Tints and help with HID's

[REZN]

yeah so itinted my taillights aswell as my windows.the guy told me he put on 35% on the back windows which already had the factory tint. and 13% in the front.

then i bought a can of niteshades and tinted my aillights and fog lights.i had tinted the headlights but it made such a big difference when i drove at night. ofcourse i over did it and tinted them really dark.. but i didnt think it'd make such a big difference so i took it off of the headlights.

i also wanted to ask what i need to know about converting to HID's.i know nothing at all about lights and especially not about HID's.if anybody can help me with lowest prices, best quality, the type of bulb. everyhing i need to know.thanks.

here the pics of the tints:

[Qxxx4]

looking really good! as far as the tinted headlights, an HID upgrade will fix that for sure. As far as HID advice...the best way to go is an OEM retrofit. But thats alot of $$$ so your other option is aftermarket ebay hid's like mine, their great, but they are super bright, i dont use mine right now much because they are aimed too high (replaced the bulbs).

Youll pay $100 roughly for the kit, youll get two bulbs, two ballasts that ignite the bulbs, and the wires to connect to your stock wiring. Dont expect any of this equipment to last. if you want to go cheap hid, be prepared to replace parts as ive already had a ballast and a bulb go bad on me.

when it comes to colour temp its your choice, but try not to go with the 12000k-ish, those are rediculously annoying to other drivers.

Im just finishing my shift and its midnight so im pretty tired to think of other things to tell you. Oh mounting the ballasts will be the hardest part of your install.

[Qxxx4]

heres some randoms including where my ballasts are

[REZN]

thanks fam. your qx4 is lookin great. i love the minor details you got goin on like changing the interior lamps and gauges.and what kind of bulbs do you have. i wasnt planning on 12000kwhich shouldi go with that are like yoursand around $100 and still replacing things?>

[REZN]

oh yeah and how do i know what bulbs to get

[Qxxx4]

im not sure what bulb size is on yours, check your owners manual and make sure. also i reccomend you get the dual bulb kits...where one light is halogen (high beam) and other is HID xenon bulb...the halogen is really just a regular light, and i use it most of the time so i dont annoy other drivers. the HID is really a high beam since its so damn bright.

My colour temp is apparently 6000k, thats what my kit said, iceberg blue.

remember that colour temperature doesnt mean how bright it is, they are all extremely bright

i paid $80CDN shipped for original kit, $20 to ship another ballast, then another $40 to ship the new bulbs....a bulb died 8 months after kit installation, and you have to replace both to get same colour, but one is still a little more purple than the other. Regardless, this is why the halogen bulb addition is so great, cops cant bother you, and you save life of your soon to die HID bulbs.

if you got the $ go with a real HID conversion, i THINK theres some sort of HID retrofit for your pathfinder, us 1st gen Q's have to resort to a 01+ front end conversion

[slickroger]

First of all your whip is lookin sick!

your bulb size should be 9003/HB2 or H4 if your going to upgrade your headlights you should consider upgrading your foglights aswell which should be H3 bulbs. then your going to want to tint your headlights again depending on the temperature level you want to go with.



3000K Golden Yellow

3000K has an approximately 3200lm output, which is more than 3x the light output of the traditional halogen light. 3000K emits GOLDEN YELLOW color and offers superior penetration power during adverse weather epically in dense fog. The applications of the 3000K kit aim more towards secondary lighting apparatus such as high beam and fog lights. The 3000K capsule is actually a 5000K capsule specially coated with a film that filters out all the wave length except the range of wave length which emits yellow. This is the color temperature that will catch all the attention on the road.

5000K Pure White

5000K has an approximately 3200lm output, which is more than 3x the light output of the traditional halogen light and is the color temperature with the most output. The light appears fairly white, and has light yellowish hue when reflected off the road identical to the OEM HID equipped vehicles. This color is for customers who is looking for pure performance white improving the looks of their headlight. It is idea for customers who does alot of back road or canyon driving and need the optimal visibility. This is the color temperature that give you the most light for your bucks

6000K Diamond White

6000K has an approximately 2800lm output, which is 3x the light output of the traditional halogen light and slightly less light output compared to the 5000K. Although it has a bit lesser light output, it emits pure whiter light with very slight and barely noticeable tint of blue and purple

8000K Iceberg Blue

8000K has an approximately 2550lm output, which is about 3x the light output of the traditional halogen light and slightly less light output compared to the 6000K. While it has a bit lesser light output, it emits bluer light than the 6000K

10000K Brilliant Blue

10000K has an approximately 2200lm output, which is more than 2x the light output of the traditional halogen light. 10000K produces a deep blue light output approaching violet and the blue is noticeably deeper than the 8000K.

12000K Exotic Violet/Purple

12000K has an approximately 2100lm output, which is more than 2x the light output of the traditional halogen light. This color temperature puts out a deep bluish violet light and is deeper colored than the 10000K. It is for customer who is looking for the most extreme and most exotic looking light output.

