Versa Headlights

[metallic S]

I've seen pictures of the Japanese Tiida with the projection headlights... does any one know where i can find a set for my versa? Got my tail lights and my door sills are on the way. Also does any 1 know where i can get some Tiida badges?

[Clipsed]

good luck buddy, I have been looking for them too, but I am going to end up one off designing mine.

[07tiida]

You can get them direct from japan, but they are very expensive.Brand new, they run approx USD $880 for each sideUsed, they are approx USD $530 for each sideI got a quote directly from a Japanese Vehicle exporter, ibcjapan

[skylndrftr]

remember though that they are going to be designed for driving on the other side of the road (they drive on the left) and the design/pattern will be significantly different

[g00kb0i]

remember though that they are going to be designed for driving on the other side of the road (they drive on the left) and the design/pattern will be significantly different

in what way ? do you know what your talking about ? IF anything, the difference would be in regards to the mounting brackets, if that...

the only problems i see with this is that jdm headlights dont have dot approval... they may very well be within specs and all but in the end, they are not approved... but its not like a cop can tell...

[Nismo V]

Happy memorial day all!

Bro... JDM cars are right hand drive and the headlight beam pattern focuses the beam to the opposite side of the road and that is where they differ from our lights, which makes them not safe for driving our roads at night... just give it a little time to purchase some USDM ones... DOT approval takes a little while but it's worth it safety and quality thats the way to go

[msb0b]

Agree with using headlights from RHD car on LHD car or vice versa is a big no-no.

A safer alternative is to source from a country that drives on the same side as us. For example, Taiwan market Tiida can get optional reflector HID headlights but not projector.

Tiida is not available in continental Europe yet so no idea what will be available there.

[Bubs daddy]

I'm sure there wil be a lot of aftermarket available for the Versa in due time, including headlights.

[g00kb0i]

Happy memorial day all!

Bro... JDM cars are right hand drive and the headlight beam pattern focuses the beam to the opposite side of the road and that is where they differ from our lights, which makes them not safe for driving our roads at night... just give it a little time to purchase some USDM ones... DOT approval takes a little while but it's worth it safety and quality thats the way to go

dude, are you serious ? re-read what you just wrote....

go turn on your headlights and see if they are "directional." why would jdm headlamps point at the other side of the road ? cause its rhd? that makes no sense, the point of headlights is to show what is in front of you... holy miss-information batman...

[skylndrftr]

no need to be rude...

first of all its mis-information unless you know a unattached young woman whos father was MR. Information.

Second, yes it does make a difference. The reflectors and the beam pattern are specific not ust from lhd to rhd but often country to country. You will have a bias to the off centerline so that you dn't blind oncoming drivers. This is why most of the ghetto rigged HID conversions are technically illegal and are not DOT approved. They just tend to scatter light everywhere and will do a lot more to blind oncoming drivers.

[g00kb0i]

no need to be rude...

first of all its mis-information unless you know a unattached young woman whos father was MR. Information.

Second, yes it does make a difference. The reflectors and the beam pattern are specific not ust from lhd to rhd but often country to country. You will have a bias to the off centerline so that you dn't blind oncoming drivers. This is why most of the ghetto rigged HID conversions are technically illegal and are not DOT approved. They just tend to scatter light everywhere and will do a lot more to blind oncoming drivers.

not rude at all... your post made it sound like the lights were pointed/directed at the other side traffic... the bias is very little and not to noticed unless juxtaposed... were talking about the jdm headlights with projectors which would have a nice cutoff from the beam pattern so i dont get what you talking about...

[metallic S]

hey thx for the help guess i just gotta bite the bullet and wait... but while im waiting, does any1 know where i can get some tiida badges? i will get pix posted asap just got my megan drop springs and my wheels are on back order now, the door sills look great! Any1 else done serious mods to their versa yet?

[Nismo V]

dude, are you serious ? re-read what you just wrote....

go turn on your headlights and see if they are "directional." why would jdm headlamps point at the other side of the road ? cause its rhd? that makes no sense, the point of headlights is to show what is in front of you... holy miss-information batman...

yes I am serious.. this should help you get the idea,

Vehicle headlights are designed to project high intensity beams of light in prescribed patterns to illuminate certain portions of the road in front of the vehicle. Generally, vehicles are equipped with a first pair of headlights for projecting so-called high beams of light to illuminate the highway in front of the vehicle. A second pair of headlights projects so-called low beams of light that are directed downwardly and to the right of the high beam so as not to blind an oncoming motorist. In some vehicles, high and low beam patterns are projected from the same lamps using different filaments.

In order to produce a desired illumination that maximizes visibility at night without producing excessive glare for oncoming motorists, the headlights must be properly aimed and produce a particular light pattern. Standards for headlight aiming and illumination patterns are prescribed by industrial groups, such as the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), and by governmental agencies. In general, different aiming and illumination pattern standards have been prescribed for different geographical areas, such as North America and Europe.

[Clipsed]

the difference is BIG! I hate to break it to you, but if anybody plans on using the JDM projectors, I hope you know what you are doing, and how to do the mod that needs to be done to convert it to LHD, because it requires opening up the headlamp to get the projector open.

The difference is the cutoff. The cutoff on a RHD is different from a LHD, and if used on a car that is LHD, you WILL blind other drivers. Here are pictures of an Acura TL projector courtesy of Haknslash.

Acura TL LHD with modded shield



Acura TL RHD with modded shield



So as you can see there is a VERY BIG DIFFERENCE!

[g00kb0i]

is your car on level ground when you took those pics ? that is pretty high cut-off. i still dont get what the difference is, because that on the rhd proj. the left beam cutoff is higher ?

[Clipsed]

the projectors werent in a car when the pics were taken. The difference is the light is cutoff lower on the driver side so as not to blind the driver in his mirror.

[g00kb0i]

but like i said, is it something that will be substantial enough to hinder someones choice in getting it ? when its on the car you can probably level it also and aim it lower... i dont get why its such a big deal ? the difference u posted in your pic is seen but imo, i dont think its that dig a difference...

[Clipsed]

lol my knowledge is nothing here, so I will leave it be. I will leave you to your own decision.