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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 02:16 AM
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So i got my hands on some HID's, i think they used to be in a altima... Dunno. Well i was wondering if i can put those in my tC? Like will i need some type of conversion kit or something?
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 02:38 AM
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Anyone?
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 02:39 AM
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are you talking bulbs or a full HID setup?
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 02:40 AM
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the full setup, i got the ballasts the wiring and all that good stuff
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 02:54 AM
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should be pop in... from what ive heard..though if you look at the tabs on both your stock bulb, and the hid bulb, they should be very closly matched
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 02:59 AM
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i dunno my boy got it at his house he's gonna charge me like 75 bucks for it, so i wanna know if i can do anything with it.
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 02:59 AM
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All i can say is just try hooking it up. If you have everything and the bulbs fit, then it should be fine.
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 03:13 AM
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everything will work as long as u have the ballast's they are the bread and butter of the setup....also the only other thing u will have to do is make sure the bulb size is rright 9006...if it is, u are all set...just watch out for cops
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 03:40 AM
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but when those hids were int hat other car didint they go in a projector? so wouldnt modification have to be done to the part where the bulb eneters the headlight?
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 04:01 AM
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or just buy some new rebased bulbs
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 04:09 AM
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damn. . . be careful posting that info. . . maxima and altima HID's are very common stolen parts. . . you really have to wonder where those came from (not that it necessarily is).
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 02:45 PM
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Can you post pics of the setup. Easier to help you out.
Old Mar 29, 2005 | 06:02 PM
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Yeah iam probably gonna pick them up this week..... as soon as i get it, ill put up some pics
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 12:08 AM
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they will look sweet, that's for sure!
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 02:53 PM
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I think Munch has HID'd from a Nissan.
PM him.
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 2tone_xB
I think Munch has HID'd from a Nissan.
PM him.
Yeah mine are from a Maxima but I had to use 9006 bulbs for my dual projectors. So my HID setup is kinda Frankensteined but it works
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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Has anybody bought the HID's off ebay? They are around $300ish. Also, where can you buy the projector housings becides the junk yard?
Old Apr 1, 2005 | 12:05 AM
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i bought hid's off ebay. mcculluch 8000k. good stuff. but i recommend you to get 6000k, you see more with the 6000k. 8000k is more for show
Old Apr 1, 2005 | 12:28 AM
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im gettin the 6000k for my car next month, sooo sexy
Old Apr 1, 2005 | 04:51 AM
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oem setups from cars that come with them are the best way to go in my opinion. i just got done installing tl type s ballasts and bulbs in my tc. the set up is looks very stock not blue and purple like those aftermarket kits. do some research and you will find out how cheap these ebay kits are. an ebay kit was the first hid i ever bought for my civic and it was horrible compared to my setup now. i'd recommend an oem setup and i had to send my bulbs off to get them rebased, and bought some 9006 connectors and soldered them to the ballast, bought a harness and it fires up just fine.

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