G50 Q45 JDM headlamps 4 sale

[BCC93QT]

No hits in classifieds. Have 1st and 2nd gen lights. PM offers

q45-g50-jdm-headlamps-4sale-t544638.html

[qship96]

no hits because they are un-usable in the USA on our roads where we drive on the right side of the roadways......the beam pattern on JDM is exactly opposite of USA version. Great for show car use I suppose? Illegal and down right dangerous to install and drive down the road on any car in USA.

[BCC93QT]

You think Im not aware of this? i knew one you "guru's" would be the first to chime in. People buy them for the lens and bake them. Many people have done this pal

[qship96]

"people buy them for the lens and bake them"

first of all, baking is for cakes,not headlamps......the chance of ever getting a water-tite seal again is slim to none.

If you are implying that the "potential" buyers {idiots} will "bake" the lens off and swap on to their current reflector housings to TRY to make the lamp somewhat usable on USA roads, you are just proving you do not understand a thing about illumination...........reason being, the reflectors on stock USA version headlamps are constructed and specially formed{shaped} to reflect the light THROUGH A FLUTED LENS.......NOT THE CLEAR {non fluted} LENS OF THE JDM UNITS YOU ARE TRYING TO SELL.

Putting the JDM clear lens over the USA designed reflector made to work with the fluted lens will just result in a TRAINWRECK of a beam pattern produced by the headlamps......maybe even more dangerous and useless than the fool who just installs the whole assembly as purchased from you.

YOU as a seller can be held just as accountable as the person installing and using these dangerous lamps if an accident is determined to be caused and lawsuit filed by an individual or insurance company by the illegal installation and use of these.......think twice before opening unnecessary windows of liability.


HEADLAMPS are safety devices,both to the driver and anyone sharing the roads with them, NOT COSMETIC TOYS.....

[BCC93QT]

"yes master Qship" anything you say. I am fully aware of all of this. I have read this numerous times. Appreciate all your time and efforts in posting. I offered them for sale NOT for peoples opinion.

[yodawill2000]

Not to fuel a fire but...
I have "Baked" headlights due to a angel eye upgrade and they are as water tight as a Submarine.

[qship96]

"yes master Qship" anything you say. I am fully aware of all of this. I have read this numerous times. Appreciate all your time and efforts in posting. I offered them for sale NOT for peoples opinion.

I do not believe your comment "I am aware of all this", otherwise you would not have come back with the erroneous comment "people buy them for the lens"

Not opinions, but facts. You are entitled to form your own opinions, but not your own facts. While you are here marketing useless junk for your own financial gain, I am here to prevent some poor young kid {just as ignorant of the facts as yourself} from wasting his money and creating a dangerous problem from the improper usage of a product clearly not designed to safely work in this country. Pretty clear who is being less than honorable in this discussion.I posted a link to this thread over in your parts for sale post...just to protect the innocent from making a huge mistake,since you are being less than honest and forth-coming informing potential buyers on the usefulness of these items here on USA roads.

stick to selling over-priced JDM cosmetic items that do not affect safety or legality.....like clocks and other trinkets.

[BCC93QT]

Qship. You are seriously getting upset over this stuff? No wonder nobody bothers with this forum anymore. They are constantly bashed by you bigots that think theyare some sort of super power. You don't like it DONT buy it. I have read posts on headlights and I don't need to prove to you that I have. The Q45 is a car, not a piece of material to revolve your entire life around kid. So go out and play in the snow! I dont care. Continue at your own will and have a good life

[qship96]

Qship. You are seriously getting upset over this stuff? No wonder nobody bothers with this forum anymore. They are constantly bashed by you bigots that think theyare some sort of super power. You don't like it DONT buy it. I have read posts on headlights and I don't need to prove to you that I have. The Q45 is a car, not a piece of material to revolve your entire life around kid. So go out and play in the snow! I dont care. Continue at your own will and have a good life

first of all, learn the meaning of bigot if you want to use the term correctly.

more importantly,this is a forum of members with like interests,who should BE LOOKING OUT FOR EACH OTHER, not trying to screw each other over by selling them useless dangerous junk unfit for safe usage on our roads.Maybe it is you who should examine your own motives and put others safety and wise use of their money ahead of your own personal financial gain? A reputable honest person would clearly state in their post offering to sell these that they are not designed nor safe for use on USA roads and should be only purchased for show or "off road use only"......guess you really dont care about your fellow nico brothers as much as trying to make a quick buck.

