Hello everyone
Just got my 03' z for a month
=)
it a base model

i got a question by the way.
since the base doesnt come with hid
i switch the halogen bulb to 55w hid H7. (since my halogen was super dim, i barely see the road)
but it doesnt seem to have a very bright output and the light spot is everywhere like a V shape and very short distance.

(the HID kit , have bulbs , slim ballasts and wire cables// 3 parts for each side)

is this suppose to happen to base model? Help plz




here is a link for other base 350z owner's result
http://www.oznium.com/forum/topic22285

 

Something is wrong. Are you sure the lights were properly seated in the sockets?

 

I think it's because you don't have HID housings?

 

that's weird problem you got. it might just be the positioning of the projector angle.

 

Yeah that looks terrible... bulbs may not be seated properly as already mentioned. BTW I doubt its 55W HID, probably 35W.

Even though the housings are not designed for HID, a good bulb where the light is created at the proper location in relation to the cut off shield and reflector bowl should produce good results. You may have got a crap HID kit which is never a good thing.

Another option would be buying 06+ headlamps for about a grand. If that is too steep you could retrofit some other brand bixenon HID projectors into your housings. This is a pretty big undertaking though, but if your interested check out hidplanet.com and theretrofitsource.com as they are good places to start.

 

i have a 35w H1 extra myself.
i tried it on, and it was super dim. i cant see anything with it at night.
im not sure is this 55w, but it is sure brighter than the 35w i had.
would there be a chance that the car cant output the max power to the light?

or it happened to have "V shape" spot light, because the length of a H7 Hid bulb is longer than a H7 halogen bulb.
where the light should emit somewhere close to the centre of a bulb.
so the reflector has a wrong reflection position of light to the projector lens.

Did anyone here try to put a HID conversion kit on a 2003 base HID halogen projector?
this will help =)

or should i stick back with halogen?

 

I have a base model 05 with ddm tuning 55w hids 6000k and mine look NOTHING like the above. My lights look exactly like my friends 03 with factory hids just a lot brighter. I will take pics tomorrow and post them.

Something is really wrong op.... check your bulb positioning in the sockets.

 

thanks for the info, i will jack the car up this weekend.
hopefully is the bulb position =)

very appreciate for ur up coming photo
THX

 

It looks brighter because more light is confined to a smaller area. It is either not seated properly or a very poorly designed bulb. Since they both look the same i'm thinking its the latter. I'd try another HID kit. The DDM mentioned, i've heard good things about. That's a 50W kit BTW, not 55. No matter though...

Good luck, you need that fixed soon... won't be able to see a damn thing when driving with light on the road that close to your car.

 

somehow.. the hid work better after a few days
it look like the ballast or bulb need some warm up
the bulb was sitting at right position
anyway its work now, thanks everyone

here a image at nite

 

Sorry I never got the chance to get you a photo... my cell phone didn't take a good pic. Looks like you may need to aim the lights up some to even out the beams.

I spent several hours getting mine adjusted just right.

 

might be brighter but the light output still looks uneven and messy.. would not want.

 

that spread looks horrible. that is why you don't do conversions... if you want HIDs, buy HID based housings or do a retrofit.

I feel bad for the drivers you share the road with. You will be blinding everyone

 

The output pattern does look bad... It should be smooth with the same amount of light all around, no hot spots or shaded spots.... But not all conversions are crap, it really depends on the headlamps design and the bulbs you use. This one though, does look bad.

He won't be blinding anyone, I still see he has a cutoff, no light is going above the horizon... it's fine.