Xenon headlight pictures

[jmanpatsfan]

Can someone please post a picture of the stock Xenon headlights, both on and off. I understand they are not projector style, which is a little strange to me. Thank you.

[SHIFT_COUPE]

The Altima headlight uses a D2R bulb in a reflective housing. No projector as you've already learned. I added an HID kit to my fogs, normally they are standard halogen.

Shot of the light in the housing



Fogs off





Fogs on ***My fogs are not blue!! The picture came out this way***

[shift_mikey]

SHIFT_COUPE what kit did you use for the fogs? any step by steps? what color K did you use? I was doing my first oil change and scoping out the room for ballasts and what not. Did you have to remove the bumper?

[SHIFT_CR]

If im correct, the headlight housing are the same on the HID coupes and the base coupes?

[SHIFT_COUPE]

SHIFT_COUPE what kit did you use for the fogs? any step by steps? what color K did you use? I was doing my first oil change and scoping out the room for ballasts and what not. Did you have to remove the bumper?

I had a McCulloch kit that I had in my previous car. I just need the H11 Bulbs. They are 4200k and match the headlights decently, not exactly. The fogs have a bluish tint to them. They put more light out on the road then the stock halogen fogs did. You really don't need much of an instruction to do this. It literally took me 10-15 minutes. Access to the fogs is very easy. No bumper removal. There is a splash guard under the front bumper that you need to gain access to in order to unplug the fogs. The ballasts are mounted safely on either side. One near the battery and one on the other side of the engine bay.

Let me know if you have any other questions about it.

[SHIFT_COUPE]

If im correct, the headlight housing are the same on the HID coupes and the base coupes?

You are correct sir

[jmanpatsfan]

Those dont look bad at all, i was expecting something different. Have you ever driven a car with projector HID's such as a Murano or Maxima? How do the Altima's lights compare? I currently have a Murano with HID's and I love them.

[shift_mikey]

Those dont look bad at all, i was expecting something different. Have you ever driven a car with projector HID's such as a Murano or Maxima? How do the Altima's lights compare? I currently have a Murano with HID's and I love them.

Its rather decieving. from the drivers seat you WOULD think the coupe has projectors. There is a nice flat beam on the horizon. you may not have that difinitive sharp line that projectors have, but definitly a flat line you could put a level on LOL

[lil_z_33]

looks pretty good...any plans to retrofit a projector in there???

[Serkle K]

did you have to add a seperate switch for the fog control? or is that on the signal stalk already?

[SHIFT_COUPE]

did you have to add a seperate switch for the fog control? or is that on the signal stalk already?

Its on there already

Just like stock.

[Serkle K]

cool! BTW Love the avitar! Thats hilarious, I'm a huge kermit fan, and that is funny!

[rfx45]

SHIFT_COUPE, it seems like your headlights are aimed too high. It doesn't light up the ground at all when only the headlights are on. The again, you could be parked at an incline so I could be wrong. Just a safety concern.

[SHIFT_COUPE]

SHIFT_COUPE, it seems like your headlights are aimed too high. It doesn't light up the ground at all when only the headlights are on. The again, you could be parked at an incline so I could be wrong. Just a safety concern.

Thanks for pointing that out. My driveway does have an incline to it, thats why they are slightly up.

[EikichiAce]

okay i have a coupe myself and ive been looking around for the right ballast and bulb size and im seeing different answers from different people. would any body know what is best. (im trying to get 6000k)

[alphapig]

Ballast size is irrelevant. The ballasts act as igniters for the headlights, since the HID's need more than the regular 12V to fire up. Although you can get a slim ballast, it is aimed mostly at motorcycles who have little space for it.

What DOES matter is the bulb size. The headlights use H11. So basically, knowing that you need a 6000k H11 HID kit, you can go out there and buy whatever is appropriate for your price range.

Use the Search button above; HID's have been discussed extensively.

[carisma1]

The Altima headlight uses a D2R bulb in a reflective housing. No projector as you've already learned. I added an HID kit to my fogs, normally they are standard halogen.

Shot of the light in the housing



Fogs off





Fogs on ***My fogs are not blue!! The picture came out this way***

The stock Xenon is that 4100 or 4300k? I'm getting the xenon headlight from 3.5se sedan and put in to my 2.5sl sedan. Hopefully it's almost plug n play in terms of mounting and wiring.