HID, Intake, Cat-Back, Lowering kit

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Shift_usmc00
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Good afternoon to allwell Im pretty new here to the Nico family and so far im really digging this Fourm alot of nice looking rides, even though it looks like the A/C is the more popular one I got myself a Sedan, previous car was a coupe so I tryed out the head and four door looks this time...

well I just wanted to know what brands are out there for the items mentions above HID, Intake, Cat-Back, lowering kit??? dont really care right now abot the Nav..really looking into making my car breath better and sound good too..

any links would help ...


generic808
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Intake: INJEN and Fujita. I have the INJEN and I love it.

Cat-back: Stillen is the only available bolt-on at the moment. Borla is currently in the works of one and hopefully the NISMO comes out soon.

HID: Many, many brands out. I have the X-Light.

Springs: Eibach and H&R.

Shift_usmc00
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hey wasup Eric hows it going? thanks for the info bro...those seem pretty easy to get now i need to pick what HID set i want...very new to that part...what do u recommend? i personaly like that light blue look!

generic808
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Just keep in mind that the lower the K rating, the more white the light will be. e.g. 7000K will be more blue than a 5000K rating. I personally think the blue/purple look is kind of odd and at least here, the police will pull you over. Just keep in mind that most stock set-ups are 4300K. I went with 5000K because I wanted the stock look. And also, the lower the K rating, the brighter the light will be (more lumens).

Shift_usmc00
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kool stuff thanks for the break down on the HID, i need to find out how strick the cops are around here and see if it would be a big hassel to have the blue lights on...i bet they will say ill get pull over but i can easly have those tickets fix if any lol

generic808
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CHP is pretty stict from what I remember. I lived in LA for two years and I heard many stories from my friends. I'd rather be safe than sorry. I just assume if I get pulled over, I'll just play stupid and act like they're factory HID's Of course, I get away with a lot more things than the normal person because I was a Sheriff's deputy and I know a lot of guys

SHIFT_2.5S
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generic808 wrote:CHP is pretty stict from what I remember. I lived in LA for two years and I heard many stories from my friends. I'd rather be safe than sorry. I just assume if I get pulled over, I'll just play stupid and act like they're factory HID's Of course, I get away with a lot more things than the normal person because I was a Sheriff's deputy and I know a lot of guys
Like they say, connections are everything. CHP are pretty strict, but not too strict. On my older car, I was driving around with 35% tint on the front windows for 2 years and never got pulled over once. Then again, they'll probably pull someone over for just about anything.

Shift_usmc00
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thanks for the info what about the catback exhaust is it pretty noticable sounds wise? i mean it goes for about 7 bills and i mean thats about how much a borla would cost for my old camaro and i know borla would be worth it...is stillen worth the bucks?? never bought any of their products??

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Yes, Stillen is worth the bucks. I had a Stillen cat-back on my old SE-R and I loved it! Great sound, not too obnoxious or loud, and it looked good. I would def go with the Stillen if I still lived on the mainland. Unfortunately for me, it costs well over $100 to ship here Same with the Eibach springs; they cost $80 to ship So I'm the one who has to pay to live in "paradise"

Is it just me who would LOVE to see HKS come out with an exhaust for the Altima's? I think HKS is probably the best manufacturer of JDM performance parts. I was actually considering HKS Hi-Power mufflers welded onto my factory pipes, but I decided I wanted a bolt-on.

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Datalux
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Quote »Cat-back: Stillen is the only available bolt-on at the moment. Borla is currently in the works of one and hopefully the NISMO comes out soon.[/quote]Nismo cat-back is out and has been for a month or two. I have it installed on my 2007 2.5L sedan and Love it!!


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Yep thats a 10-4 on the Nismo for the Sedan. Datalux, can you post pics? I'm sure the sedan drivers would love to see it.

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Shift_usmc00 wrote:hey wasup Eric hows it going? thanks for the info bro...those seem pretty easy to get now i need to pick what HID set i want...very new to that part...what do u recommend? i personaly like that light blue look!
Most factory Nissan HID bulbs are around the 4300k range. Yellow fog look is around the 3000k range. If you want a factory look then 4000k-5000k would work (with 5000k being more blue than 4000k). From 6000k up the output turns more blue and as stated the higher the K, the less light output. I'm running 6000k in my car for both fogs and headlights and while the 6000k may have less lumens than the factory HIDs the somewhat blue color shift seems to highlight the road better.

Here's 6000k fog and headlights


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Dexion
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Exhausts:Nismo catbackhttp://www.nismoparts.com/cart...t.y=0Stillen catbackhttp://www.stillen.com/product...LTIMA

^these are for the sedan onlyBorla doesn't have one for the sedan yet but pretty soon they will.

IntakesInjen w/MR technology(3.5)http://www.injen.com/docs/othe...ng=V6( ... he...ng=L4

Weapon R Short Ram Intake (2.5)http://weapon-r.com/english/index.php?m ... ts_id=6281

Fujita Short Ram (2.5 ONLY!)http://www.f5air.com/images/up...0.jpg

Someone here has a prototype of the 3.5 version but for some reason Fujita never released it ??



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