This is 8000k with my 20% headlight tint
Modified by slickroger at 1:53 AM 6/2/2009

[REZN]

so how do i know when it has the two bulbs. the halogen and the xenon.im looking on ebay but i dont see any that say it brings 2and what do you mean by "a bulb died 8 months after kit installation, and you have to replace both to get same colour, but one is still a little more purple than the other. Regardless, this is why the halogen bulb addition is so great, cops cant bother you, and you save life of your soon to die HID bulbs"

slickroger.. thanks for the info. thats helpful and how is it you have 20% and its still extra bright. lolit looks good. and thanks... your car looks good too.and im thinking i would go with 6000K because i dont want to go too blue nor white.thanks for the help guys

[Qxxx4]

so how do i know when it has the two bulbs. the halogen and the xenon.im looking on ebay but i dont see any that say it brings 2and what do you mean by "a bulb died 8 months after kit installation, and you have to replace both to get same colour, but one is still a little more purple than the other. Regardless, this is why the halogen bulb addition is so great, cops cant bother you, and you save life of your soon to die HID bulbs"

slickroger.. thanks for the info. thats helpful and how is it you have 20% and its still extra bright. lolit looks good. and thanks... your car looks good too.and im thinking i would go with 6000K because i dont want to go too blue nor white.thanks for the help guys

mine were 8000k my mistake, as for ebay, you have to look for the bi-xenon kits, most of them are really just single xenon, single halogen on each side. Or the more expensive ones have a mechanical movement that tilts the bulb up from what I hear, but when that bulb goes your looking at $$$ to replace. you cant buy these kind of things and expect them to last forever

when one side goes out, i mean one xenon bulb dies. the halogen bulb will still work, so when your waiting for your replacement bulb, you can use your halogens and not look dumb with a single HID. The colour temperature has a break-in period. your colour when you first install them is not the same as what they look like 6 months down the road. So if you just replace one side its "x" hours newer than the other bulb, so youll have a purple on one side and a blue on the other. But i think the Ballasts have something to do with this since i still dont have perfect matching colours

[slickroger]

well as Qxxx4 said one of my bulbs has gone out i ordered to 10000k bulbs when there here you'll see.

True Bi-xenon bulbs are supposed to have highbeam and lowbeam both HID. however there are also ones that have the halogen. the ones with the halogen you'll find to be cheaper 6000k sounds right for you.

The Feds never bug me about the tint or the bright light

i was thinking of going 3000k with my fogs what do you think

[Qxxx4]

well as Qxxx4 said one of my bulbs has gone out i ordered to 10000k bulbs when there here you'll see.

True Bi-xenon bulbs are supposed to have highbeam and lowbeam both HID. however there are also ones that have the halogen. the ones with the halogen you'll find to be cheaper 6000k sounds right for you.

The Feds never bug me about the tint or the bright light

i was thinking of going 3000k with my fogs what do you think

totally dude go for it. Im considering putting silverstars in my headlights, doing the fog light mod and putting the HID in the fogs instead but that would mean i would need to get rid of my yellow lens, which i dont really want to do. I like it with my hid's but i wouldnt want strictly yellow HID. (or green if the output of the HID is blue behind yellow lens!)

right now im going for aiming my beam lower if its even possible ill see this weekend. I worry if I tint my lights and a bulb goes out, im looking at very bad light output for halogen. But i might do a trial run and do a quick tint job to see. to be honest i like the clear lens of my headlights.

If i had a spare set of headlights id take it apart and paint the chrome reflectors and see if I could do some sort of projector retrofit. Right now actually its very tempting with the fogs but theres no space practically for more ballasts in my case.

Roger, i really want to see what your HID's look like with the tint, and My gas pedals really stickin so if your free sometime maybe we can get together cuz its been a while. I work afternoons all week tho so really just weekend im free or during day before 2. if your bored gimme a shout

[K03sport]

talk about the perfect vehicle for a drive by or secret service duty. Those rear windows are dark.

I think the only thing going against you is that your PF is black.

A shade or two lighter on the tails and of course nothing on the headlights, and it should look less like a vehicle up to no good.

Parts of FL may not have vehicle inspections, but your PF just looks suspicious and could get you some unwanted attention.

just my opinion though...

[REZN]

tnks for the help guys. on everything.and to k03sport: lmfaoyeahh i definately thought about that after i did the taillightsdont regret it but has crossed my mind how much unnecessary attention im attracting. its completely blacked out besides the rims that have chrome on it.ahhh too late now. lol

[longhornsqx4]

Looks ALOT like WOT's car, except you cant see in his windows at all, I think hes got double limo tint and like 10% on the front



Btw- not to thread jack, but I remember a thread where you got your car taken for running from the cops, everything came out ok from that?

[REZN]

lol yeahsurprised you remember thatthey dropped the agg assault on a leo and i had60 day suspension and a business purpose only restricet licens for 12 months now alot of fines and probation but its all good. aslong as i have freedom. thanks for the concern but yeah.. its all good