^I'm still captain skeptical as well, $801 is not that much of a deal from how much you can find them used in the marketplace.

 

the best deal on used 06+ headlights that were in actual good condition was 900 shipped.. then again i've only been on the forums for about 4 months.

 

Exactly. To me, the price differential between OEM and aftermarket isn't significantly different. Don't get me wrong, the aftermarket ones will probably perform well (at least I would hope), but I'd rather stick with the originals. Having said that, if they were in the $300-range for the SET, then I'd have to reconsider.

 

I knew someone who was selling a set locally for $700.

I found my matte black painted versions also for a really good deal so it's worth it to wait, believe me.

 

Ha well I guess so. Still these are a great alternative IMO.

 

Hmm... that is concerning... However I've spent several minutes looking over every detail of my headlamps I bought from them very closely, and they look genuine. If they aren't, they are extremely well done. There is NISSAN clearly displayed in perspex, along with a few other words like KOITO and such which I remember seeing on my 04 headlamps. I think these are the real deal, at least the set I got probably are. However most people here are looking at some weird smoked set they have on their site, I got the standard OEM looking ones. And again, as far as I can tell, they are genuine OEM. And i'm am incredibly picky when it comes to this sort of thing.

 

If they work/fit fine, and you're happy with them, then I wouldn't worry about it. As I mentioned before, it's very possible they started off by sending OEM units, and then switched over to aftermarket. Both you and Classy claim that you have OEM units, so I'll go ahead and believe that.

And the fact that they have OEM marking on the lights themselves (KOITO, etc.) is more re-assuring. I wonder if you can possible compare them to someone that has factory OEM 06+ headlights for further validation?

 

Yeah who knows what these ebay stores do... but I still seriously doubt anyone is making aftermarket units that look the same as the 06+ design. Maybe i'm wrong though, wouldn't be the first time.

I'll try to find a buddy in our Z club here in town one of these days and compare the headlamps.

 

so to swap these over to a base model 2003, what exactly needs to be bought? I know that the harness is different from OEM non-HID to OEM HID, is it possible for me to just buy a D2S aftermarket HID kit that has D2S bulbs and hook that up to my 2003 non-HID wiring, and then put the D2S bulb in these headlight assemblies and be done with it? I realize that I'm not going to be getting OEM quality with these taiwanese HID kits, but to me it seems to be the most economical solution. My only concern is whether or not the aftermarket D2S bulb will fit in these housings AND plug in to the base model 2003 wiring harness.

Edit: Something like this going from the OEM non-HID wiring and placing the D2S bulbs in the 06+ housings.
http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/DDM-HID-Kit-D1SR-35W

 

SO....how do they hold up? I know they look good but are they lasting? Discoloration, glare, etc.? The tailight glitch made me not want to get anything that isnt OEM...so idk. Im torn between these and a used set on the market place.

 

Which set of headlamps are you looking at getting?

 

I have had mine on for a I want to say 2 months, everything is perfect still.

For a base model, I can't really say, I don't want to put my foot in my mouth and be wrong about something. IF it is wired the same as every other 350z, you would need to buy the CONTROL UNIT-XENON HEAD LAMP (from courtesy nissan's website) and maybe an O-ring or something but like I said, I don't know from experience

I am with gregom, Came in Nissan Boxes, had nissan on the head lamps, was high quality, fit perfect, worked perfect and look perfect. If they are fake (I doubt it) they are a damn good fake

 

I want to get that set of ebay "replica" 06+ headlights. I just want to know what exactly is missing from that set that I might need. I know theres a tutorial on how to retrofit the 06+ hid lights to a base 03, but i'm not sure if I would need the wiring harness inside the headlight etc. What exactly did you guys need to swap over from your old headlamps? Wiring harness, HID ballast, bulb etc? what exactly did these 06+ "replica lamps" come with, or were they just literally the housing with no wiring etc?

 

I literately said what you have to buy and what you have to do earlier in this thread...

 

lol..

 

you didn't say whether or not the headlight came with the wiring harness inside of it. you just said "thingy on the top", which I can only conclude meant "wiring harness", but I wasn't sure, which is why I was asking the question. when you take them out of the wrapper, they are missing the ballast, the D2S bulb, and the rear cover, right? you didn't have to transfer over the wiring harness from your 2003 headlights?

 

I am not going to respond to this, you seem kinda "special"...

 

Edit: Wow, stupid question. I looked the thread over and figured out the answer to my questions. Carry on.

 

So why use 2006 headlights in a 2003? Just to get HID high beams?

My lens covers are hazed almost beyond saving, thought I look for cheaper replacements than OE. I can get a pair for $225. Seems like a good deal to me.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-05...item4842443638

 

Alright, so I'm looking to buy a set of these (from different seller: Xcessmotors). As long as everything is the same as the ones that the people purchased from AmericanMotorSports I should only need 2 new bulbs and the rear covers, correct? I have been searching for the rear covers and I'm not sure what part number they are on the courtesyparts.com site. A link would be nice. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.