Need some nice headlight bulbs for my 2002

Need some help with some nice headlight bulbs, corner light bulbs and fog light bulbs for my 2002 G20 sport. I would like some nice zenon type or cyrstal type lights, with the proper wattage of course. The headlights need to be 55/60 Watt(H4) and the fog lights need to be 35 watt. Working in the service dept for an Infiniti dealer, I have seen what the very high wattage bulbs do to the connectors(severe meltdown). I can't believe Infiniti left regular halogen bulbs on the sport package Anyhelp would be appreciated. I went to digitalracer and found some PIAA's, I think they where platinum and plasma. But, they had 55/60 watt = 85/110 watt, I think. Does this mean thay are the correct wattage, but will look like they are 85/110 watt? Luke could probably answer that.

Yep, thats what it means...

the Plasma's have a slightly purple-ish hue to them, which makes them look like HID's..

the Platinum's are very clean white light.

Piaa also makes the Plasma's in H3 now for our foglights.. (they're not on the Piaa website yet though)


By the way, welcome!! I read in another post that you're a service tech at an Infiniti dealership... you will definately make yourself useful here!! ;)

hey, this is kinda on the subject,but not really :) ...........anyways, b-boogie, i might be mistaken, but i think you have installed HID lights on your car.........is it an easy job for someone that really has no experience? (that would be me that im talking about)

Mine were easy to install, but since I have the dual headlights from the JDM spec Primeras I didnt need to do any re-wiring as you would with the stock headlights on the G20's

Installing an H4 HID kit is a little more complex since I think you must install a new relay and wiring from it. (I'm about 90% sure its the H4 kits that need the relays and wiring).


Still, it's not a very hard job. If you're unsure of yourself, just bring it somewhere to get it installed. You should only be charged about an hour of labor to do the job.

PrimeraGT (Henry) just installed some in his car, on stock headlights so he may have better input on the job.


One thing to remember, unless you get the Bellof H4 HID kit ($1200) you will lose the ability of having a high beam.. All other HID H4 kits are low beam only.. :(

b-b00gie, do the plasma's really look like HID's? in other words how close do they come to looking like HID's?

thanks

the Plasma's are the closest looking things to the HID's when viewed head on.

I had them before my HID's and they are the only bulbs that sort of look like they might be real HID's (they dont have that blueish look to them..)


This doesnt mean that in any way they come close to performing like HID's. The HID's put so much more light on the ground its unbelievable. In any car I sit in now I always think the headlights are off because it seems like theres no light on the ground.

Your 100% right, nothing matches the lumination of real HID's - i figure with my current funds, the plasma's are the closet thing right now - thanks for the info.

btw, what town in NJ are you from? (not sure if I asked you that already, lol) :bloated:

Verona, right next to west orange, what bout u?

yah, watchout on those PIAA's they do pull alittle more current than 55w as they say. usually the stock fuse blows and need to go with a bolder rating. it doesn't get hot enough to melt your connectors, though. hehe.

had this issue on my other car using 55w PIAA's that say the were bright like 85w. they sure are a nice white color (superwhites). :D

1pnyboy- this is off topic, but since you are the tech guy at infiniti, would you please let me know how to take off the factory AT shift knob? there's a AT shift knob thread on this cosmetics section....

thanx:p

Must've been your Honduh! :D

lol... j/k..


but I had the Piaa's for about a year until I got the HID's.. ;)

hey b boogie, i got some more Q's for you....first of all, where did you get yoru JDM headlights.............do you have any pics??? econdly, where would i get the HIDs installed (ie, dealership??) also, would say it is better to have low beam HID than high beam regulars??thanks!

I got the lights through a contact in New Zealand who works for a Nissan dealership. The cost was about $600. Please note these lights were designed for right hand drive cars..


As for the HID's, if you dont do it yourself, I would bring it to a car performance shop (just buy the kit there and have them install it) or you can try a place that does alarm/car audio installs.


Yes, having HID low beams is definately worth giving up being able to use your high beams... worth every penny of the $600+ for the HID's

Thanks for the help guys. I think I'm gonna go with the plasma's. Can't afford the real HID's. And thanks for the words of welcome. I'll help all I can b-boogie. If anybody needs parts at wholesale prices let me know and I'll talk with my parts guys.

cool. :sun:

1PNYBOY, where are you located?

1PNYBOY: I have the PIAA Platinums and Eurolite fogs. The Platinums are a very clean white like b-b00gie said and the Eurolites are a very clean white also. There is some tint of blue but not much. Anyone that sees them say they are extremely white and bright. Hope that helps. :)

I'm in Miami.

