infiniti QX-4 projector retro fit in progress

[spooled240]

That shroud would make the headlight look sweet, just make sure it hugs the projector like the kouki ones to make it look OEM

[got chub]

yeah that is what I'm doing... got another set of the same projectors and i have some extra lexan so I'm going to start on that now. i don't want it flat but i was thinking of something similar to the OEM shroud that is has

[irax]

i just started my retro fit.

my plans are to use my qx4 oval projectors in my s14 zenki and put on some super made clear covers. also I'm either going to black out the reflectors in the back or go body color not sure yet (thanks d!ck for reminding me of that) here is my progress so far.

this is what it should look like (just one side) i used a led light so its not very acuarte on the out put

ill keep everyone posted on the out come of this... I'm still waiting on my clear lenses to show up and then i have to get a 9005 HID kit

i did some photoshop work on the black or body color housing for those that wanted to see what it would look like. I'm no photoshop pro but you get the pictureblack

body color white

95% sure I'm going with the black housing white just looks funny

Modified by got_chub at 12:05 AM 1/18/2008

Hey I was wondering if you could take some mesurements of the projector? I think those would look hawt for sleepy eye s13's

[got chub]

the projector is 2.5"H x 5.5"L x 5"W

these projectors are very hard to find at a reasonable price. when you do a retrofit with them you have to turn the projector upside down to get the correct cut off for our low cars.

[DGoldcoupe]

this is off topic but, Chub i think ive seen u rollin around in moorseville

and by the way, those headlights look sick

[got chub]

yeah there are 3 white s14 in mooresville. if you see one at the ABC store on Fridays & Saturday then that is me.

if you want you can come meet up with a bunch of us car guys/gals on tuesday nights. we meet at the new harris teeter off 150 out by perth rd at 8pm

[DGoldcoupe]

o for real i live in morrison plantation. i got to lake norman so i know where that is at. i actually think ive seen a bunch of people there before

[hbpignosePA]

looks hella nice....

i really like the idea of projectors on the zenki u made it look clean, keep us updated w the new ones ur making

[got chub]

o for real i live in morrison plantation. i got to lake norman so i know where that is at. i actually think ive seen a bunch of people there before

i used to live in Morrison. 138 montibello exactly. we were the first people to live there back in '01

i haven had these in long and I'm already making the second set with a OEM shroud and the back is going to be held down tighter

[presidential]

Looks really good! Can't wait to get my Zenki front-end and those light covers. The beam pattern looks much better than the J30s I rock in my pop-ups.

[zoneoneoni]

Those are so bright and look so great dude, great job. I dig your hard work

[got chub]

thanks... when im done with this second set im going to tear these ones apart and redo them, then im going to get either the infiniti q45 P7 or 05+ 350z projector

[spooled240]

Yeah, me too. I never noticed them b4 but now I see QX4's all over the road. Now I'm all like "Gimme yo headlights, bish!" lol

lol same thing when I see old people driving j30's with the factory vlsd, I just want to swap my open diff for their lsd and they probably won't even notice a difference

[DGoldcoupe]

so i drove by that harris teeter and i saw a bunch of sti's and evo's. but i didnt get out of my car. i felt like i wouldnt belong

[got chub]

everyone belongs... if you come out again just stop by and talk to people. they are all friendly as long as you drive normal

[DGoldcoupe]

i saw you driving yesterday on brawley school rd. Im pretty sure. it looked like it had those QX4 projectors where on the car

[ramman434]

Those look great man. Anyway you could post up a DIY on the wiring? I want to retro-fit my Kouki soon, but am a complete novice at electrical stuff. It would really help me, and I'm sure many others, out alot

[got chub]

the wiring is very simple... buy the correct hid kit for projectors and hook up to factory harness. DONE! with my retrofit i had a damaged set of headlight i could experiment with so i had no down time on the car and i could do trial and error. i think i made about 3-4 different mounting solution and i would just try them out till i got the one i liked.

from what i hear koukis are a lot easier to do than the zenki. kouki has the correct support and brackets already there for the projector you have. i read a write up on some one that did a s2000 retrofit on a kouki and they just had to shave some of the edges and it mounted right up

[ramman434]

the wiring is very simple... buy the correct hid kit for projectors and hook up to factory harness. DONE! with my retrofit i had a damaged set of headlight i could experiment with so i had no down time on the car and i could do trial and error. i think i made about 3-4 different mounting solution and i would just try them out till i got the one i liked.

from what i hear koukis are a lot easier to do than the zenki. kouki has the correct support and brackets already there for the projector you have. i read a write up on some one that did a s2000 retrofit on a kouki and they just had to shave some of the edges and it mounted right up

Yea, I'm planning on doing the S2k retro. I have the write-up saved and memorized, lol. So you went the extra mile and bought an HID Kit and just used the wiring harness? I guess I'll have to start looking...

[got chub]

yeah its a lot easier than trying to wire up a factory HID system. the HID kit is all plug and play. if there is a time where i would NEED to put in my factory headlights and go back to halogen lighting i could, it would take me less than 30 mins to do and i would leave no signs of modifications.

[presidential]

Good stuff. I really don't mind how it looks since I too take a lot of guff for the way my lights look. Function > form.

If you could ever find a set that wasn't a billion bucks, the C6 Corvette factory projectors are uber-nice. The cut-off is superb and they're pretty damn small.

[maj Andres]

ii ended up painting the outside of the lens like the JDM headlight

I'm interested in doing this to the clear covers that I got from you. What type of paint did you use? And how is it holding up? If you had to do it again, would you use a different type of paint?