R32 Headlight Questions

[funkymonkey]

this may help you guys, I have found the bracket for using non-GTR headlights for a GTR grille:

Clips part numbers as below

oh noes! someone's revealed the secret to converting poverty pack headlights to "OMG N1 headlights!!1!".

Hint hint nudge nudge. Don't be a sheep.

[justinfox]

OK, after doing a shitload of research it turns out there are 2 different types of "Square" headlights. As funkymonkey mentioned... one which has the larger square going behind the smaller square and one which clearly doesn't.

Now, the thing is, the one which Shan thought was the N1 is not the N1, actually it's found on the GTS-S! There are plenty of the both up on Yahoo Auctions right now. Some are calling N1, some aren't. And so, it brings us all the way round to square 1 again.

It's looking a lot like this:

THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE!!!

Just the clips above which allows you to bolt up GTS square non projector lights to a GT-R and keep your grill.

[yaf28f]

Sorry to bring up an old tread, but I forgot what the nissan part number is for the R32 headlight brackets to fit the GTR grill, I bought some ages ago but can't remember them and the picture that showed the part number before has been removed.

Hope someone can rememeber.

cheers

michael

[LedZepLen]

Does anyone know where to get a set of DOT approved headlights? Or a set that say DOT on them?

[funkymonkey]

Sorry to bring up an old tread, but I forgot what the nissan part number is for the R32 headlight brackets to fit the GTR grill, I bought some ages ago but can't remember them and the picture that showed the part number before has been removed.

Try asking in the "VINs you want FASTed" thread, use a random R32 GTR VIN like "BNR32 003945" and get em to look up the part number for the headlight bracket. I'd look it up for you, but I just reinstalled XP on my machine and have to install FAST again.

Does anyone know where to get a set of DOT approved headlights? Or a set that say DOT on them?

Skylines never came with DOT approved headlights. If you want to be cheeky, try getting a DOT approval etched on your headlight (illegal, but meh) back in the day in Australia before the compliance laws got relaxed, the rear quarter windows on some R32's weren't ADR (our version of DOT) approved, so some compliance workshops used to get a fake approval etched onto it, and then put it thru the system just fine.

You'll still get caught out on the road because your headlight will glare into oncoming traffic, but at least your inspection will be OK.

Failing that I've seen people use S14 and Accord headlights on their R32's in Canada hehehe... looks like arse, but if you want one badly and want to stay legal, thems the breaks. Or be a pioneer and put a 240SX front (pop up, not the JDM tyte silvia one) on your skyline

[LedZepLen]

Failing that I've seen people use S14 and Accord headlights on their R32's in Canada hehehe... looks like arse, but if you want one badly and want to stay legal, thems the breaks. Or be a pioneer and put a 240SX front (pop up, not the JDM tyte silvia one) on your skyline

These would look a little less then arse on a black car with dark tint.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-95-96-97...1QQcmdZViewItem

But it sucks you need to replace the stock headlights because they look so damn good. The only good thing with all our stupid rules is that everyones car will look different and your hard pressed to find a skyline here thats legal but doesn't look tacky (looks like they shopped for their side markers at a trailer store).

As for the 240 front end, i'd rather have the front of my car moulded to a tree then have that.

[funkymonkey]

what about european delivered R33 headlights? they're DOT approved. go on, do an R33 frontend swap on an R32. Then R33 owners AND R32 owners will hate on you

[Yawn]

So can anyone tell me what is so special about the n1 headlight? And why it costs a bomb when it looks like a gts-t headlight?

Especially considering the standard gtr headlights are projector?

I've got the supposedly n1 headlights on my car and ive always wondered whats so special about it

Also, any confirmation on whether the full backing square headlight is the n1 or the square that half-fills the headlight is the n1?

Edited September 21, 2007 by Yawn

[funkymonkey]

So can anyone tell me what is so special about the n1 headlight? And why it costs a bomb when it looks like a gts-t headlight?

Especially considering the standard gtr headlights are projector?

I've got the supposedly n1 headlights on my car and ive always wondered whats so special about it

Also, any confirmation on whether the full backing square headlight is the n1 or the square that half-fills the headlight is the n1?

here's how I see it... N1's are a myth. Every single real N1 chassis I ahve seen features poverty pack headlights or projector headlights.

The reason for this? GTR's came with projector headlights. non GTR's came with non projector headlights and projectors as an option. An N1 GTR is a stripped down race version of the GTR (ie "race spec" brakes, tranny etc, but no creature comforts like stereo)... part of this de-optioning was putting non projector headlights on them. Now in order to fit a GTR grille, you needed a bracket that clipped onto the headlight.

So basically you get a bunch of guys who put brackets on poverty pack headlights, and run around saying they've got N1 headlights. When in fact they have the cheap headlights with a $30 bracket.

[spilmer]

Cheaper, however they have fog lamps in them

[funkymonkey]

surely not that hard to change the wires around.

[LedZepLen]

DOT R32 lighing kit

http://www.getjdmcars.com/catalog/index.ph...2f42d50ba932f6d

start lining up to spend $1000 on $200 of equipment. But get a cheap car from Japan add that to yuor costs and have a car that'll got hrough with no bull shit. I think i just need lighting because i looked at all the lines in my car and their all DOT allong with all the glass i soppose the last owner had to pass slacker laws because thatd be allot of bullshit to do everythign at once. I might as well order me a Caterham and a gt35R if i wanted to build an entire car from the ground up.

[funkymonkey]

we don't need to meet DOT requirements in australia (partially cos we're not attached by the umbilical cord to America's arcane laws) but mostly because we drive on the same side of the road as the Japs and Brits.

Are you serious? they're gonna charge you a grand for a pair of shitty ebay Accord headlights and mods that you can do with a bit of silicon remover, pliers, electrical tape and a saw?

[LedZepLen]

The only people who are gonna pay $1000 are the people who souldn't touch a tool. I think the only good thing about the laws in place is that it forces everyone into modifying their cars in some way and it'll be neat in the next few years to see how people make these restrictions, well not the lazy way but the really good looking clean setups.

[CeJay]

Ok

I got two part numbers for these r32 headlight bracket things

26042-05u15

26092-05u15

Are these the right parts?

[Mr. Keets]

For N1 lights? The grill clips are

26025-05U15 Right H/S

26075-05U15 Left H/S

26042-05U15 is Bracket Assy (right)

26092-05U15 is Bracket Assy (left)

Get along to a dealer and have a look at the FAST exploded diagram to confirm its what your after.

[CeJay]

For N1 lights? The grill clips are

26025-05U15 Right H/S

26075-05U15 Left H/S

26042-05U15 is Bracket Assy (right)

26092-05U15 is Bracket Assy (left)

Get along to a dealer and have a look at the FAST exploded diagram to confirm its what your after.

I'll do that or if someone has a FAST pic of the parts that would be good too. Need these brackets to allow my pov spec non projector lights accept the gtr grill.

I take it the over part numbers you mentioned are for the clips themselves?

[funkymonkey]

see if you can make it out from this pic in my build thread:

Genuine JDM tyte nissan yo! they were $30 each plus shipping from japan. Pm Laurence who can organise it for ya.

[CeJay]

Those look like the ones, will give the nissan dealer a go, I do know there are some in Australia, (gave hornsby nissan a call, just didn't want to waste 60$ on stuff I can use)

thx

[CeJay]

Ok these things are driving me up the wall, 4 mm wide screws dont fit, nissan doesn't stock the screws, and I don't really want to buy every single smaller type of screw to try and fit into these things, anyone else put these things in? And if so what screw sizes did you use?