Hey get some pics of the stock, and the new lights.....so we all can see.:smoka: :alien: :bloated: :licker: :grey: :flash:

Newbie question...what's HID?

Unless there is a better way than my 1 hour struggling attempt to remove the AT shift knob, my experience is to cut lose the darn thing. Even then required tedious work.

First you need to cut the seam of the leather then completely slice the rubber knob. Then there is a hard rubber screw at the end of the shaft you need to unscrew. Voila, the stock AT shiftknob is competely ruin but you got it out :frog:

Are there better ways?.........

have superwhites H4 and 168's in my p11 since about 2 months. no probs yet. :D looking nice.

i think i need to re-aim the headlights though, as the TEIN's made the car nose dive a little. the rear was never really that high on the p11's to begin with, so the fender well gap is neutral right now...or even a little lower on the rear than front.

how do you aim the headlights? i noticed a protruding screw off the headlight, is that wat I use? thanx. :D

Newbie question...what's HID?
These are the white lights that you see on Middle to upper end, Acura, Bmw, Lexus...and many more. The light is an extreamly bright light that emulates daytime light. You can see 2 to 3 times farther and everything that you see will look a lot better, cleaner, and crisper. They do, cost a lot more than regular lights, but should last the life of your car. Once you go to H.I.D or are in a car with HID, you will never want to go back. I dont understand people who don't like HID, there really arent any disadvanages except for price, and if you dont aim them right, you will blind the traffic......HOpe that answers your question, tell me if you need more info. I love HID and will probably get some for my G. :alien: :bloated: :licker: :flash: :smoka:

how many watts is the plasma bulbs for the fog lights? can I go higher then 35 for the fog lightS? or is it gonna burn ?

I dont think the PIAA plasma's come in 35 watt for the fog light. The H3 bulb for the fog lights are 55 watt from PIAA in the PLasma'a. Has anybody used these on the G20 fog lights. I have the Super Plasma headlights. I am thinking about the 55 watt H3 foglight bulbs, but not sure if the wattage is too much. Anybody have any input on these?

so did we get the piaa's for the headlight? How much were they...I am thinking about getting me a pair

While we're on the same topic, could some body explain to us newbies what the following lightbulb conventions mean?

PIAA 9003 H4 50/60w

My understanding of the above example is as follows:

PIAA = brand name
9003 = bulb number
H4 = ???
60/55 = wattage

The headlight bulb for the G20 is 9003 60/55w, how would I match the lightbulb specification if I decided to purchase aftermarket ones to ensure compatibility. I have seen something like this:

PIAA H4 55/60w = 100/110w Super Plasma with XTRA technology light bulb.

What does that mean? Would this compatible to the G20 headlight bulb?
Please help. Thank you in advance.

I don't know the exact definition of H4, but, I do know that it is a designation to the particular type of bulb. It is also called H4, 9003, HB2.

Those three designations mean the same thing. The P11 uses the H4 type bulb, so anything labeled under H4, 9003, or HB2 would fit.

Originally posted by kenchan
have superwhites H4 and 168's in my p11 since about 2 months. no probs yet. :D looking nice.

i think i need to re-aim the headlights though, as the TEIN's made the car nose dive a little. the rear was never really that high on the p11's to begin with, so the fender well gap is neutral right now...or even a little lower on the rear than front.

how do you aim the headlights? i noticed a protruding screw off the headlight, is that wat I use? thanx. :D

What up kenchan dawg. That screw is to aim it. The one on the passenger side is to the right of the headlight. The driver side is behind the headlight, but same looking screw.

I have the PIAAS's on my ride. Looks very tight. Purplish on the ground but if you look directly at the headlight housing it looks a little multicolored almost (purlble/neon yellowish/blue maybe). But with that said, the look 100% tight. They ran me like 75$. Expensive but they do look tight.:huh:

Originally posted by Mythos
I don't know the exact definition of H4, but, I do know that it is a designation to the particular type of bulb. It is also called H4, 9003, HB2.

Those three designations mean the same thing. The P11 uses the H4 type bulb, so anything labeled under H4, 9003, or HB2 would fit. My P10 is a 9004 for all you that wanted to know.:alien: :bloated: :licker: :smoka:

I have the H4 HID Super Plazma Xenon Bulbs on my heads. They are white w/ a blueish tint.

Then I have H3 Eurolight Xeon Crystal Bulbs for my fogs.

No problems yet, but I don't drive much in the night :). Definitely going to get better ones in the future.