For those of you with s13 silvia projectors......

[AZ89two4Tsx]

I have the triple projectors on my hatch, and was wondering what I could do to make the lights brighter? The lenses on mine are a little cloudy, but that's how I think they're supposed to be right? Anyways, so I don't know if changing the bulbs would help that much. I like the style of them, and I don't really want to fork out the $ for the brick style, so do you have any ideas? I've heard possibly of putting xenons in them. Any help and suggestions would be appreciated!

[nissans13240sx]

I know someone who has xenons in his, they are bright as hell. Id recommend it. The person in front of you might not like you to much though.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Do you have any idea how much it would cost, or the work involved, cause I think xenons are sick. My moms got some on her tl type s and they're so much brighter that I'll never really want anything else now.

[nissans13240sx]

I think all hes got is one of those 75 dollar kits off ebay. pretty simple to hook up.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Here's these, they look decent:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...5428&

[nissans13240sx]

They are all basically universal. You just tell the seller what type of bulb style you want and what intensity. id recommend 6k-8k. not sure what size bulb you are using. My guess would be H11.

[YOUNG240SX]

hids my friend like $100 around my way.any color 8k-up

[finalgear]

hids my friend like $100 around my way.any color 8k-up

Yup BESTDUBS on Queens blvd has them last i checked they wer $95

[krimsonviper]

might want to be careful with HIDs. They can cost you a pretty penny if you're in an accident and it was caused by you blinding another driver. Also, I think adding HIDs to a vehicle that never a set on any of its models is illegal. Not meaning to rain on your party, but its just something to look into when you're tossing them on and didnt bother to aim them or cared how bright they are

[Warped161]

a friend of mine put those in his mustang, they are bright but he used the stock lens and the beam pattern is awful, i'm not sure what they will look like with your projectors. make sure they will even work with them, these things put out alot oh heat and may even melt the housings. 93 bucks for shipping! is he going to carry them to your house?

[nissans13240sx]

my friend has been running his xenons in his triple projectors for awhile now, havent melted. I dont think you will need to worry about that. They are extremly bright though.

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Anybody have any pics or past experience of HID's in their 240s? Doesn't necessarily have to be the projectors, but just some people who've had experience with them and can give their opinions.

Btw, I knew they got hot, but I didn't know they could possibly melt the housing. That would suck.

[ze12o]

HIDs run colder with less power(after the first blast of energy) then regular halogens. Never run HIDs on regular reflector type housings they will have crappy beam patterns and blind on coming traffic. If you have projectors with a cut off line that's perfect but only put HIDs for your low beam. Fogs are okay also as long as they have a cut off line. Also don't go too hot for the color temp. Hotter doesn't always equal brighter the best temp would be 4300k(oem temp) -8000k(white with a tint of blue)4300k is the brightest but 5000k-6000k looks awesome. Oh and to get the best out of your current projectors find out what size they are and replace the lens with ultra clear ones from ebay or something.

[kamikazestorm420]

putting HIDs in your stock silvia projectors wont do ****. the cutoff line is aimed for RHD and it flares up the other way. all you will be doing is blinding oncoming traffic.

in the US, they flare up to the right so you can see traffic signs and stuff.

if you want to do it the right way, do a retrofit. i used e46 xenon projectors and they make a HUGE difference.

[Dattebayo]

There is a write-up in the articles section (or somehwere on here anyway) on how to retro-fit TSX projectors into your Triple projector housing.

Why didn't you search? The lazy bug bit your as$?

[Hijacker]

TSX projectors are what I plan on using when I do my retro-fit

[BaconLuver]

get the conversion here:

http://www.clearcorners.com/pr...lamp1/

the write-up here:

http://www.zil via.net/f/showthread.php?t=128627

take the space out of zil and via for the link to work.

[Hijacker]

$370 per pair just to correct the cutoff? $1000 per pair for HIDs? That's a bit of a rip off. I could put a good set of HIDs with a TSX retro in my housings for about half that cost. And it would have hella gen 3 ballasts/ignitors.

