I have a base Z, i did an aftermarket HID upgrade by adding plug and play ballast. I want to add the 06 headlights to my car. Can that be done? If so what do i need to do for a complete swap?

I came across a guy who was willing to trade his 06 headlights with my 05's. So my other question is, can the guy with the 06 headlight be able to use my 05 headlights given that i give him my ballast too?

From the readings i've been doing, i might run into problem because of the number of pin in my harness?

 

The pin maybe a problem and make sure the 06 lights have a ballast or your bulbs will never turn on

 

can anyone confirm?

 

your base headlights won't plug into his HID harness.
For you to use his HID headlights in your base 350z, you will need to do some wire-matching (the plugs won't connect directly because of the diff. # of pins).

 

You found someone willing to trade '06 headlights for '05s?

I have read info on the headlight swap here before. Searching will help you.

 

surprisingly yes. The guy says the 05's looks meaner while the 06 makes the car look more goofy. I'm not going to dispute his opinons since i want the 06 haha.

Yeah i posted about a swap but i went ahead and just did a hid upgrade. Now i just want to see if there are anymore updated methods in the base 05 headlight swap to an 06 and vice versa.

 

I have been wondering the same thing. I asked local dealers to let me know if they figure out whether or not they fit, still no word....

 

figure this out for me, for sure

 

Guys, the plugs ARE different, they won't plug right in, this is a fact.
It doesn't mean you can't get them to work though.
You have to do is figure out what wire is for what, from the HID headlight and from the stock harness, and use some quick splits and tap each wire to the corresponding one (wire for the turn signal from the headlight tap into wire for turn signal from the stock harness, etc, etc). Yeah, it's a little rigged and crap, but that's the way to do it, unless you can find someone to sell you the complete headlight wiring system of the HID Zs, but I believe someone mentioned the dealer does not sell that part.

 

Correct me if im wrong but didnt the whole lineup get HID's in 05.

Are the pins just different from the 05 to the 06 hid setup?

 

'03-'05: Base Model=Halogen, The rest=HID
'06: Every model comes with HID

If you have a '03-'05 Enthusiast/Touring/Performance/Track model, you can swap the '06 lights without problems.

 

^^^^my mistake

 

If you car is a BASE model that does not come equipped with HID from the factory, the 2006 headlights WILL NOT work(plug and play). You can hard wire it to make it work, I have seen this done.

 

i completly agree with your friend!

 

Is this a fact?? I have a 04 Touring Roadster and just ordered the 06 headlights and the 06 tails...Will these plug in and play correctly?? I keep reading guys are saying there blinkers are staying on

 

just a thought, i was talking to a mechanic, and he told me to look and see if there are any pigtails made to convert the 4pin to a 6pin and vice versa. Has anyone heard anything like this?

 

OK I am installing the LED Blinkers from superbrightleds.com....Will that help this problem???