[G50 Q]

So your saying he shouldn't sell these? Why? Have you not considered you can easily do a projector retro in these and have 10000x's better light output and have them aimed correctly? They make a "bolt in" retro for these for like $200, it's easy. Remove the stupid diffusers and these will look way better than usdm headlights, and have better light output. I have these on my car, (currently w/o the retro) and have driven by my car with someone else driving on comming and there is no noticable difference and certianly not dangerous/blinding... lol

Some people get too worked up about silly things.

[qship96]

So your saying he shouldn't sell these? Why? Have you not considered you can easily do a projector retro in these and have 10000x's better light output and have them aimed correctly? They make a "bolt in" retro for these for like $200, it's easy. Remove the stupid diffusers and these will look way better than usdm headlights, and have better light output. I have these on my car, (currently w/o the retro) and have driven by my car with someone else driving on comming and there is no noticable difference and certianly not dangerous/blinding... lol

Some people get too worked up about silly things.

re- read my post if you did not understand what I said about providing a disclosure that these items should not be used on a public road in the USA. You talk about "bolt in" retros being so "easy" to do, yet you admit that you have not done it to your own improper lights ????? That is quite a testimonial.There are no "diffusers",the fluted lens is what creates a beam pattern.....remove that and all you are left with is blobs of light,now useless on any road in any country,FYI. Impossible to even remotely believe your last statement indicating there is "no noticable difference" in lighting pattern, as the headlamp is purposely designed to provide a kick up in lighting to either the left or right side depending on intended market where vehicle is sold.......despite what "your friend" noticed.....do you really think Nissan {and every other manufacturer} would create 2 different beam pattern lights for different markets if it didnt make a difference?????????

Some reading for you {cut and pasted}
Most low-beam headlamps are specifically designed for use on only one side of the road. Headlamps for use in left-traffic countries have low-beam headlamps that "dip to the left"; the light is distributed with a downward/leftward bias to show the driver the road and signs ahead without blinding oncoming traffic. Headlamps for right-traffic countries have low beams that "dip to the right", with most of their light directed downward/rightward. Within Europe, when driving a vehicle with RH-traffic headlamps in a LH-traffic country or vice versa for a limited time (as for example on vacation or in transit), it is a legal requirement to adjust the headlamps temporarily so that the wrong-side hot spot of the beam does not dazzle oncoming drivers. This may be achieved by adhering blackout strips or plastic prismatic lenses to a designated part of the lens. Many tungsten (pre-halogen) European-code headlamps made in France by Cibié, Marchal, and Ducellier could be adjusted to produce either a left- or a right-traffic low beam by means of a two-position bulb holder. More recently, some projector-type headlamps can be made to produce a proper left- or right-traffic beam by shifting a lever or other movable element in or on the lamp assembly.
Because wrong-side-of-road headlamps blind oncoming drivers and do not adequately light the driver's way, and blackout strips and adhesive prismatic lenses reduce the safety performance of the headlamps, most countries require all vehicles registered or used on a permanent or semipermanent basis within the country to be equipped with headlamps designed for the correct traffic-handedness. North American vehicle owners sometimes privately import and install Japanese-market (JDM) headlamps on their car in the mistaken belief that the beam performance will be better, when in fact such misapplication is quite hazardous and illegal.[9]


Still think the topic is "silly" ?????

[G50 Q]

Umm yes, very silly.

I haven't installed the projectors I have sitting in my garage because I've been quite busy with other projects on my car. I can see pretty well at night, and yes jdm headlights do have diffusers in them that are removable they are nothing like the junky USDM versions which are just one huge housing and a fluted plastic lens.


OEM USDM G50 headlights suck as is, it's not hard to improve on them with JDM versions. It is however VERY hard to improve on the OEM USDM units as the lens sucks as well as light output. If you haven't personally had experience with JDM G50 headlights, why are you even posting?

This is a pointless argument, stop getting so mad about what other people do.

[qship96]

Obviously you do not know, nor understand the most basic elements of proper headlamp design, as everything in your last post is garbage misinformation,everything.........carry on unenlightened with your cosmetic toys. My original point is that the seller should DISCLOSE the fact that the product he is trying to sell is unusable as is on USA roads,simple as that....but I see you are one of those foolish enough to think your garage engineering is smarter than the educated professionals who designed the lamps.