[hotcakes0007]

Heres 12k On my 240sx Note these are h1 for my tripple projectors since i have the silvia front i just wanted to use the bulbs till i got my hood

[wingFeather]

I haven't looked inside the housing - can't you simply modify the cutoff bars inside?

[Hijacker]

I asked that yesterday in another lighting thread. No replies though.

The TSX projectors have the cutoff shield molded into the rear housing assembly, but the Hella lights I've seen have a seperate shield piece. It actually looks like a sandwich plate. I want to see pics of the inside of the housing to see what style Nissan went with and how hard it would be to change the cutoff shield to make it a LHD cutoff. The OP in the link provided above aparently managed to alter the shield on his.

[brizanden]

ok maybe since this is a light thread i can jack it real quick and get some help. -first my kouki head lights are projectors right?-second if they are why do they suck the mean one at llighting **** up?any help would be great

[cdhtang]

1. If you want to keep the bulbs you currently have, get couple relays and run direct battery power. This will improve the power going through the light bulb.Cost(est.):relay - 7x2=14wires - 5-10fuses and holder - 10-20Total: around 30-50

2. Go with hid kit. Just aim the light downward to avoid blinding the oncoming traffic, and you will be fine.Cost - 100-500FYI:i) don't go with cheap ebay kit unless you are sure they have a good quality. Go with someone have reputation. The cheap ones may just last you a few weeks. Zilvia has few advertisers that sell hid kit for around 150 with pretty good quality parts. 1 year warranty.ii) Higher temp doesn't mean you have brighter lighting, they just change the color. The brightness of the lights depends on the luminosity.More info(approximate):3000k(3600 luminosity)4100k/4300k(3500 luminosity)5300k(3200 luminosity)6000k(2800 luminosity)8000k(2400 luminosity)10000k/12000k(1800 luminosity)

3. Change the projectors with oem hid projectors. Works the best with tsx projectors. The projectors cost as little as 50 if you know someone work at shops or insurance company. But if you don't, they will be around 150+ on ebay. Add the time you will spend and the risk of damaging the headlights or paying someone willing to do it.Cost- 100-500

[hotcakes0007]

Just so there no confusion i did hotglue my bulbs to make it work on the flippies LOL

[AZ89two4Tsx]

Where do you think the best place to get OEM tsx preojectors, ballasts, ignitors, etc would be? I checked egay, but they seemed way overpriced? Anybody know someone that can get me a deal, or would I be better off looking for a wrecked tsx that's getting parted out or something like that?

[kamikazestorm420]

Where do you think the best place to get OEM tsx preojectors, ballasts, ignitors, etc would be? I checked egay, but they seemed way overpriced? Anybody know someone that can get me a deal, or would I be better off looking for a wrecked tsx that's getting parted out or something like that?

ebay is your best bet

[got chub]

putting HIDs in your stock silvia projectors wont do ****. the cutoff line is aimed for RHD and it flares up the other way. all you will be doing is blinding oncoming traffic.

in the US, they flare up to the right so you can see traffic signs and stuff.

if you want to do it the right way, do a retrofit. i used e46 xenon projectors and they make a HUGE difference.

if your going to take all the time to retrofit silvia projector i would at least try to swap the projectors to the other side. they might work that way but i don't know i never messed with this projectors. the ones i have can go either way LHD or RHD

[kamikazestorm420]

if your going to take all the time to retrofit silvia projector i would at least try to swap the projectors to the other side. they might work that way but i don't know i never messed with this projectors. the ones i have can go either way LHD or RHD

what do you mean? i retrofitted mine to LHD pattern.

[Hijacker]

if your going to take all the time to retrofit silvia projector i would at least try to swap the projectors to the other side. they might work that way but i don't know i never messed with this projectors. the ones i have can go either way LHD or RHD

Are you talking about the cutoff shield? Or physically swapping the units between the headlamp assemblies? Cause the latter won't do crap for changing the cutoff. The shield is the piece inside the lamps that actually make the cutoff pattern. Nobody has answered my question if that piece can be easily flipped to change the cutoff pattern.

[brizanden]

no there is a article that showed this and it actually doesnt really change much. it is the tech article about retrofitting projectors