seem to have as much reach as they probably should. I keep the AFS switched off to avoid the AFS alarm from the lamps not being able to swing at all since the conversion and to obviously avoid any mechanical damage as a result. Do our headlamp assemblies start in the lowered position perhaps and that's why my high beams aren't really pointing high up like they should?

[itpesaf]

Hey guys just a few quick questions - I have removed my headlights and I have halogens, but there are little grey units with yellowish stickers bolted onto the bottom of the headlights with wires coming out of them (cut wires), is this the factory hid unit? If so how would I go about setting it up? Is it difficult? Are there any diy's?

[Seano350GT]

Just checked - my low beams are a blueish colour & highs are yellow. Lows have a very slight delay turning on from cold, and also take a few seconds to get to full brightness - as per sonicii but not 15 seconds, maybe 3-4. Highs come on instantly.

So you have HID low beams and the top lights are Halogen

Hey guys just a few quick questions - I have removed my headlights and I have halogens, but there are little grey units with yellowish stickers bolted onto the bottom of the headlights with wires coming out of them (cut wires), is this the factory hid unit? If so how would I go about setting it up? Is it difficult? Are there any diy's?

Does it look a little something like this? If the wires are cut and not connected to anything, someone has been lazy and left the HID ballast in there. It might not be in use, but if you get the appropriate bulbs to suit HID bulbs and the wiring you need you can try hook it up but do a bit of research first. G35driver.com is a great forum with loads of info on pretty much anything and everything to do with these cars, give it a shot.

[itpesaf]

Yup looks like the one in the pic.

So all I need is the wiring and globes?

Would these fit?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-pcs-New-HID-Ballast-Harness-Bulb-Socket-Wires-Cable-D2S-D2R-D2C-/170741701955?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27c0ff9d43

Thanks

[Seano350GT]

Yup looks like the one in the pic.

So all I need is the wiring and globes?

Would these fit?

http://www.ebay.com....=item27c0ff9d43

Thanks

Correct, and obviosly you have to make sure the other end of the ballast is connected to something lol.

You have to be careful with D2R and D2S they use different bulbs.

Edited September 4, 2012 by Seano350GT

[itpesaf]

are you sure they are different? All the ones I've found on ebay say d2r d2s and even d2c!!

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Nissan-350Z-Murano-Subaru-WRX-STI-D2S-D2R-Factory-Xenon-HID-Replacement-Ballast-/170720897409?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27bfc22981

Even that says d2r d2s ^

I'm so confuse

[itpesaf]

Do i actually need to open my headlight units to put in any wires?