[G50 Q]

It's not unusable, of course with the fluted diffusers the direction on the light will be opposite than US lights, the diffusers are removed in the hedlights he has for sale, thus it's pretty much like any old H4 clear housing. Probably about the same output as stock, and does not point at on coming traffic. That being said a retro'd projector would enhance light output much greater than factory USDM lights, and yes it's been done a million times with BETTER THAN OEM results. Do some research, it's not garage engineering, just facts

Although, I don't think my garage engineering is so bad anyway...

[qship96]

It's not unusable, of course with the fluted diffusers the direction on the light will be opposite than US lights, the diffusers are removed in the hedlights he has for sale, thus it's pretty much like any old H4 clear housing. Probably about the same output as stock, and does not point at on coming traffic. That being said a retro'd projector would enhance light output much greater than factory USDM lights, and yes it's been done a million times with BETTER THAN OEM results. Do some research, it's not garage engineering, just facts

Wow ,you are digging a deeper hole with every post you make,just proving how uneducated you really are on the topic.

1.it is TOTALLY unusable with the direction of the light focused on the wrong side of the road.....both less light for the driver in the correct places,and too much light and glare aimed towards oncoming traffic{why they go to the expense of creating different lamps for left VS right hand traffic}
2. removing the "diffusers" as you incorrectly call them,just makes the problem worse,as now you are left with un-shaped blobs of light going everywhere.It does NOT make them like "any old clear H4 housing".....reason being, the headlamps designed for clear, non fluted lenses use a radically different parabolic free form reflector {the shiny part on the inside of the headlamp,fyi} that uses this reflector shape to aim the lamp correctly, vs the traditional headlamp that relies on the fluted lens to properly shape and form the beam pattern.....you cant just paste a clear lens on a reflector not formed for this function and end up with a proper beam pattern....no matter how much you want it to be- it is wishful physics.

Could you use a clear lens and install a set of aftermarket Hella type projectors mounted behind this clear lens that then would not be utilizing the rear reflector to shape the beam? theoretically,yes. The challenge is designing and constructing the assembly to provide long term water and dust tightness{much more difficult than it sounds},ability to get to these projectors to change light bulbs in the future....tough to do if you reseal the new clear glass correctly back onto the headlamp housings....and most importantly,getting the exact center of gravity correct on mounting the new projectors into the headlamp housings so normal road shock and vibration does not shake and rattle the projectors out of alignment and eventual complete failure.

[BCC93QT]

One set sold! other might be spoken for! thanks for all the time and effort you have put forth qship! Keep
ramblin on your blood will be boiling soon!

[G50 Q]

Wow ,you are digging a deeper hole with every post you make,just proving how uneducated you really are on the topic.

1.it is TOTALLY unusable with the direction of the light focused on the wrong side of the road.....both less light for the driver in the correct places,and too much light and glare aimed towards oncoming traffic{why they go to the expense of creating different lamps for left VS right hand traffic}
2. removing the "diffusers" as you incorrectly call them,just makes the problem worse,as now you are left with un-shaped blobs of light going everywhere.It does NOT make them like "any old clear H4 housing".....reason being, the headlamps designed for clear, non fluted lenses use a radically different parabolic free form reflector {the shiny part on the inside of the headlamp,fyi} that uses this reflector shape to aim the lamp correctly, vs the traditional headlamp that relies on the fluted lens to properly shape and form the beam pattern.....you cant just paste a clear lens on a reflector not formed for this function and end up with a proper beam pattern....no matter how much you want it to be- it is wishful physics.

Could you use a clear lens and install a set of aftermarket Hella type projectors mounted behind this clear lens that then would not be utilizing the rear reflector to shape the beam? theoretically,yes. The challenge is designing and constructing the assembly to provide long term water and dust tightness{much more difficult than it sounds},ability to get to these projectors to change light bulbs in the future....tough to do if you reseal the new clear glass correctly back onto the headlamp housings....and most importantly,getting the exact center of gravity correct on mounting the new projectors into the headlamp housings so normal road shock and vibration does not shake and rattle the projectors out of alignment and eventual complete failure.

