Xenon Hid Lights Conversion For R32

[niZmO_Man]

Putting this here for references/Google searches:

Osram 4000K W5W LED with Philips 85122 bulbs.

[Cev]

Putting this here for references/Google searches:

Osram 4000K W5W LED with Philips 85122 bulbs.

Hey Niz,

Are these the exact options you selected for your retrofit?

Loved how yours looked, planning on doing this to my projectors.

Cheers in advance dude.

[niZmO_Man]

Yep same projectors and D2S bulb. I used a different ballast (a fast start one from eBay) and made my own harness. Don't need sealant as I used to existing one (just re-melt), but it's probably a good idea to get the sealant if you scraped off the old sealant.

[nk7]

Yep same projectors and D2S bulb. I used a different ballast (a fast start one from eBay) and made my own harness. Don't need sealant as I used to existing one (just re-melt), but it's probably a good idea to get the sealant if you scraped off the old sealant.

Did you post details on the ballast already? I would be interested - finally going to get the lights sorted (possibly halos). Nice timing with the lesser Aussie dollar which is my loss.

Did you also use an E46 shroud of some sort?

[niZmO_Man]

No shrouds.

In my GT-R I have IIRC these ones.

OEM is obviously better, but these are quite good for aftermarket, reliable as well. I tried some cheaper 'Hylux' or 'Hyluxtek' ones from ebay, they were noisy and weren't as quick as the one above.

[nk7]

Ah - thought the Morimoto XB35 ballasts were instant on as well? What's burning time to get full output?

Does choosing a more powerfully rated Ballast make a difference to setup? They have the option for Morimoto 50W ballasts - but all I can think of is more efficiency rather than anything truly meaningful.

Anyone here use the Osram Xenarc CBI (5K or maybe 5.5K) - just white and bright apparently. Scared to try because of brightness and the fact that it does cost a fair bit.

[niZmO_Man]

No idea of their new stuff, but the old Morimotos weren't quick, took like 15-20 seconds. Build quality is pretty good though.

I'm guessing their newer stuff with the separate igniters make them quicker.

Stick with 35W ballasts, don't need any more than that. The higher wattage ones burns the bulbs brighter (hence burns them out faster).

[niZmO_Man]

There is an existing thread for installation of Morimoto Mini D2S 4.0 so I won't go into that, but here's Mini D2S 3.0

 

Instead of trimming the 'bracket', I'll use a 'spacer', which also will bring the projector slightly forward (a good thing).

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[33SOM]

So the FX-R 3.0 is still the one to use?

 

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[niZmO_Man]

Chop halogen and use Mini D2S 4.0.
I'm going to see how much work V36/G37 sedan projectors take to fit.

[niZmO_Man]

Mini H1 5.0 with some random "4300K" H1 bulbs. Not worth it, use D2S projectors.

 

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[-Tom]

Looks good!

[niZmO_Man]

Plenty of room for D2 projector, so I'd avoid H1 HID ones.
But yes, much, better than the standard halogen.

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Current status of my D2s retrofit:

 

[Ryno]

Current status of my D2s retrofit:
 

Are you trying to squeeze that into the R32 headlight body?
If so, I'm bloody impressed and will look awesome if you can make it work.

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1 minute ago, Ryno said:

 

Are you trying to squeeze that into the R32 headlight body?
If so, I'm bloody impressed and will look awesome if you can make it work.

 

Sorry this is in an R34, but this was the only update retrofit thread i saw 

 

Can remove if you guys only want this R32 specific

[niZmO_Man]

evoxenon posted some pictures of his R34 retrofit a few pages back, so it's fine

I'd put stuff like "r34 bnr34 hid retrofit" so your posts comes up in searches.

[blah_blah]

r34 retrofit nearly there

 

Dat cutoff difference from halogen compliance:

 

 

 

 

[GH05T]

sharp !

[blah_blah]

How are people ensuring that the lights are at an appropriate level and not blind other drivers?

 

Mine looks ok close but steps up when far? Not sure if normal or not?

 

 

 

 

 

For comparison this is xennons in a jeep: