Subject	Back in the day this is what we did...
Posted by	Bernie (NoVA) on June 04, 2017 at 11:09 AM
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In Reply To	... in reference to your HID retrofit ... posted by T(Seattle) on June 03, 2017 at 02:09 PM
Message	The very first kits looked like this: The bulbs had the base cut off and had a 9006 ring epoxied to them Then a bit later one I kept the same Philips ballasts but switched over to a 9006 purpose built bulbs. This was one of the group buys I did in like ~2005 Bernie Bilski berniebilski@cox.net President of Z-Car Club of Northern Virginia 1995 Nissan 300ZX TwinTurbo in Cobalt Green 1997 Nissan 240SX SE in Ultra Red 2006 Nissan Frontier SE in Ultra Black
Follow Ups	J spec 99 Xenon Headlights - DPHOUSE 00:01:46 06/02/17 I don't know if the factory Xenon HID is for LHD... - T(Seattle) 08:01:35 06/02/17 ...and these are some posts on it... - T(Seattle) 12:11:08 06/02/17 JDM lights are factory aimed for RHD including the 99 HIDs - Bernie (NoVA) 22:09:46 06/02/17 you should 3D print the mirrored-version of the piece that - LJZTT 08:51:14 06/03/17 Re: JDM lights are factory aimed for RHD including the 99 HIDs - DPHOUSE 11:48:01 06/03/17 Yeah - I have a pair here that I am working on. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 11:04:46 06/04/17 ... in reference to your HID retrofit ... - T(Seattle) 14:09:28 06/03/17 Back in the day this is what we did... - Bernie (NoVA) 11:09:58 06/04/17 pretty sure I have one of those, except my bulbs are - LJZTT 15:01:43 06/04/17 Odd - my Philips ballasts lasted and lasted. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 22:47:45 06/04/17 they probably had 12-15 years before one fizzled out - LJZTT 12:12:02 06/05/17 Depends on how much you like the look: - RAGTPZ 08:53:35 06/02/17 Those 295s in the rear look amazing (n/m) - WhiTTe Z 10:17:10 06/02/17 Gracias! I think so too! :) (n/m) - RAGTPZ 15:19:01 06/02/17 Re: Depends on how much you like the look: - DPHOUSE 13:57:56 06/02/17 LED conversion for ~$60 is also an option (n/m) - FrozTTy 14:02:22 06/02/17 please elaborate on the "conversion" rather than roll a live - LJZTT 08:44:40 06/03/17 LJ where you been? No grenades here and your analogy was - FrozTTy 07:25:10 06/04/17 it's ok if it was a little over your head (n/m) - LJZTT 15:04:59 06/04/17 Definitely agree on the HID retrofit then. The light output - RAGTPZ 15:30:21 06/02/17 2nd. I have a retrofit kit... - CameronSF 16:41:37 06/02/17 Re: 2nd. I have a retrofit kit... - DPHOUSE 17:16:05 06/02/17 I put in a set of HID Bi-Xenon projectors - StramanVerTT(GA) 18:21:57 06/03/17 Which Bi-Xenon projectors did you use, where did you get - ZXoltan 21:01:56 06/03/17 doesnt answer all your questions but informative still - LJZTT 15:47:23 06/04/17 Mini H1 Bi-Xenon projectors. - StramanVerTT(GA) 13:15:42 06/07/17 Mods includes some trimings to have them fit - StramanVerTT(GA) 13:19:07 06/07/17 used USDM headlight housings? (n/m) - LJZTT 17:29:46 06/07/17 I modified the ones on the Z (n/m) - StramanVerTT(GA) 13:55:53 06/08/17 I miss those wheels. :( (n/m) - PiotrC70 19:26:23 06/02/17 hmmm - still purdy after all these years :-) (n/m) - JustSomeToolInAVerTT 08:48:48 06/04/17 I think it depends on how picky you are about your lighting. - Zeke21 09:04:02 06/04/17 sounds like alot of geometry! maybe some fractions thrown in (n/m) - LJZTT 15:35:54 06/04/17 If you're going for light output, do a retrofit. I hardly - PiotrC70 19:25:27 06/02/17 I'm also in the market for better lighting......... - Devin300zx 22:38:27 06/02/17 no one here is defining what exactly they mean when - LJZTT 08:23:23 06/03/17 Thanks for the info... - Devin300zx 14:07:45 06/03/17 LJ, He did specify "under $175" which pretty much - ZXoltan 08:52:52 06/03/17 sorry wasnt in his original post... - LJZTT 09:21:59 06/03/17 What correcting the cut off actually does... - Zeke21 08:52:23 06/04/17 wrong - LJZTT 15:13:15 06/04/17 Re: wrong - Zeke21 21:15:17 06/04/17 IOWall else remaining untouched, the "offending side" of - LJZTT 15:17:56 06/04/17 Have you checked who has them in stock? I just bought mine - PiotrC70 11:04:25 06/03/17 Yeah, price tag over 2k for the set :-O - ZXoltan 12:43:02 06/03/17 what bugs me about the price is that they used to be 1600ish - LJZTT 13:13:50 06/03/17 Doesn't really matter what the yen vs $ does. - Bernie (NoVA) 11:13:59 06/04/17 this is what I assumed, although I figured you would have a - LJZTT 15:03:29 06/04/17 I don't see any moles ... - Bernie (NoVA) 22:49:44 06/04/17 I wouldnt mind modifying her cut-off shields (n/m) - LJZTT 12:15:39 06/05/17 I enjoy mine - Z32TT-R 23:39:51 06/03/17 Re: J spec 99 Xenon Headlights - legendaryyaj 00:35:31 06/05/17 What happened? Looked like you had a good start (n/m) - ZXoltan 12:40:02 06/05/17 Re: What happened? Looked like you had a good start - legendaryyaj 19:01:23 06/05/17
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