I recently bought a '04 350z base model in Black w/ Black interior.
My overall plan for this car is to black it out...So right away I started ordering aftermarket parts for it.


What I am trying to figure out at this moment is how to install the front headlights.


The Female plugs on my car have a "8-pin" design...While the plugs on both of the headlights have a Male "6-pin" design.


Help! Does someone have a link to an aftermarket adapter or a harness that is made to make this modification work? Or would it have to be a cut/spice type of job? This is my first buying aftermarket parts that are not exactly plug & play so any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

 

nope, never been asked before in the 13 years your car has been out..... the search function works wonders

 

Thanks!
BTW nice '08 Corvette

 

dammit since you complimented the car, i will throw ya a bone

try starting here

https://my350z.com/forum/exterior-an...eadlights.html

 

Took your advice & used the search box already

 

you will get better results if you do this. using google type whatever you want to search for, and then add site:my350z.com after it.

 

Your car has HID's. Those lights are halogen.

03-05 had either halogen or HID low beams. Both had halogen hi-beams
06-08 only has on type of HID headlight

6pin = halogen (03-05)
8pin = HID (03-05)

 

BTW you could've just upgraded to the nicer 06-08 lights. They don't have reflectors for the hi-beams or low-beams so they're already more blacked out:



https://conceptzperformance.com/depo...h2_p_17221.php

 

$499! Sheesh...I was looking for a more cheaper alternative.
Had no idea my car was equip w/ HIDS but it all makes sense now.
I'm going to look around & see if I can find a pair of cost efficient "BlackOut" HID Headlights.

 

Sorry to come off lazy or dumb; Would these work with my application?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Fits-2...pYHTuh&vxp=mtr

 

Honestly if you don't want to upgrade to the 06-08 style headlights, you're better off just baking open your stock lights and painting them black yourself. Otherwise you're basically paying $200 for some black paint. Blacking out your stock lights can be done for less that $10.

The 06-08 lights are a pretty nice upgrade. OEM go for over $1k for the pair so when the depo's came out a few years ago it was quite a bargain. If you're going for a "blacked-out" look, 06-08 is the way to go. You can even open up the 06-08 and black out the chrome bits without losing much output (just the turn signal and parking lights).





https://my350z.com/forum/body-interi...light-mod.html

A bit cheaper on ebay and other sites:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DEPO-BLACK-D...NSFGoy&vxp=mtr

http://www.rev-motion.com/collection...eadlights-pair

 

At first it was all about "Blacking the vehicle out"
Now its basically revolving around being cheap...What I'm really searching for is the cheapest alternative.

 

Is there a problem with your stock lights? Just paint them.

 

I hear you can pick up Honda Civics for a reasonable price.

 

balla on a budget

 

The stock lights were broken in a accident.
I purchase the car with that way.
Good running car...just needed a front bumper and 2 headlights.

 

I decided to return the aftermarket "Black Out" headlights to the seller.
I am now waiting on a refund for the amount that I spent on them.

Since only the Left headlight was damaged on the car, I plan to purchase a used headlamp for that side via Ebay.
Right now I am more focused on getting it back together & on the road more than anything.

I will later take the initiative of "smoking" the factory lights, but for now I will repair the Z back to its oem form.
Searched Ebay & came up w/ these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NISSAN-350Z-...VX4EM2&vxp=mtr

Of course, there were cheaper lights listed but most of those were either scuffed up on the lens or have broken tabs on the backside.
Since I plan to ride w/ a oem look for a while, I wanted to opt for a clean headlamp w/ little to no damage.

 

rockauto.com sells OE look replacements.

 

Thanks!
http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/n...0z.com+URL+%2F
http://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo....431982&jsn=389

 

Took the parts # from RockAuto.com & used it to search Ebay.
Ending up finding this LH Headlamp for only $89.98!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HID-Headligh...5YQu69&vxp=mtr

The photos are detailed, which shows the 8-pin Male plugs that are needed to connect to my car.
Also says that they are for HID (Xenon) equipped 350z's...03-05.
However the assembly does NOT include a bulb; Does anyone know what size/type bulb these headlamps use?
Thanks in advance.