I didn't bother reading this post. lol

It's pretty clear you have recently learned how to use google and regurgitate infomation on a forum, which is cool except it is also EXTREMELY obvious you have zero real world experience modifing headlights (or probably doing much real work at all). Have fun reading about cars, and I'll have fun modifying my car.

Goodluck!

P.S.- 1994 Headlight technology rocks!

[qship96]

OH, you read it alright,probably did not understand it,or did not want to because it would invalidate the poor choices you made in picking out safe,effective headlamps. good luck to you....shame at such a young age you are so ignorant that you refuse to learn from others smarter than you on a subject. I am sure there are subjects you are more knowledgeable on than me,and thankfully, my ego doesnt prevent me from realizing when/if that may be the case.......I am smart enough to shut up,listen and learn......hopefully you will get to that point sooner rather than later,as it would only benefit you.


PS, I have been modifying both cars and their headlamps since before you were even born! assumptions ........

[qship96]

One set sold! other might be spoken for! thanks for all the time and effort you have put forth qship! Keep
ramblin on your blood will be boiling soon!

congrats......not surprised,judging by G50Q, there is a uneducated sucker around every corner!!!!

[superuber]

What are you asking for them? Just curious, I already have a set.

[superuber]

While we are on the subject-sort of- does anyone have the gatlin projectors for a retro for sale?

[BCC93QT]

$175 + shipping. Working on another batch. Qship i'll hold a pair for you

[qship96]

Great! If I ever move to a country where they drive on the LEFT hand side of the road,you will be the first person I call.

[superuber]

Heck, for that price I may get another. When can you have them?
I'll paypal you, again!

[BCC93QT]

Email sent

[LuckyRps13]

I felt that i had to Chime in here. I have heard that ALL JDM head lights do this. but the one thing i never hear is how it is blinding oncoming traffic causing wrecks or drawing attention from the police. I have many friends with JDM head lights from S13, S15 Silvia headlights, to the Honda Kids. never has it stood out to me when they are coming head on. So I really do not see the point in getting into this argument about it. seems like you have nothing better to do. just my 2 cents.

Also i do not see the draw on these head lights other than replacing broken ones. I just picked up my 94 Q45 and mine look great, but if they are plastic lens then never mind. I know what will happen down the road. Glass>Plastic. I am still in a learning curve on my G50.

[qship96]

Thanks for chiming in with your valuable insight.....it truly is priceless information you brought to the table! You should consider purchasing a set of these, and making them even better and stand out even more than all your friends cars by shopping Ebay for a set of those really cool,bright H.I.D kits,something in the 9000-12,000 Kelvins range.......I am sure it would be the talk among all your peers! Just think how much it will boost your street cred!

[Lokim]

It's about time you came around, Qship... =P

[LuckyRps13]

Qship96,

I feel kinda sad for you, your panties seem to be twisted really bad on this. You clearly are making a pointless argument. And by pointless I mean no one cares. Let who ever buy them and learn them selves that they wasted there cash on some thing no one will notice. If kids want to modify there cars using stuff of lower quality than OEM USDM it is there business/problem. Again I have never seen any one else jumping into the silvia conversion threads telling people how dumb and unsafe they are for buying head lights that are not ment for US roads.

[qship96]

Qship96,

I feel kinda sad for you, your panties seem to be twisted really bad on this. You clearly are making a pointless argument. And by pointless I mean no one cares. Let who ever buy them and learn them selves that they wasted there cash on some thing no one will notice. If kids want to modify there cars using stuff of lower quality than OEM USDM it is there business/problem. Again I have never seen any one else jumping into the silvia conversion threads telling people how dumb and unsafe they are for buying head lights that are not ment for US roads.

first of all, you need to learn basic elementry school English if you plan on ever productively contributing to society.There,Their,They're.......they are not interchangeable you know.

Secondly, it is anything but a pointless argument {afterall,you learned something new},as the assclown decision to knowingly install lamps designed for traffic patterns opposite than what we have here in the USA and the resulting glare issues it creates for other drivers sharing the roads with them is just pure ignorant and selfish behavior......probably one of the reasons you do not hear about it on the "Silvia" boards as you mention is due to the generally young age and lack of knowledge of the posters.....

I am not against modifications and personal expression when it comes to your car at all, but when it creates a vision,and therefore safety problem for other motorists sharing the road, well ........